Nikolai Kinski

Biography

Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski (born July 30, 1976 in Paris, France) is a film actor, and the only acknowledged son of the prolific actor Klaus Kinski and his third wife, Minhoi Geneviève Loanic. He is the half-brother of actresses Nastassja Kinski and Pola Kinski. Nikolai was born in France, but was raised in California, United States. He currently resides in Berlin, Germany and owns the dual citizenship of the United States and France.

Nikolai was the only one who attended the funeral of his father Klaus as his ashes were strewn in the Pacific Ocean.

Known For

Through the Night with...

Self

Masters of the Air

Col. Harold Huglin

Vienna Crime Squad

Sebastian Opitz

Scene of the Crime

Tobias Flügge

Scene of the Crime

Martin Schneider

Scene of the Crime

Sebastian Feuerbach

Vikings: Valhalla

Emperor Romanos

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Köln 75	Officer Schultz
2025	Traumnovelle	Jacob
2022	Farewell, Mr. Haffmann	Commander Jünger
2022	Gute Nachrichten - Der Usedom-Krimi	Jonas Gomez
2021	Die Welt steht still	Dr. Maxime Durant
2021	Plan A	Tzvi
2019	Dream Factory	Omar
2019	A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Aqualung, Motherfucker	Aqualung Motherfucker
2018	Ein Sommer in Vietnam	Danh Cao
2017	Axolotl Overkill	Mr. Kroschinske
2015	1915	Tony
2015	Point Break	Pascal Al Fariq
2014	Yves Saint Laurent	Karl Lagerfeld
2014	The Inner Zone	Dr. Antonius Cappa
2014	Posthumous	Kaleb Moo
2014	Götz von Berlichingen	Kaiser Karl
2013	Whispers Behind the Wall	Junger Makler
2012	Mary of Nazareth	Judas Ischariot
2011	Long Distance Call	Rezeptionist (voice)
2010	The Apologies
2009	Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore	Daniel Shore
2009	The Countess	Teacher
2008	The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist	Projectionist
2007	Fay Grim	Amin
2006	Klimt	Egon Schiele
2005	Æon Flux	Claudius
2005	Kein Himmel über Afrika	Duncan Coburn
2004	Untreu	Milan Farkas
2003	Kinski rigando Paganini	Self
2003	Dirty Sky	Paule
2003	Connecting Dots	Alex
2002	The Devil Who Called Himself God	Lukas
2001	Tortilla Soup	Andy
1994	Jamila	Young Seit
1990	Paganini	Achille Paganini
	Any Other Night
	Over Your Dead Body

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Masters of the Air	Col. Harold Huglin
2024	Moresnet	Dr. Salvatore Lopez
2023	Liaison	Vandermeer
2022	Vikings: Valhalla	Emperor Romanos
2020	Barbarians	Pelagios
2019	Dead End	Kevin Dorsett
2018	Attempted Murder	Lars Oehmke
2016	Berlin Station	Roman Platov
2015	Wer weiß denn sowas?	Self
2015	Neben der Spur	Robert Mohren
2014	Helen Dorn	Alexander Lorenz
2013	Binny and the Ghost	Magnus Mala
2012	Mary of Nazareth	Judas
2012	Joachim Vernau-Reihe	Dircksen
2011	Nord Nord Mord	Thilo Rumbuchner
2011	The Sinking of the Laconia	Walter Drexler
2011	Nord Nord Mord	Mark Seitz
2009	SOKO Stuttgart	Björn Kowald
2009	SOKO Stuttgart	Daniel Mommsen
2009	Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace	Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach
2006	Kommissar Stolberg	Benjamin Becker
2005	Vienna Crime Squad	Sebastian Opitz
2003	Kommissarin Seiler ermittelt	Milan Farkas
2003	ZIBB	Self
2002	Through the Night with...	Self
2000	Einsatz in Hamburg	Erster Offizier Barlog
1999	Volle Kanne	Self
1999	TV total	Self
1999	Beckmann	Self
1997	Coast Guard	Dolf Karst
1990	Romy Award	Presenter
1990	Romy Award	Self
1979	NDR Talk Show	Self
1970	Scene of the Crime	Tobias Flügge
1970	Scene of the Crime	Martin Schneider
1970	Scene of the Crime	Sebastian Feuerbach