Peter Benedict

Peter Benedict, born Christian Riss on July 13, 1963, is an Austrian actor, director, and writer. He was born in Chur, Switzerland, and is the son of actors Walter Riss and Christa Rossenbach. Benedict grew up in Berlin, Paris, and Salzburg. He studied drama and film directing at Mozarteum University Salzburg and Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg. Benedict began his film and television career in the late 1980s, working under his birth name. He made his acting debut in Dominik Graf's drama A Map of the Heart in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in various films and TV shows, including Fay Grim (2006), Yella (2007), Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic (2007), and The Young Karl Marx (2017). Benedict also made regular appearances in the crime drama Tatort from 2005 to 2016.