Anne’s alcoholic son who works at the family construction firm. He is violently beaten by the son of an injured worker, leading to a confrontation with his mother about his negligence. He embarrasses the family at parties and brings refugees to Anne’s engagement, resulting in a physical altercation where Anne breaks his finger.
A German political refugee who escapes arrest in Paris and travels to Marseille after taking a dead writer's papers and manuscript. Mistaken for the writer, he obtains transit visas, helps Driss, grows close to Marie, and ultimately gives Richard his place on the ship while waiting for Marie amid a police purge.
Bird is a mysterious man searching for the mother who disappeared during his childhood and later confronting the father who abandoned him. He forms a close bond with Bailey, accepts her help, and protects Peyton from Skate. After being badly injured, Bird transforms into a feathered creature with wings and talons, then leaves after embracing Bailey goodbye.
A German filmmaker living in Paris who struggles with the predictability of his long-term relationship, leading him to seek passion through an affair with a younger teacher.
Main protagonist. A gay man imprisoned multiple times under Paragraph 175, enduring a concentration camp in 1945, prison in 1957 with his lover Oskar, and solitary confinement in 1968. He forms deep bonds with fellow inmates Viktor and Leo, helps Viktor overcome drug addiction, and ultimately faces release when homosexuality is decriminalized.
Christoph is an industrial diver who meets Undine after attending her lecture. He falls deeply in love with her, rescues her from drowning, and gives her a small diver statue. After an accident leaves him temporarily braindead, he searches for her and later encounters her again in the Lingese while living with Monika.
Ex-convict who was protected by gangster Andi. He initiates the bank robbery to pay off a debt, provides the initial motivation for the crime, and sacrifices himself during the police chase to buy time for Victoria and Sonne to escape.
Lars is romantically involved with Astrid and wants them to build a shared future. He discusses money, love, and the possibility of having a child, while Astrid resists marriage and insists that loneliness is part of her deepest mission. Their unresolved disagreement exposes the limits of their relationship.
A clairvoyant German pianist with six fingers who runs the Berlin Zircus. Obsessed with a prophecy about four superpowered individuals saving the Third Reich, he tortures the freaks to identify them. After assuming his brother Amon's identity to lead the army, he is defeated by the group and commits suicide upon realizing his vision predicted his own demise.
Lubo Moser is a Jenisch nomad whose life is shattered when his family is targeted by a state-backed campaign against nomadism. After a personal loss on a night of wind and snow, he becomes hardened and impenetrable, pursuing an unexpected project to avenge his family and people while challenging the boundary between justice and revenge.
Franz is the central figure, practicing a persuasive sales pitch, navigating a difficult breakup with Claire, and confronting Adrian over being left behind. During rehearsals, he shifts between himself and Adrian in an increasingly intimate role-play before withdrawing into an intense contemplation of moss, rain, and natural life.
Franz Rogowski has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work is anchored in the Cliffhanger Series universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Transit, Bird, Passages. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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