Roland Kickinger

Roland Kickinger (born March 30, 1968)^[1] is an Austrian actor and bodybuilder from Vienna. Standing 6 ft 4 in tall (1.93 m) and weighing from 250-300 pounds (113 to 136 kg), he has appeared in numerous bodybuilding competitions, fitness magazines and training videos. He is best known for his role in Terminator Salvation.

Roland Kickinger
Born	(1968-03-30) March 30, 1968 (age 57) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Acting career

In his acting career, Kickinger is perhaps best known for his regular role as Chip Rommel in the television series Son of the Beach.

Kickinger collaborated with songwriter/guitarist Dale Buchanan to release pop rock music under the band name The Floaters in 2002.^[2][3]

He also played the young version of fellow Austrian-American, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the 2005 TV movie See Arnold Run,^[4] which later led to him appearing in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation as a prototype of the T-800 (with Schwarzenegger's likeness digitally applied over his own).^[5] He also had minor roles in the films Street Warrior and Disaster Movie, both released in 2008.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	An Eye for Talent	Doorman	Short film
	Lethal Weapon 4	Detective	Uncredited role
1999	Gone to Maui	Schulz
2001	Skippy	Bodybuilder
	15 Minutes (Short film)	Austrian	Uncredited role
2002	Shoot or Be Shot	Sven
2005	Candy Paint	Moe Petrowski	Short film
	See Arnold Run	Arnold Schwarzenegger
2006	Against Type'	Jake Stackley
2007	Andrea: Heart of the Giant	Edouard Carpentier
2008	Street Warrior	Showman
	Disaster Movie	Hulk
2009	Raven	John Salem
	Terminator Salvation	T-800
	Peraanmai	Anderson	Indian Tamil language film
2010	Sebastian	Tony
2011	The Program	Cilas	Television film
	Alone	Grenne	Short film
2012	Blow Me		Short film
2018	Groomzilla	Ox	Television film
	Heart Of Everest	Himself	Documentary
2021	Fourth Grade	Ronnie Adams
	David Mirisch, the Man Behind the Golden Stars	Himself	Documentary

Television

• 1997: Hang Time- As Body Builder (1 episode, "Sexual Harassment")
• 1997-1998: Team Knight Rider - As Roland (2 episodes)
• 1998: The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer - As Lars (1 episode, "Saving Mr. Loncoln")
• 1999: Caroline in the City - As Lars (1 episode, "Caroline and the Big Bad Bed")
• 1999: Home Improvement - As Dolph Schnetterling (1 episode, "Love's Labor Lost: Part 1")
• 1999-2000: Shasta McNasty - As big weightlifter/Buff Denis (2 episodes)
• 2000-2001: The Howard Stern Radio Show - Himself (2 episodes)
• 2000-2001: Howard Stern - Himself (2 episodes)
• 2000-2002: Son of the Beach - As Chip Rommel (42 episodes)
• 2001: The Test - As Himself/Panelist (1 Episode, "The Social Science Test")
• 2003: The King of Queens - As Vin (1 episode, "Affidavit Justice")
• 2004: The Help - As Adolf (1 episode, "Dwayne Gets a Cold")
• 2005-2006: Unfabulous As Sven (4 episodes)
• 2006: The Closer - As Hoyt (1 episode, "Out of Focus")
• 2008: Asia Uncut - Himself (1 episode)
• 2009: The Jace Hall Show - Himself (1 episode, "Sanctuary & Terminator Salvation")
• 2009: According to Jim - As Sven (1 episode, "Physical Therapy")
• 2010: Chuck - As a Volkoff Industries security Guard (1 episode, "Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror")
• 2012: Cardio World - Himself (1 episode, "Lift Weights!... to get Smaller?")
• 2015: Big Time In Hollywood, FL - Fake Alan (1 Episode, "Monkey Largo")
• 2021: Knight's End - Wutan (2 Episodes)