Dr. Uwe Boll was born June 22, 1965 in Wermelskirchen, Germany. In his youth, he produced a number of short films on Super 8 and video before beginning his studies as a film director in Munich and Vienna where he also studied literature, film and economics in Cologne and Siegen.

Since 1995, he has been a producer and director with TaunusFilm-Produktions GmbH, Wiesbaden and Chief Executive Officer of BOLU FILM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION GMBH since 1992.