About
Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor. Gansel was born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.
Filmography
The Tank2025 · Director, Writer
Hot Girl Summer2025 · Thanks
Jim Button and the Wild 132020 · Director
Berlin, I Love You2019 · Director, Writer
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver2018 · Director
Mechanic: Resurrection2016 · Director
The Fourth State2012 · Writer, Director
We Are the Night2010 · Director, Writer
The Wave2008 · Director, Screenplay
Before the Fall2004 · Director, Writer
Girls on Top2001 · Director
Das Phantom2000 · Director, Writer
Living Dead1997 · Director, Writer
The Wrong Trip1996 · Director