Jürgen Rißmann

Acting

Jürgen Rißmann

Born 1963-10-14 · Koblenz, Germany

Nach seiner Geburt und Schulausbildung in Koblenz lebte und arbeitete Jürgen Rißmann zunächst in Hamburg. Neben der Theaterschauspielerei begann er in der Hansestadt auch sein Engagement als Sänger in verschiedenen A-cappella-Gruppen. Als Bass / Bariton tourte er mit den Gib-8! und dem Groove Chor durch Europa.[1] Später schloss er sich in Köln der A-cappella-Formation Choirblax für 3 Jahre an. Neben diversen Nebenrollen in deutschen Krimis beispielsweise Tatort, SOKO Köln, Wilsberg und diversen TV-Produktionen wurde er als Beamter Joachim Witte vom Ordnungsamt in der Real-Comedy-Doku Alles in Ordnung – Mit dem Wahnsinn auf Streife von Pro7 bekannt. 2006 spielte er in dem Kinofilm Lieben, 2007 in der Parodie Ein Fall für KBBG mit. In der Fernsehserie Stromberg hatte er einen Gastauftritt als Hausmeister. 2010 spielte er in Snowman’s Land seine erste Hauptrolle in einem Kinofilm.

Acting credits

White Knights poster
6.0

Two men accept a mysterious job offer.

White Knights

2016

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny poster
6.2

The successful writer Paul and the sought-after voice actress Emilia were always considered to be the absolute dream couple by friends: Harmonious, happy, successful, with three charming children named Bo, Marie and Fe. But now, in their late 40s, their relationship is threatened by a crisis.

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny

2021

Köln 75 poster
7.1

The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.

Köln 75

2025

The Young Karl Marx poster
6.8

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.

The Young Karl Marx

2017

The Crocodiles: All for One poster
6.9

“The Crocodiles” are back and they are in for quite an adventure! Frank is seriously hurt and needs a liver donation. In order to save him, the gang needs to get Frank’s brother out of prison. Their plan is risky and the stakes are high.

The Crocodiles: All for One

2011

Two Lives poster
6.6

Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in Norway for the last 20 years, is a “war child”; the result of a love relationship between a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier during World War II. She enjoys a happy family life with her mother, her husband, daughter and granddaughter. But when a lawyer asks her and her mother to witness in a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, she resists. Gradually, a web of concealments and secrets is unveiled, until Katrine is finally stripped of everything, and her loved ones are forced to take a stand: What carries more weight, the life they have lived together, or the lie it is based on?

Two Lives

2012

All That’s Due poster
NR

16 years after “Love of the Children“, the drama tells the story of Mira and her patchwork family. She has recently taken over the management of a supermarket. Her relationship with her husband Tarik and her two daughters gives her support. But a single weak moment in which Mira fails to tell the truth leads to other half-truths and lies until everything blows up in her face.

All That’s Due

2026

No artwork available
NR

Two friends are making music and other stuff.

Adam & Omar

2013

Brezeln für den Pott poster
4.8

Two worlds collide when the thoroughbred Swabian Roland Reuter is transferred to Duisburg by his employer, the bakery Weckle. There he is supposed to bring the downsized company branch back into the black. For the solid employee an immense challenge - not least because his wife Sybille and pubescent daughter at home in the country has remained. Thus, Roland works hard from Monday to Friday to implement Swabian work ethic for his staff, who are endowed with typical Ruhr-pot-serenity.

Brezeln für den Pott

2014

Buddenbrooks poster
5.8

Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach the age of marriage. Fatefully impeded every step of the way, the Buddenbrooks struggle as economic hardship and personal defeats weigh down family relations.

Buddenbrooks

2008

Rock My Heart poster
7.2

17-year-old Jana has a congenital heart defect. To defy fate, Jana seeks every challenge, plunges into every wild and dangerous adventure. Her parents does not like that and are even more in constant fear of their daughter.

Rock My Heart

2017

Touched poster
6.3

Maria, a caregiver, undergoes a transformative journey when she encounters Alex, a paraplegic resident. They embark on a forbidden relationship, fueled by their sexual discovery and deep connection. As their bond deepens, Alex's demands and humiliation push Maria to her limits. TOUCHED explores the intricacies of love, dependencies, and the struggles that arise when these elements collide.

