The Skin of Others
2018 | 112 min | Drama
Despite its disarmingly strange erotic scenes, The Skin of Others is a deeply romantic love story.
Torsten Michaeli
ActorTorsten Michaelis was born on January 31, 1961, in East Berlin and died on August 17, 2025, at the age of 64. After studying acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin (1983-1987), he began his career in theater and soon moved on to film and television. Michaelis worked both as an actor and as a sought-after dubbing and audiobook narrator. His voice was particularly memorable as the German voice of stars such as Wesley Snipes, Martin Lawrence, Sean Bean, and Benicio del Toro.
He appeared in numerous television crime dramas, including the long-running series Tatort as Criminal Director Stefan Bitomsky (2007 to 2012).
An important feature film in his filmography is DIE HAUT DER ANDEREN (2018), directed by Thomas Stiller. In this drama, Michaelis plays the role of Eric.
Other selected cinema productions include Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler (2007) and Frantz (2016).
His work in dubbing and audiobooks has won several awards, including the Hörspiel-Award Hörbuch des Jahrzehnts (Audiobook of the Decade Award) for his reading of H.P. Lovecraft's Der Flüsterer im Dunkeln (The Whisperer in Darkness).
Michaelis lived in Berlin, was married, and leaves behind a diverse body of work in front of and behind the camera, as well as behind the microphone.
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