Eckhard Greiner (born January 11, 1970, in Oettingen, Bavaria) is a German actor. Life Eckhard Greiner grew up in the Nördlinger Ries region. In 1996, he moved to Berlin, where he completed his acting training at the European Theatre Institute Berlin from 1997 to 2000. Following engagements at various theaters—including the Landesbühne Sachsen-Anhalt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, and Theater an der Angel Magdeburg—he founded the Theater am Schlachthof in Berlin-Friedrichshain, which he continues to run to this day. He has also appeared in numerous feature films and television productions. In addition to acting, Eckhard Greiner works as a nurse. From 2012 to 2018, he studied linguistics at Humboldt University of Berlin.[1] He lives in Berlin.