Detlev Buck was born in 1962 in Bad Segeberg and made his fame as an actor, director and screenwriter at the tender age of 22. Following high school and alternate military service, he made the short film "Time to Knock Off" ("Erst die Arbeit und dann...?"), which quickly became a cult classic.

His first feature as a director was "Rabbit Fever" (Karniggels), which won the Bavarian Film Prize. He followed this up with 1993"s "No More Mr. Nice Guy" ("Wir koennen auch anders"), which garnered an honorable mention at the Berlin Film Festival and two German Film Awards. His next film, "Jailbirds" ("Maennerpension"), which he directed and starred in, made stars of the two female leads, Heike Makatsch and Marie Baeumer.

In 2004, he was awarded the German Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Berlin Blues" ("Herr Lehmann"), directed by Leander Haussmann.

His other works as a director are: "Tough Enough "("Knallhart"), "Hands Off Mississippi" ("Haende weg von Mississippi"), both of which won German Film Awards in several categories, and "Same Same But Different".

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH