August Wittgenstein

August Wittgenstein

Known for
Acting
Born
January 22, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Siegen, Germany

Biography

Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, known professionally as August Wittgenstein (born 22 January 1981), is a German-Swedish actor and member of the princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Wittgenstein has appeared in English, German, and Swedish language films, starring in the 2013 German television movie Desert Heart - The Trip of My Life. He is known for his portrayals of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse in The Crown and Count Alfred Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin in Ludwig II as well as his roles as Karl Tennstedt in Das Boot and Andreas Wolf in Deadwind.

Known For

Filmography

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Tomb Raider poster

Tomb Raider

TV · as Lukas · 1 ep

2026
The Trio poster

The Trio

TV · as Hugo · 6 eps

2026
Rex - Vienna Calling poster

Rex - Vienna Calling

TV · as Martin Vrenker · 1 ep

2026
My Ex poster

My Ex

TV · as Chris · 6 eps

2025
Before We Forget poster

Before We Forget

Movie · as Alexander

2025
Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen poster

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen

Movie · as Carl-Albrecht Nassau

2025
Faithless poster

Faithless

TV · as Markus Vogler · 6 eps

2025
Ku'damm 77 poster

Ku'damm 77

TV · as Wolfgang von Boost · 6 eps

2024
Prodigies poster

Prodigies

Movie · as Lenhardt

2024
Number 24 poster

Number 24

Movie · as Siegfried Fehmer

2024
Jana - Marked For Life poster

Jana - Marked For Life

TV · as Peer Bruckner · 6 eps

2024
Doktrinen poster

Doktrinen

TV · as Jacob Weiss · 6 eps

2022
Hunting Season poster

Hunting Season

Movie · as Peter

2022
The Palace poster

The Palace

TV · as Georg Weiss · 6 eps

2022
Hellground poster

Hellground

TV · as Fabian Lambert · 8 eps

2022
The Net – Prometheus poster

The Net – Prometheus

TV · as Hans Maurer · 8 eps

2021
Ku'damm 63 poster

Ku'damm 63

TV · as Wolfgang von Boost · 3 eps

2020
Dark Woods poster

Dark Woods

TV · as Jan Gerke · 6 eps

2020
Professionals poster

Professionals

TV · as Luther Bruhn · 4 eps

2019
Hidden: First Born poster

Hidden: First Born

TV · as Jonas · 8 eps

2018
Ku'damm 59 poster

Ku'damm 59

TV · as Wolfgang von Boost · 3 eps

2018
Deadwind poster

Deadwind

TV · as Andreas Wolf · 12 eps

2018
Jenny: Echt gerecht poster

Jenny: Echt gerecht

TV · as Maximilian Mertens · 20 eps

2018
Das Boot poster

Das Boot

TV · as Karl Tennstedt · 16 eps

2017
The Maus poster

The Maus

Movie · as Alex

2017
Ein Lächeln nachts um vier poster

Ein Lächeln nachts um vier

Movie · as Max Severin

2017
Shelter poster

Shelter

Movie · as Sebastian

2016
Dating Alarm poster

Dating Alarm

Movie · as Roman

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Grand Duke Georg Donatus · 1 ep

2016
Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause poster

Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause

TV · as Wolfgang von Boost · 3 eps

2015
Wer weiß denn sowas? poster

Wer weiß denn sowas?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Ophelia

Ophelia

Movie · as Casper

2014
Until We Bleed poster

Until We Bleed

Movie · as Aron

2014
Josephine Klick poster

Josephine Klick

TV · as Karl Krause · 1 ep

2014
Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion poster

Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion

TV · as Nils Ek · 1 ep

2013
Open Desert poster

Open Desert

Movie · as Ben

2013
The Congress poster

The Congress

Movie · as Travis (voice)

2012
Ludwig II poster

Ludwig II

Movie · as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

2012
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara poster

Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara

TV · as Erik Simon · 1 ep

2010
Grave Dawn poster

Grave Dawn

Movie · as Erwin Buchholz

2009
Angels & Demons poster

Angels & Demons

Movie · as Swiss Guardsman

2009
Thorns poster

Thorns

Movie · as Fabius Jucundus

2007
Hamburg Dockland poster

Hamburg Dockland

TV · as Heiner Brüggemann · 1 ep

2003
SOKO Köln poster

SOKO Köln

TV · as Thomas Prinz · 1 ep

2001
Leipzig Homicide poster

Leipzig Homicide

TV · as Joost Hertel, Ivo Novack · 1 ep

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Leute heute poster

Leute heute

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Johannes Hagen · 1 ep