Sebastian Urzendowsky

German actor Sebastian Urzendowsky is one of the most promising young men in that country's cinematic scene, displaying a remarkable amount of range for his young age. The Berlin-born actor's parents divorced when he was six years old, and he turned to the stage early in his life. He was discovered while still in school and made his debut in the 1998 film "Paul Is Dead," in which he played a young German Beatles fan who becomes obsessed with the conspiracy theories surrounding the supposed murder of Paul McCartney. The movie received raves for Urzendowsky's remarkably mature performance, and his career was officially launched. He has since split his attention between TV projects and motion pictures, with some notable highlights including 2007's Oscar-winning Holocaust drama "The Counterfeiters" and 2008's " Anonyma - A Woman in Berlin," in which he played a World War II Soviet officer who becomes drawn into the life of a German woman who has been horribly abused by his compatriots. In addition, he starred in a number of well-reviewed theatrical productions. Urzendowsky recently shone in Peter Weir's "The Way Back," acting alongside Colin Farrell and Ed Harris as a prisoner of war escaping from a Soviet gulag in Siberia.