Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

Known for
Acting
Born
March 11, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]

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 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

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Filmography

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Bike Me Up

Bike Me Up

Movie · as Berlin Segment

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Play Dead

Play Dead

Movie

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Mister poster

Mister

Movie

2027
The Conjuring: First Communion poster

The Conjuring: First Communion

Movie

2026
Vanished poster

Vanished

TV · as Alex Durand · 4 eps

2025
Amrum poster

Amrum

Movie · as Uncle Theo

2025
The Life of Wishes poster

The Life of Wishes

Movie · as Felix

2025
Brick poster

Brick

Movie · as Tim

2025
Elio poster

Elio

Movie · as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

2025
Experte für alles poster

Experte für alles

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2023
Family Switch poster

Family Switch

Movie · as Rolf

2023
Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone

Movie · as Jack of Hearts

2023
Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer

Movie · as Werner Heisenberg

2023
Girl You Know It's True poster

Girl You Know It's True

Movie · as Frank Farian

2022
The Swimmers poster

The Swimmers

Movie · as Sven

2021
Army of the Dead poster

Army of the Dead

Movie · as Ludwig Dieter

2021
Army of Thieves poster

Army of Thieves

Movie · as Ludwig Dieter

2021
Creating an Army of the Dead poster

Creating an Army of the Dead

Movie · as Self

2021
Hinterland poster

Hinterland

Movie · as Josef

2021
Wer stiehlt mir die Show? poster

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2020
Resistance poster

Resistance

Movie · as Klaus Barbie

2020
ZDF Magazin Royale poster

ZDF Magazin Royale

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2019
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben poster

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Hot Dog poster

Hot Dog

Movie · as Theo Ransoff

2018
Kursk poster

Kursk

Movie · as Pavel Sonin

2018
Vielmachglas poster

Vielmachglas

Movie · as Erik Ruge

2018
100 Things poster

100 Things

Movie · as Anton Katz

2018
Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas poster

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2018
Late Night Berlin poster

Late Night Berlin

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Bullyparade: The Movie poster

Bullyparade: The Movie

Movie

2017
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 poster

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017

Movie · as Self

2017
You Are Wanted poster

You Are Wanted

TV · as Lukas Franke · 12 eps

2016
Four Against the Bank poster

Four Against the Bank

Movie · as Max

2016
The Most Beautiful Day poster

The Most Beautiful Day

Movie · as Andi

2016
Robinson Crusoe poster

Robinson Crusoe

Movie · as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

2016
Die beste Show der Welt poster

Die beste Show der Welt

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
The Manny poster

The Manny

Movie · as Clemens

2015
Teamwork poster

Teamwork

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2014
Joy of Fatherhood poster

Joy of Fatherhood

Movie · as Felix

2014
Male Mistakes poster

Male Mistakes

Movie · as Partygast

2014
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched poster

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched

Movie · as Prinz Charming

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen

Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen

TV · as himself · 1 ep

2014
Quizduell poster

Quizduell

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Break Up Man poster

Break Up Man

Movie · as Paul Voigt

2013
Kokowääh 2 poster

Kokowääh 2

Movie · as Matthias Schweighöfer

2013
Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick poster

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick

Movie · as Fuchs (voice)

2013
Frau Ella poster

Frau Ella

Movie · as Sascha

2013
Circus Halligalli poster

Circus Halligalli

TV · 5 eps

2012
Russendisko poster

Russendisko

Movie · as Wladimir Kaminer

2012
Tim Sander goes to Hollywood poster

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood

Movie · as self

2012
Im Leben von …

Im Leben von …

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Woman in Love poster

Woman in Love

Movie · as Alex Honk

2011
What a Man poster

What a Man

Movie · as Alex

2011
Hut in the Woods poster

Hut in the Woods

Movie · as Matze

2011
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie

Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie

TV · 1 ep

2011
1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich

1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich

TV · 1 ep

2010
Friendship! poster

Friendship!

