Andreas Wisniewski was born in 1959 in Berlin.   He made his film debut in 1986 in “Gothic” with  Gabriel Byrne and Natasha Richarsaon. The following year he made his mark in the James Bond in “The Living Daylights” and followed it as Alan Rickman’s henchman in “Die Hard”.   He is a practicing Buddhist and facilitates meditation classes.   He lives in Notting Hill, London.   Interview here.