Jürgen Maurer (born 30 January 1967) is an Austrian stage and screen actor. He was a regular cast member of Austrian co-produced crime drama Tatort, and appeared in society drama Vorstadtweiber. He is known to English-speaking audiences for his role as Detective Oskar Rheinhardt in the British-Austrian series Vienna Blood.
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Early life and education
Maurer was born in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. He graduated from the BRG Klagenfurt-Viktring in 1985 and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he settled.
From 1997 until 2012, Maurer was an actor with the Burgtheater ensemble.
He played a main role as Detective Oskar Rheinhardt in the British-Austrian series Vienna Blood.
In 2023 he played Gerd Schmidt in Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde, a political drama set in post-war West Germany in 1954.
