Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor. Biography Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, The Traitor and the 1997 films The Castle and Funny Games. Giering's portrayal of the psychopathic killer, ‘Peter’ in "Funny Games" was considered a breakout performance. Giering was regularly seen in TV and cinema productions. His best known roles were in Sebastian Schipper's Absolute Giganten (1999) as Floyd, and in the film Baader (2002), portraying the leader of the Red Army Faction. Since 2006, Giering starred in the ZDF series Der Kriminalist as the Commissioner Henry Weber. He appeared in 30 episodes up until 2010. Death Giering was found dead in his apartment in Berlin on 23 June 2010. Giering had publicly discussed his struggles with alcoholism and emotional issues. Filmography 1996: (TV film) 1997: The Castle (TV film) 1997: Funny Games 1998: Tatort: (TV) 1998: Opernball (TV film) 1998: Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit 1998: Und alles wegen Mama (TV film) 1999: Absolute Giganten 2000: Bloody Weekend 2000: Gran Paradiso 2000: 2000: Exit to Heaven 2000: Ebene 9 (Short) 2002: Baader 2002: (TV film) 2003: The Curve (Short) 2003: Anatomy 2 2003: Hierankl 2004: 2004: (TV film) 2004-2006: Eva Blond (TV series, 4 episodes) 2006: Esperanza 2006: (TV film) 2006-2011: Der Kriminalist (TV series, 36 episodes) 2007: 2008: Tatort: (TV) 2009: Lasko – Die Faust Gottes (TV series): Der Fluch 2009: (TV film) 2009: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (TV film) References External links 1971 births 2010 deaths Actors from Magdeburg Male actors from Berlin German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors