Biographie
Patrick Winczewski was born and raised in Berlin. He studied drama under Erika Dannhoff and worked as an assistant to the stage director at the Tribüne Berlin. His first contract was with the Berliner Kammerspiele for the premiere of Michael Ende's The NeverEnding Story (1984). He subsequently took part in productions in Berlin, Hamburg, Aachen, Münster, and various theatre tours, with his most recent performance being in Geliebte Hexe in 2006.
In 1986, Winczewski made his directorial debut at Theater 36 in Berlin, staging Max Frisch's Die große Wut des Philipp Hotz. That same year, he appeared on film for the first time and has continued to act regularly, featuring in productions such as Reichshauptstadt privat (1987), Moffengriet - Liebe tut, was sie will (1989), the American film Shining Through (1992), Schneesturm im Frühling, and the two-part feature Heiß und kalt (1997). He has played lead roles in five TV series: Hotel Paradies (1990), Vera und Babs (1989), Elbflorenz (1994), Zwischen Tag und Nacht (1995), and The Country Doctor (1987).
Since 1997, Winczewski has been directing television dramas, including 30 episodes of Verbotene Liebe (1995), 33 episodes of Lindenstraße (1985), as well as numerous other productions such as Herzschlag - Das Ärzteteam Nord (1999), Ein anderes Leben (2000), SOKO München (1978), Cologne P.D. (2003), A Case for Two (1981), and multiple episodes of Leipzig Homicide (2001). He directed his first Tatort episode in 2008, with his second scheduled to air in 2009.
Additionally, he is the German voice actor for Tom Cruise and Hugh Grant.
