Matthias Schweighöfer
March 11, 1981 (45 years old) in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]
Matthias Schweighöfer (German: [maˈtiːasˈʃvaɪkˌhøːfɐ]; born 11 March 1981) is a German actor and filmmaker known for his work in several German and American film productions. He appeared as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film Valkyrie. In 2021, Schweighöfer appeared in the Netflix film Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder, as Ludwig Dieter. He reprised his role in the prequel film, Army of Thieves, which he also directed. In 2023, he appeared as German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg in Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller Oppenheimer, about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthias Schweighöfer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2027 · The Conjuring: First Communion as
- 2026 · Vanished as Alex Durand
- 2025 · The Life of Wishes as Felix
- 2025 · Amrum as Theo
- 2025 · Brick as Tim
- 2025 · Elio as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
- 2025 · Experte für alles as Self
- 2023 · Girl You Know It's True as Frank Farian
- 2023 · Family Switch as Rolf
- 2023 · Heart of Stone as Jack of Hearts
- 2023 · Oppenheimer as Werner Heisenberg
- 2022 · The Swimmers as Sven
- 2021 · Army of Thieves as Ludwig Dieter
- 2021 · Army of the Dead as Ludwig Dieter
- 2021 · Wer stiehlt mir die Show? as Self
- 2020 · Resistance as Klaus Barbie
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben as Self
- 2018 · Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas as Self
- 2018 · 100 Things as Anton Katz
- 2018 · Kursk as Pavel Sonin
- 2018 · Late Night Berlin as Self
- 2018 · Vielmachglas as Erik Ruge
- 2017 · Bullyparade: The Movie as
- 2017 · You Are Wanted as Lukas Franke
- 2016 · Four Against the Bank as Max
- 2016 · Die beste Show der Welt as Self
- 2016 · The Most Beautiful Day as Andi
- 2016 · Robinson Crusoe as Robinson Crusoe (voice)
- 2015 · Teamwork as Himself
- 2015 · The Manny as Clemens
- 2014 · Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched as Prinz Charming
- 2014 · Quizduell as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen as himself
- 2013 · Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick as Fuchs (voice)
- 2013 · Circus Halligalli as
- 2013 · Kokowääh 2 as Matthias Schweighöfer
- 2012 · Im Leben von … as Self
- 2011 · Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie as
- 2011 · Woman in Love as Alex Honk
- 2011 · Hut in the Woods as Matze
- 2011 · 1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich as
- 2011 · Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- 2010 · Friendship! as Tom
- 2009 · 12 Paces without a Head as Gödeke Michels
- 2009 · Rabbit Without Ears 2 as Moritz
- 2009 · Granaten wie wir as Self
- 2009 · Night Train as Frankie
- 2008 · Valkyrie as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
- 2008 · The Architect as Jan Winter
- 2008 · Markus Lanz as Self
- 2008 · The Red Baron as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
- 2007 · Dickes B as Self
- 2007 · Rabbit Without Ears as Moritz
- 2007 · An Old Maid as Felix
- 2007 · Krömer - Die internationale Show as Self
- 2007 · Fata Morgana as Daniel
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2007 · Eight Miles High as Rainer Langhans
- 2006 · Lulu as Jack
- 2005 · The Young Schiller as Friedrich Schiller
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment
- 2004 · Cold Spring as Ben Lüders
- 2002 · FearDotCom as Dieter Schrader
- 2002 · Friends of Friends as Gregor
- 2001 · Vorspiel mit Nachspiel as Jan Quinn
- 2001 · Babykram ist Männersache as Malte
- 2000 · Kiss Me, Frog as Prinz Dietbert
- 2000 · Spuk im Reich der Schatten as Torsten
- 2000 · Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler as Ben Simon
- 2000 · Friends as Speedy
- 1999 · German Television Award as Self
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · TV total as Self
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Siska as Benny Daum
- 1998 · Siska as Sebastian Freese
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1995 · Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen as Ingo Taschke
- 1995 · Goldene Henne as Self
- 1994 · Ärzte as
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1991 · DAS! as Self
- 1990 · Romy Award as Self
- 1989 · ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1979 · Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1976 · Kölner Treff as Self
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Daniel Cross
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Jacky Bräutigam
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Balthasar Staupen
- 1964 · Grimme Award as Self
- 1948 · Bambi as Self
- Future · Bike Me Up as Berlin Segment
- 2021 · Hinterland as Josef
- 2021 · Creating an Army of the Dead as Self
- 2018 · Hot Dog as Theo Ransoff
- 2017 · Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 as Self
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Partygast
- 2014 · Joy of Fatherhood as Felix
- 2013 · Frau Ella as Sascha
- 2013 · Break Up Man as Paul Voigt
- 2012 · Tim Sander goes to Hollywood as self
- 2012 · Russendisko as Wladimir Kaminer
- 2011 · What a Man as Alex
- 2010 · 3nity as Christl
- 2009 · Must Love Death as Fan 2
- 2009 · Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
- 2006 · Der blaue Affe as Laurin
- 2005 · Polly Blue Eyes as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske
- 2005 · Happy End as
- 2005 · Combat 16 as Daniel
- 2004 · Off Beat as Crash
- 2004 · Baal as Baal
- 2003 · Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt as Felix
- 2003 · Hamlet_X as Osric
- 2003 · Soloalbum as Ben
- 2002 · Nachts im Park as Hansen
- 2001 · Heart Over Head as Dirk Bachmann
- Future · Mister as
- Future · Play Dead as
- 2002 · Ballett ist ausgefallen as
- 2000 · 3 Tage 44 as Albert
- 1998 · Spuk aus der Gruft as Torsten
- 1998 · Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel as Dieter
- 1997 · Changing Skins as