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 Uncle 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 · Hinterland as Josef
- 2021 · Creating an Army of the Dead as Self
- 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
- 2018 · Hot Dog as Theo Ransoff
- 2017 · Bullyparade: The Movie as
- 2015 · Teamwork as Himself
- 2015 · The Manny as Clemens
- 2014 · Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched as Prinz Charming
- 2014 · Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen as himself
- 2013 · Frau Ella as Sascha
- 2013 · Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick as Fuchs (voice)
- 2012 · Tim Sander goes to Hollywood as self
- 2011 · Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie as
- 2011 · Woman in Love as Alex Honk
- 2011 · 1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich as
- 2011 · What a Man as Alex
- 2010 · Friendship! as Tom
- 2007 · Dickes B as Self
- 2007 · Fata Morgana as Daniel
- 2007 · Eight Miles High as Rainer Langhans
- 2006 · Lulu as Jack
- 2005 · The Young Schiller as Friedrich Schiller
- 2005 · Happy End as
- 2004 · Cold Spring as Ben Lüders
- 2001 · Babykram ist Männersache as Malte
- 2000 · Spuk im Reich der Schatten as Torsten
- 2000 · Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler as Ben Simon
- 2000 · Friends as Speedy
- 1999 · TV total as Self
- Future · Bike Me Up as Berlin Segment
- 2009 · Granaten wie wir as Self
- Future · Play Dead as
- 2017 · Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 as Self
- 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)
- 2014 · Quizduell as Self
- 2014 · Male Mistakes as Partygast
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Joy of Fatherhood as Felix
- 2013 · Circus Halligalli as
- 2013 · Kokowääh 2 as Matthias Schweighöfer
- 2012 · Russendisko as Wladimir Kaminer
- 2010 · 3nity as Christl
- 2009 · Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
- 2007 · An Old Maid as Felix
- Future · Mister as
- 2013 · Break Up Man as Paul Voigt
- 2012 · Im Leben von … as Self
- 2011 · Hut in the Woods as Matze
- 2011 · Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- 2009 · 12 Paces without a Head as Gödeke Michels
- 2009 · Rabbit Without Ears 2 as Moritz
- 2009 · Must Love Death as Fan 2
- 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 · Rabbit Without Ears as Moritz
- 2007 · Krömer - Die internationale Show as Self
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2006 · Der blaue Affe as Laurin
- 2005 · Polly Blue Eyes as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske
- 2005 · Combat 16 as Daniel
- 2004 · Off Beat as Crash
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment
- 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 · FearDotCom as Dieter Schrader
- 2002 · Friends of Friends as Gregor
- 2002 · Nachts im Park as Hansen
- 2002 · Ballett ist ausgefallen as
- 2001 · Heart Over Head as Dirk Bachmann
- 2001 · Vorspiel mit Nachspiel as Jan Quinn
- 2000 · Kiss Me, Frog as Prinz Dietbert
- 2000 · 3 Tage 44 as Albert
- 1999 · German Television Award as Self
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Spuk aus der Gruft as Torsten
- 1998 · Siska as Benny Daum
- 1998 · Siska as Sebastian Freese
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1998 · Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel as Dieter
- 1997 · Changing Skins as
- 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