 Sebastian Koch appeared in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's drama "The Lives of Others" in 2006 as one of the leading roles.He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in East Germany with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored.The movie received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the BAFTA Award, the César, and the German and European Film Award.