Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor best known for his parts in 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Django Unchained'.
He was born into a theater family. His grandmother was the Viennese Burgtheater actress Maria Mayen, and his step-grandfather was fellow Burgtheater actor Emmerich Reimers.
Christoph Waltz made his acting debut on stage and subsequently performed on various stages including at the Salzburg Festival.
During the 80s, Christoph worked primarily in theater, commuting from his home in London to Germany. Slowly he began to work in TV, taking one-off roles on series, and TV movies.
In 1990, he was in the British TV series 'Gravy Train'. Film roles soon followed, however, attempts to break into English-speaking film and TV were unsuccessful.
Christoph has stated he is grateful to have made a living and supported his family through acting. For thirty years he worked steadily, tirelessly, in this manner.
In 2009, he had his breakthrough role in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' as SS-Standartenfuhrer Hans Landa alongside Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Eli Roth. The role won him an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe among many others for Best Supporting Actor making him the only actor ever to win an Oscar in a Tarantino movie. He won 27 awards for his performance as Hans Landa, including the Cannes prix d'interpretation Masculin for 2009, the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Best Supporting Actor award.
In 2011, he appeared in 'The Green Hornet' opposite Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Cameron Diaz; 'Water for Elephants' alongside Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon; and 'Carnage' with Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet.
2012 saw him win another Academy Award for his appearance in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' opposite Jamie Fox and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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