 In 2014, Koch was also part of Steven Spielberg’s historical dramatic thriller "Bridge of Spies" about the negotiations of the release of spies between the East and West.Lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is thrown into the centre of the Cold War and East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel (Koch) is a key figure in the process.The movie premiered at the New York Film Festival and was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture.