Torben Liebrecht
Description
Torben Liebrecht is a German actor and voice actor born on December 3, 1977, in Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany. He studied film directing at the University of Television and Film in Munich, which provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the industry from both sides of the camera. His interest in voice work began at an early age, leading him to take acting and voice courses at the Stage School in Hamburg during his youth.
Liebrecht has built a substantial career as an on-screen actor in German and international productions, appearing in television series such as Die Schule am See, Polizeiruf 110, Tatort, and the Canadian series X Company, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series in 2016. He has also appeared in films including Luther, where he portrayed Emperor Charles V, and Operation Finale. His on-screen work extends to international productions, including a role in the second season of the Netflix series Altered Carbon.
As a voice actor, Liebrecht is highly sought after for dubbing international film and television productions into German. He is recognized as the regular German voice for several prominent actors, most notably Tom Hardy, whom he has dubbed in films such as Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Legend, and the Venom films. He also regularly provides the German voice for Chiwetel Ejiofor, including performances in 12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange, and its sequel. Another significant and career-defining role was voicing Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. His other regular voice assignments include actors such as Jai Courtney, Damian Lewis, and Chang Chen. Beyond film and television, his work encompasses advertising, audiobooks, radio plays, video games, and trailers.
In the realm of anime and animation, Liebrecht has contributed his voice to several notable series. In the, he voiced the character Meister, a role that appears across multiple episodes of the series. He also took on the role of Richard Riesman, also known as Gil T. Cigar, in the 2020 anime series Appare-Ranman, a historical adventure story set in the American Wild West. One of his most prominent anime roles came in 2022 with the critically acclaimed series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, where he voiced the character Maine, a prominent member of a crew of mercenaries, appearing in several episodes of the series.
Liebrecht has built a substantial career as an on-screen actor in German and international productions, appearing in television series such as Die Schule am See, Polizeiruf 110, Tatort, and the Canadian series X Company, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series in 2016. He has also appeared in films including Luther, where he portrayed Emperor Charles V, and Operation Finale. His on-screen work extends to international productions, including a role in the second season of the Netflix series Altered Carbon.
As a voice actor, Liebrecht is highly sought after for dubbing international film and television productions into German. He is recognized as the regular German voice for several prominent actors, most notably Tom Hardy, whom he has dubbed in films such as Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Legend, and the Venom films. He also regularly provides the German voice for Chiwetel Ejiofor, including performances in 12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange, and its sequel. Another significant and career-defining role was voicing Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. His other regular voice assignments include actors such as Jai Courtney, Damian Lewis, and Chang Chen. Beyond film and television, his work encompasses advertising, audiobooks, radio plays, video games, and trailers.
In the realm of anime and animation, Liebrecht has contributed his voice to several notable series. In the, he voiced the character Meister, a role that appears across multiple episodes of the series. He also took on the role of Richard Riesman, also known as Gil T. Cigar, in the 2020 anime series Appare-Ranman, a historical adventure story set in the American Wild West. One of his most prominent anime roles came in 2022 with the critically acclaimed series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, where he voiced the character Maine, a prominent member of a crew of mercenaries, appearing in several episodes of the series.
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