Matthias Schweighöfer

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Mar 11 (age 45) Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany] 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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Biography

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 is best known for his role as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film Valkyrie. In 2021, Schweighöfer appeared as Ludwig Dieter in the Netflix film Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder. He reprised his role in the prequel film, Army of Thieves, which he also directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article M…

Known For

Film

Oppenheimer

Werner Heisenberg

Film

Valkyrie

SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

Film

Army of Thieves

Ludwig Dieter

Film

Army of the Dead

Ludwig Dieter

Film

Heart of Stone

Jack of Hearts

Film

The Swimmers

Sven

Film

Elio

Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Film

Kursk

Pavel Sonin

Filmography

Acting (129)

Movies (78)

Elio

2025

as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Brick

as Tim

Amrum

as Theo

The Life of Wishes

as Felix

Oppenheimer

as Werner Heisenberg

Family Switch

as Rolf

Heart of Stone

as Jack of Hearts

Girl You Know It's True

as Frank Farian

The Swimmers

as Sven

Army of the Dead

as Ludwig Dieter

Army of Thieves

as Ludwig Dieter

Hinterland

as Josef

Creating an Army of the Dead

as Self

Resistance

as Klaus Barbie

Kursk

as Pavel Sonin

Vielmachglas

as Erik Ruge

Hot Dog

as Theo Ransoff

100 Things

as Anton Katz

Bullyparade: The Movie

2017

5.3

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017

2017

as Self

Robinson Crusoe

2016

as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

5.8

The Most Beautiful Day

2016

as Andi

7.0

Four Against the Bank

as Max

The Manny

as Clemens

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched

as Prinz Charming

Joy of Fatherhood

as Felix

Male Mistakes

as Partygast

Break Up Man

as Paul Voigt

Frau Ella

as Sascha

Kokowääh 2

as Matthias Schweighöfer

6.0

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick

2013

as Fuchs

5.5

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood

2012

as self

Russendisko

as Wladimir Kaminer

Hut in the Woods

as Matze

What a Man

as Alex

Woman in Love

as Alex Honk

3nity

as Christl

Friendship!

as Tom

Must Love Death

as Fan 2

Rabbit Without Ears 2

2009

as Moritz

5.8

12 Paces without a Head

as Gödeke Michels

Night Train

as Frankie

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben

2009

as Marcel Reich-Ranicki

6.1

Valkyrie

2008

as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

The Architect

as Jan Winter

The Red Baron

as Baron Manfred von Richthofen

Rabbit Without Ears

as Moritz

An Old Maid

as Felix

Fata Morgana

as Daniel

Eight Miles High

as Rainer Langhans

Der blaue Affe

as Laurin

Lulu

as Jack

The Young Schiller

as Friedrich Schiller

4.4

Happy End

2005

Polly Blue Eyes

2005

as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

Combat 16

as Daniel

Cold Spring

as Ben Lüders

Baal

as Baal

Off Beat

as Crash

Hamlet_X

as Osric

Soloalbum

as Ben

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt

as Felix

FearDotCom

as Dieter Schrader

Ballett ist ausgefallen

Nachts im Park

as Hansen

Friends of Friends

as Gregor

Babykram ist Männersache

as Malte

Heart Over Head

as Dirk Bachmann

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel

as Jan Quinn

Friends

as Speedy

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler

as Ben Simon

Kiss Me, Frog

as Prinz Dietbert

3 Tage 44

as Albert

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

as Dieter

Spuk aus der Gruft

as Torsten

Changing Skins

Bike Me Up

as Berlin Segment

Play Dead

Television (51)

Vanished

as Alex Durand

Experte für alles

as Self

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

2021

as Self

7.6

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben

as Self

Late Night Berlin

as Self

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas

as Self

You Are Wanted

as Lukas Franke

Die beste Show der Welt

2016

as Self

5.7

Teamwork

2015

as Himself

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Quizduell

as Self

Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen

2014

as himself

Circus Halligalli

2013

5.6

Im Leben von …

2012

as Self

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

2011

as Self

6.5

Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie

2011

1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich

2011

Granaten wie wir

2009

as Self

Markus Lanz

as Self

Inas Nacht

as Self

Krömer - Die internationale Show

2007

as Self

8.5

Dickes B

2007

as Self

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

2004

as self - guest

7.0

Spuk im Reich der Schatten

2000

as Torsten

Volle Kanne

as Self

Beckmann

as Self

German Television Award

as Self

TV total

as Self

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

as Self

Siska

as Benny Daum

Leute heute

as Self

Taff

as self

Tietjen und Bommes

as Self

Zimmer frei!

1996

as Self

6.3

Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen

1995

as Ingo Taschke

Goldene Henne

1995

as Self

Ärzte

Morgenmagazin

as Self

DAS!

as Self

Romy Award

as Self

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

as Self

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

Kölner Treff

as Self

Polizeiruf 110

as Daniel Cross

Scene of the Crime

as Jacky Bräutigam

Grimme Award

as Self

Bambi

1948

as Self

9.0

Crew (25)

Movies (24)

Television (1)

You Are Wanted

2017

Director

6.0