Martin Feifel

Feifel is one of Germany's most distinguished actors. Cinema audiences know him from the Hölderlin biopic Feuerreiter (directed by Nina Grosse, 1998) and Margarethe von Trotta's Rosenstraße (2003). He has also appeared in numerous Tatort productions. For ten years, he shaped the Schauspielhaus Bochum, including leading roles in Hamlet and Katzelmacher, and later the Thalia Theater Hamburg (Der Streit, Romeo, and many more).


He most recently appeared internationally alongside Mads Mikkelsen in The King's Land. But Feifel is not just an actor: He has been a passionate painter since he was 18. After a successful exhibition at the Munich gallery Dürr/Gkotses, he is now presenting his latest works in Berlin under the title "Fallen Angels."


"Yes, I know him from TV – is he painting now too? Yes, I paint. And that makes me happy," says Feifel. With a wink, he adds: "I've fallen a lot, but I'm not an angel."


The exhibition at Tor218 Artlab is open Thursday to Sunday from 7 p.m. Other cultural events, such as English-language stand-up comedy evenings, take place there in parallel. Individual viewing appointments are available upon request. The works are available for purchase at prices ranging from €400 to €4,500.


* Just a few days after the closing reception, Martin Feifel will open the exhibition by South Tyrolean artist Peter Burchia at Tor218 Artlab on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and thus also the event series Culture Against Forgetting 2026.


At the opening, Feifel will read Franz Kafka's novella "A Report to an Academy," in which he has embodied the character of the chimpanzee Rotpeter for almost four decades – a powerful text about adaptation, freedom, and the search for escape from oppressive conditions.