Erwin Leder

Erwin Leder
Erwin Leder in 2012
Born	(1951-07-30) 30 July 1951 (age 65) St. Pölten, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present

Erwin Alois Robert Leder (born 30 July 1951 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria) is an Austrian actor. He is best known for his role as Chief Mechanic Johann in Das Boot, a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen about a mission of one World War II U-boat and its crew. He is also known for the leading role as the nameless serialkiller in the highly acclaimed cult film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, which was banned all over the world for extreme violence in 1983.

In 2003, Leder appeared as the lycan scientist Singe in the gothic horror/action film Underworld. He reprised his role in the sequel in a brief cameo as a corpse.