Francis Fulton-Smith
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Francis Fulton-Smith | |
|---|---|
 Francis Fulton-Smith | |
| Born | 25 April 1966 |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1985— |
| Website | http://www.fulton-smith.de |
Francis Fulton-Smith (born 25 April 1966) is a British-German television actor.
Fulton-Smith was born in Munich, West Germany, the son of a German mother and an English father[citation needed]. After graduating school he trained as an actor at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich [citation needed]. Since 1991 he has performed in theater and has appeared in more than 150 films, mostly as a leading man[citation needed]. In 2013 he played the former Bavarian Prime Minister Franz-Josef Strauß in Public Enemies.[citation needed] In 2014 he won the “BAMBI” and the “German Acting Award” for this part[citation needed]. In 2016 he played Hermann Goering in “The Good Goering.”[citation needed]
He has two daughters (born 2009, 2012) living in Munich[citation needed]. In 2011 he founded a production company called Little Door Films and produced film “Murder in Athens” for the German broadcaster ARD[citation needed]. After winning the Special Jury Distinction Award[citation needed] and the Audience Award[citation needed] at EIFF in Canada, his short film “Someone” was qualified for an Academy Award[citation needed].