Touched

2024

No artwork available
NR

An enterprising collective drives up and down the motorway in a run-down minibus doing all sorts of odd jobs along the way. But their harmonious team work is disrupted when the leader falls for a hitch-hiker and decides to give her a lift...

Bus

2007

No artwork available
NR

During an evening performance in the an urban multiplex cinema the spectators of a social drama are suddenly torn from the film Reality: Karsten, charismatic leader of a group of starry-eyed idealists, interrupts the running film, steps before the white screen and starts a talk about structural violence and global injustice to the protesting audience. When the first spectators want to defend themselves against this intervention in her evening plans and go it becomes very clear that Karsten is not anlone and is supported by some armed comrades. As the first shots fall, the audience realizes that they are held hostage in a seriously menacing situation and there seems to be no way out from the obstructed cinema.

Traumfabrik

2013

Kaltfront poster
5.0

Jan meets Judith by accident and realizes that she is the woman who was supposed to have shot and killed his father, who worked as a security officer at the bank.

Kaltfront

2016

Love of the Children poster
5.4

Two single parents decide to move in together and their two teenage children fall in love.

Love of the Children

2010

Fraktus poster
6.8

German mockumentary about the history of the techno band of the same name. Fraktus were once considered the pioneers of techno. Now, after 25 years, they are planning their big comeback. The band is supported by their manager Roger Dettner, who used a trick to get the band back together.

Fraktus

2012

Die Schimmelreiter poster
6.0

In today’s Friesland, Fuchs, a food inspector in the district, is always in a good mood and committed to investigating North German snack bars. He dreams of a career in Hamburg, for which he works hard. But his superior at the public order office, Sigmar Koch, asks Fuchs to do him a special favor: he has to accommodate his brother Tillmann, a bad-tempered drunk.

Die Schimmelreiter

2009

Alive and Ticking poster
6.4

Eva lives a happy life with her ​​father, an unsuccessful but always optimistic car salesman, her consumerist mother, and her quirky grandmother. But Eva is a tad different - she suffers from Tourette's syndrome. Her family has long been accustomed to her tics and the accompanying insults and bullying, and Eva has come to grips with her role as an outsider. When her father gets a job offer to work in Berlin, they must suddenly leave their familiar surroundings. But Eva won't have it, this move must be prevented - at any price!

Alive and Ticking

2011

The Invention of Love poster
2.3

A young woman has the idea of setting up her boyfriend with a very wealthy but sickly lady to claim her inheritance.

The Invention of Love

2013

Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod poster
3.4

A tricky out-of-area mission for Peter Lohmeyer alias Chief Inspector Jan Fabel in his fourth case: in the hustle and bustle of Cologne Carnival, of all things, the introverted hamburger has to chase a serial killer and stop a colleague from going it alone. Lisa Maria Potthoff plays the policewoman Maria, whose traumatic experience turns into a blind thirst for vengeance, Stipe Erceg can be seen in the role of the burned-out top chef and Murathan Muslu as a macho criminal. The lost souls are what make this bestseller film adaptation by the author Craig Russell, which is extremely exciting right up to the last second.

Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod

2018

Lasko - Death Train poster
5.0

A peace-seeking monk must save a train full of pilgrims from terrorists intending to unleash a deadly virus.

Lasko - Death Train

2006

Das Glück kommt unverhofft poster
5.8

Lotte has two children, an ex who doesn't pay and a job that is shaky. Meanwhile, investment banker Matthias sits alone in his luxury mansion. It takes a while for the mismatched couple to find each other. And then Matthias jeopardizes his happiness by concealing the fact that his bank is in the process of destroying Lotte's company.

Das Glück kommt unverhofft

2010

Stromberg – The Movie poster
6.9

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Capitol-Insurance” is due – that's what the bosses thought. All employees are invited to join the party in a hotel. However, rumors say the company's not doing very well. To avoid unemployment due to the possible shutdown of the smaller branch office the only option is to move to the headquarters. Now that's the ultimate challange for Stromberg, who is notoriously trying to be the example of a department manager, gathering all of his employees behind him.

Stromberg – The Movie

2014