Christoph Waltz

Personal context

Summary

Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor and director whose international career includes Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, and the James Bond films Spectre and No Time to Die. His screen work often features charismatic, morally complex characters, including antagonists. In interviews, he attacked Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage and described “soft fascism” as having taken hold; he also argued that women’s empowerment should not mean adopting violent roles. No public DEI roles or identity-based activist affiliations are on record.