You've probably seen Kostja Ullmann in
Summer Storm (Sommersturm), the amazing German movie (2004) about gay people who aren't trapped in a pre-Stonewall world of angst, homophobia, and silence. The 28-year old actor has been a fixture of German tv and film ever since, usually in projects that require nude or semi-nude shots.
Not a lot of gay content, but some atypical sexual situations that lend themselves to queer symbolism.
He reunites with
Sommersturm costar Marlon Kittel in
The School Trip (Klassenfahrt, 2004).
I haven't seen
The Ode to Joy (2006), about German prisoners of war in Japan during World War I, but POW movies always have strong gay subtexts.
What's going on in this episode of
Dona Leon entitled "The Girl of His Dreams"? It's about an inspector trying to solve the murder of a Gypsy girl. Maybe Kostja is a suspect.
In
Hounded (Verfolgt), aka
Punish Me (2006), a troubled teen named Jan (Kostja) begins a destructive relationship with his middle-aged probation officer. She's a woman, but Jan's androgyny gives the move some strong gay symbolism.
Stellungswechsel (2007) is about five guys who set up a male-escort service. All female clients, but still....
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