Alexander Fehling was born in Berlin on March 29th 1981. Between 2003 and 2007, he studied at the Ernst Busch actors" academy in Berlin. Already during that time, he appeared in several stage productions, and in 2006, he was awarded the O. E. Hasse Newcomer Award of the Berlin Academy of the Arts. Following roles in TV series like "Der Kriminalist", "KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst" and "Polizeiruf 110", he made his screen debut with the lead role in Robert Thalheim"s "Am Ende kommen Touristen" – and right away took home the Förderpreis Deutscher Film for his performance.

This was followed by parts in Quentin Tarantino"s "Inglourious Basterds", Hans-Christian Schmid"s award-winning "Sturm", Heinrich Breloer"s "Buddenbrooks" and the college comedy "13 Semester". In 2010, Fehling played the titular poet in Philipp Stölzl"s "Goethe!". In 2011, he will appear as Red Army Fraction terrorist Andreas Baader in Andres Veiel"s "Wer wenn nicht wir".