Peter Simonischek, who was born in Graz, has played almost all roles on the German-speaking stages. As an odd old 68er, he even reached for the Oscar for best foreign-language (non-English-language) film with "Toni Erdmann" In 1982 he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival with Goethe's passionate, insane poet Torquato Tasso.
He played lovers with great nonchalance and thoughtful characters with a lot of depth.