Peter Ketnath

Peter Ketnath (born June 6, 1974) is a German actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is fluent in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese and starred in numerous international productions playing characters from widely ranged backgrounds. He also produces and has written two screenplays. Early life Born to a doctor and a painter from partly German and Jewish ancestry, Ketnath developed his interest in the performing arts at an early age. Right after finishing secondary school in his hometown Munich, he attended a directing course at New York Film Academy which mainly raised his interest in acting. Back in his hometown Munich he attended the infamous Zinner Studio where he graduated. He then completed his studies at the HB Studio in New York and graduated in Film at Freie Universität Berlin. Career While still in drama school, he debuted to play the lead in Joseph Vilsmaier's , alongside actress Nina Hoss. The critically acclaimed film tells the story of young Leo Knie, a young German in the 1930s who resists the seduction of Adolf Hitler and instead of going to war, struggles with his own personal life. After the film's success, Ketnath continued his studies and work in the theater in Munich. He also participated in several films and series as a protagonist or guest actor, in numerous national projects and also in international co-productions, such as Minona, between Germany, France, and Russia, which tells the personal life of Ludwig van Beethoven.