Jim Boeven

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{{Short description|German actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jim Boeven
| image = Jim Boeven (2013).jpg
| image_upright = 0.9
| caption = Boeven in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Menden]], [[Märkischer Kreis]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1992–present
| website = {{URL|jimboeven.com}}
}}

'''Jim Boeven''' (born 11 November 1967) is a German born film, television and voice actor. After establishing himself as a star in his native Germany, he moved to Los Angeles in 2007.

== Early life ==

Boeven was born in [[Menden]], Germany. He studied acting from 1991 to 1993 at [[UCLA]] and the Actors Center in Los Angeles, and then at the Hollywood Acting Workshop in [[Cologne]].

== Career ==

He began his career in [[Cologne]] and quickly became a series regular in the series ''Alle lieben Julia'', ''[[Jede Menge Leben]]'', and ''[[JETS – Leben am Limit|Jets – Leben am Limit]]''. He has had a prolific European TV career, appearing in 450 episodes that have aired in 24 countries as either a lead/star recurring and/or guest star.

He appeared in his first American feature, ''[[Marching Out of Time]]'', in 1993. Since then, he's appeared in a multitude of feature films and TV, both in Hollywood and internationally. He appeared in the Colin Farrell and Bruce Willis film ''[[Hart's War]]'' (2002), and in the Bollywood production ''[[Rang Rasiya|Colours of Passion]] (2008)'', directed by [[Ketan Mehta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/rang-rasiya-colors-of-passion/cast-crew.html|title=Rang Rasiya - Colors Of Passion Cast & Crew, Rang Rasiya - Colors Of Passion Bollywood Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Filmibeat|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> He was cast by Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis for their film ''[[The Canyons (film)|The Canyons]]'' (2013), and was a guest star in the [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]-produced TV series ''[[CSI: Cyber]]'' (2015) and the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nominated comedy ''[[Jane the Virgin]]'' (2015).

Boeven began his voiceover career in 1996 and has more than 350 credits, most recently for the international releases of the [[Brad Pitt]] film ''[[Fury (2014 film)|Fury]]'' (2014)'','' the [[Tom Hanks]] film ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015)'','' and ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016). He is also known for providing the voice of König in ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)]] and [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)]].''

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''[[Schtonk!]]''
|(uncredited)
|
|-
|1993
|''[[Marching Out of Time]]''
|Major Fürst
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Hart's War]]''
|MP Sergeant
|
|-
|2002
|''Flashback''
|Rolf Müller
|short film
|-
|2005
|''Mein ganz gewöhnliches Leben''
|Herr Müller
|
|-
|2005
|''De Profundis''
|Marshal
|short film
|-
|2006
|''[[One Way (2006 film)|One Way]]''
|Anthony's friend
|
|-
|2007
|''{{Ill|The Cell (2007 film)|de|3=Zelle (Film)|lt=The Cell}}''
|Schneider
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Rang Rasiya]] (Colours of Passion)''
|Fritz Schleizer
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Airline Disaster]]''
|Snake
|
|-
|2010
|''David and Goliath''
|Private Schneider
|short film
|-
|2011
|''[[Freerunner (film)|Freerunner]]''
|German Businessman
|
|-
|2011
|''Das Leben ist keine Autobahn''
|German Director
|
|-
|2013
|''[[The Canyons (film)|The Canyons]]''
|Jon
|
|-
|2015
|''Sun Choke''
|Janie's Dad
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''Sexual Response''
|Street Guy
|TV movie
|-
|1994
|''Alle lieben Julia''
|Andy
|series regular - 26 episodes
|-
|1994-95
|''[[Unter uns]]''
|Dirk Jakubeit
|8 episodes
|-
|1995
|''Notaufnahme''
|Ole
|episode: "Nobody is Perfect"
|-
|1995
|''[[Jede Menge Leben]]''
|Patrick Schmole
|series regular - 361 episodes
|-
|1996
|''T.V. Kaiser''
|Pascal Wennemann
|episode: "Frauenhandel"
|-
|1996
|''[[Auf Achse (TV series)|Auf Achse]]''
|Bernd
|episode: "Überraschung in Rotterdam"
|-
|1997-2003
|''[[Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP]]''
|Lutz Mönke/AndreWaltermann
|2 episodes
|-
|1998
|''Der Kuß des Killers''
|Uwe
|TV movie
|-
|1998-1999
|''[[Der Fahnder]]''
|Ledermann
|6 episodes
|-
|1999-2001
|''[[JETS – Leben am Limit]]''
|Frank Jäger
|series regular - 13 episodes
|-
|1999-2002
|''[[Großstadtrevier]]''
|Klaus Krüger
|2 episodes
|-
|2000
|''[[Die Rote Meile]]''
|Robert Scharrer
|episode: "Ein unmoralisches Angebot"
|-
|2001
|''The Wandering Soul Murders''
|Kurt Wolf
|TV movie
|-
|2001-2012
|''[[Lindenstraße]]''
|Beck/Chris
|8 episodes
|-
|2002
|''[[Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story]]''
|John Dick
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|''Bei aller Liebe''
|Kai
|2 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[[Verbotene Liebe]]''
|Waffenhändler Ole Strauß
|2 episodes
|-
|2003
|''Zwei Profis''
|Tom Schwering
|episode: "...und das tote Mädchen"
|-
|2005
|''Dem Himmel sei Dank''
|Dr. Kläuber
|TV movie
|-
|2005
|''Prinz und Paparazzi''
|Mr. Security
|TV movie
|-
|2006
|''[[Pastewka (TV series)|Pastewka]]''
|Sascha Albrecht
|episode: "Der Einzug"
|-
|2006
|''Das Glück klopft an die Tür''
|Makler Roland Herzog
|TV movie
|-
|2006
|''[[Die Familienanwältin]]''
|Polizist
|episode: "Hinter dem Spiegel"
|-
|2007
|''{{Ill|Crash Kids: Trust No One|fr|Les Traqués}}''
|Dr. Schmidt
|TV movie
|-
|2007
|''[[Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei]]''
|Frank Nießen
|episode: "Der Staatsanwalt"
|-
|2007
|''Der Staatsanwalt''
|Bartender
|episode: "Glückskinder"
|-
|2012
|''La La Land''
|Jimbo
|series regular
|-
|2015
|''[[Jane the Virgin]]''
|Henchman
|4 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[CSI: Cyber]]''
|German Bidder
|episode: "Kidnapping 2.0"
|-
|2016
|''Katie Fforde: Die Frau an seiner Seite''
|Ted Sweeney
|TV movie
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jimboeven.com/ Official website]
* {{IMDb name|id=0091441|name=Jim Boeven}}

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[[Category:Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia]]

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