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Benjamin Sadler (born February 2, 1971) is a German actor, born in Toronto, Canada, to a German graphic designer and a British teacher. He lived in Canada until the age of five. In 1976 he moved to Germany with his parents. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, his acting career began in 1994 with roles in German thrillers such as "Wolfs Revier" and "SK-Baby". In 2001 he appeared in the German-Italian film "Maria Magdalena" as John the Baptist alongside Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Danny Quinn. In 2002 he worked on two other religious films: "The Bible – Apocalypse" with Richard Harris and "Luther" with Joseph Fiennes and Sir Peter Ustinov. He also appeared as the young Emperor Augustus (Peter O'Toole played the emperor at an older age).

In 2006 he played the role of a doctor in the film "Dresden". In 2007 he played the leading role of a lawyer and father of a daughter affected by thalidomide, for which he received the Bambi Award in 2007. In an interview he explained that he is proud to have taken part in this film, which influenced the German parliament to pass a law providing greater financial compensation for thalidomide victims.

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