Antje Traue (; born 18 January 1981) is a German actress. She started performing in plays as a sixteen-year-old in 1997, made her first screen appearance in the 2000 German film Verlorene Kinder, and appeared in her first English-language role for the 2009 film Pandorum. Internationally, she is known for her portrayal of the villain Faora-Ul in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel (2013) and The Flash (2023), as well as Agnes Nielsen in the German Netflix series Dark.
Early life Traue was born in Mittweida, Saxony, in the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Her mother was a dancer and musician. She speaks German and English fluently. She trained as an artistic gymnast from age six to her teens in an elite training-unit. Her stage-career began when she portrayed Jeanne d'Arc in a school-play. At sixteen, she won the lead-role in the International Munich Art Lab's first ever "Hip Hopera" (the musical "West End Opera"). Rehearsal footage with short early interview of Antje Traue on her casting and training for WestEndOpera and her plans of becoming a professional actress.
Career Traue performed and toured with the production for four years, appearing on stages throughout Germany, Europe, and in New York City. Subsequently, Traue appeared in several films and television movies, such as Kleinruppin Forever, Berlin by the Sea, and Phantom Pain.
In 2008, Traue was chosen for the lead female role in the film Pandorum, a science fiction/thriller film directed by Christian Alvart, written by Travis Milloy, and starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
In 2013, Traue played villainess Faora-Ul in the Superman film Man of Steel, to positive reviews. In preparation for the role of Faora, Traue underwent an intense four-month training and dieting-program.
In 2014, Traue portrayed Bony Lizzie in the Universal Pictures action-fantasy film Seventh Son. She received critical acclaim in Germany for portraying the fictional character of Giselle Neumayer in the 2016 ARD-produced TV movie , and nominations as best actress in German TV productions for 2016 both for her female lead roles in the miniseries Weinberg and Berlin 1. She has since been cast in several German and international movies and TV productions in lead-roles or recurrent supporting roles, including the 2017 movie Bye bye Germany alongside actor Moritz Bleibtreu directed by Sam Garbarski, and the 2017 Amazon series pilot episode Oasis. Traue's further acting appearances in 2017 and 2018 include the German Netflix series production Dark (as Agnes Nielsen), and German movies Das Ende der Wahrheit, Spielmacher, and Ballon. In 2019, Traue headlined the cast in the German ZDFneo TV miniseries Dead End.
Traue reprised her role as Faora-Ul in The Flash, released in 2023.
Personal life Traue was previously in a relationship with actor Ben Foster, moving to Los Angeles to live with him.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Verlorene Kinder TV movie2003 Die Nacht davor Franziska Short 2004 Kleinruppin Forever Ramona 2005 202a Jessica Short 2006 Goldjunge Manuela2007 Ego Isabell2008 Berlin by the Sea Estelle2009 Pandorum Nadia Female lead role Blau.Pause JournalistinShort2011 5 Days of War Zoe2012 Nobel's Last Will Kitten TV movie2013 Man of Steel Faora-Ul Main roleAenne Comedia Herself Short2014Outlier Gretchen / Red Widow2015 Seventh Son Bony Lizzie Irma Berger TV movie/female lead role/German TV Awards Nomination of 2016: Best actress Giselle Neumayer TV movie/female lead role Woman in GoldAdele Bloch-Bauer2016 Despite the Falling Snow Marina CriminalElsa MuellerVier gegen die BankZollnerFemale lead role2017Bye bye Germany Special Agent Sara SimonPaula KernOasis Sara KellerTV movieRewind: Die zweite Chance Zoé Gerbaulet2018Das Ende der Wahrheit Aurice Köhler Cinema release May 2019PlaymakerVeraFemale lead role/also co-producerBalloon Kindergarten teacher (Ulrike Piehl)Directed by Michael 'Bully' Herbig 2019Blame Game Aurice Köhler Lead roleDie Freundin meiner Mutter Rosalie / Viktoria's loverNDR TV movie/comedy/lead role 2020 King of Ravens Alina 2021 Gefangen Ellen ARD crime drama TV movie/female lead role At His Side Viola Frankenberg TV movie2022Die Bilderkriegerin Anja Niedringhaus ZDF and Ziegler Film produced a drama movie - biopic crossover about the life and career of award-winning German photographer and journalist Anja Niedringhaus 2023The FlashFaora-Ul 2025Fall for MeBeaNetflix movie / in German
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Cologne P.D. Diana Wrobel Episode: "Später Ruhm" 2009 Der Staatsanwalt Sandra Thewes Episode: "Schwesternliebe"2015 Weinberg (The Valley) Hannah Zepter Miniseries/female lead role/German TV Awards Nomination 2016: Best actress2016Berlin Station Lana Vogel/Joker TV series (2 episodes)Close to the Enemy Bergit Mentz/Mentz MiniseriesTempel Eva ZDFneo TV series/main role2017–2020 Dark Agnes Nielsen/Agnes Nielsen 1954 German Netflix TV series (S1E08-10, S2E03&08, S3E04&07) 2019Dead End (CSI Mittenwalde) Emma ZDFneo TV mini series (6 episodes)/lead role Tod einer JournalistinAnne Gerling Polizeiruf 110 ARD Crime Series 2020Tatort Juliane Modica Tatort series 50th anniversary (2 episodes, joining Tatort München and Tatort Dortmund teams)/female lead (episode 1 only)2021Am Anschlag - Die Macht der Kränkung Eva Miniseries2022Herzogpark Elisabeth von Lynden RTL/TVNow TV series/main cast2024Helgoland 513DanielaSky TV series
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