Christoph Waltz (1956–) Actor.

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Christoph Waltz, born into an Austrian-German theater family Vienna, Austria in 1956, is best known in the United States through his work with director Quentin Tarantino. He received acclaim for his portrayals of Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds (2009) and Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). He won Academy Awards for both performances and subsequently also portrayed James Bond’s nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Spectre (2015). Christoph Waltz today lives in Berlin, London, and Los Angeles. He is depicted here next to co-star Jamie Foxx in Quentin Tarrantino’s Django Unchained (2012).