Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973[1] in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany) is a German actor.The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 changed his life plans, so he went back to school to take his Abitur.He then applied to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin.His graduating class of 1999 included Nina Hoss and Fritzi Haberlandt.His son Ludwig Simon (born 1996) from a previous relationship is also an actor.