Movie · as Tom

2010
3nity poster

3nity

Movie · as Christl

2009
12 Paces without a Head poster

12 Paces without a Head

Movie · as Gödeke Michels

2009
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben poster

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben

Movie · as Marcel Reich-Ranicki

2009
Rabbit Without Ears 2 poster

Rabbit Without Ears 2

Movie · as Moritz

2009
Night Train poster

Night Train

Movie · as Frankie

2009
Must Love Death poster

Must Love Death

Movie · as Fan 2

2009
Granaten wie wir poster

Granaten wie wir

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Valkyrie poster

Valkyrie

Movie · as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

2008
The Red Baron poster

The Red Baron

Movie · as Baron Manfred von Richthofen

2008
The Architect poster

The Architect

Movie · as Jan Winter

2008
Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Eight Miles High poster

Eight Miles High

Movie · as Rainer Langhans

2007
Rabbit Without Ears poster

Rabbit Without Ears

Movie · as Moritz

2007
Fata Morgana poster

Fata Morgana

Movie · as Daniel

2007
An Old Maid poster

An Old Maid

Movie · as Felix

2007
Inas Nacht poster

Inas Nacht

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Krömer - Die internationale Show poster

Krömer - Die internationale Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Dickes B

Dickes B

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Der blaue Affe

Der blaue Affe

Movie · as Laurin

2006
Lulu poster

Lulu

Movie · as Jack

2005
The Young Schiller poster

The Young Schiller

Movie · as Friedrich Schiller

2005
Combat 16 poster

Combat 16

Movie · as Daniel

2005
Polly Blue Eyes poster

Polly Blue Eyes

Movie · as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

2005
Happy End poster

Happy End

Movie

2004
Off Beat poster

Off Beat

Movie · as Crash

2004
Baal poster

Baal

Movie · as Baal

2004
Cold Spring poster

Cold Spring

Movie · as Ben Lüders

2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

TV · as self - guest, self - segment · 1 ep

2003
Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt poster

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

Movie · as Felix

2003
Soloalbum poster

Soloalbum

Movie · as Ben

2003
Hamlet_X poster

Hamlet_X

Movie · as Osric

2002
Nachts im Park poster

Nachts im Park

Movie · as Hansen

2002
Friends of Friends poster

Friends of Friends

Movie · as Gregor

2002
Ballett ist ausgefallen

Ballett ist ausgefallen

Movie

2002
FearDotCom poster

FearDotCom

Movie · as Dieter Schrader

2001
Heart Over Head poster

Heart Over Head

Movie · as Dirk Bachmann

2001
Babykram ist Männersache poster

Babykram ist Männersache

Movie · as Malte

2001
Vorspiel mit Nachspiel poster

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel

Movie · as Jan Quinn

2000
3 Tage 44

3 Tage 44

Movie · as Albert

2000
Forbidden Desire - I Love My Student poster

Forbidden Desire - I Love My Student

Movie · as Ben Simon

2000
Kiss Me, Frog poster

Kiss Me, Frog

Movie · as Prinz Dietbert

2000
Friends poster

Friends

Movie · as Speedy

2000
Spuk im Reich der Schatten poster

Spuk im Reich der Schatten

TV · as Torsten · 4 eps

1999
Deutscher Fernsehpreis poster

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1999
TV total poster

TV total

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1999
Beckmann poster

Beckmann

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Spuk aus der Gruft poster

Spuk aus der Gruft

Movie · as Torsten

1998
Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

Movie · as Dieter

1998
Siska poster

Siska

TV · as Benny Daum, Sebastian Freese · 1 ep

1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Changing Skins poster

Changing Skins

Movie

1997
Leute heute poster

Leute heute

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Taff poster

Taff

TV · as self · 1 ep

1997
Tietjen und Bommes

Tietjen und Bommes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Zimmer frei! poster

Zimmer frei!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen poster

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

TV · as Ingo Taschke · 1 ep

1995
Goldene Henne

Goldene Henne

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1994
Ärzte poster

Ärzte

TV · 1 ep

1992
Morgenmagazin poster

Morgenmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
DAS! poster

DAS!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Romy Award

Romy Award

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1981
Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..?

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1979
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110

TV · as Daniel Cross · 1 ep

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Jacky Bräutigam, Balthasar Staupen · 1 ep

1964
Grimme Award

Grimme Award

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1948
Bambi poster

Bambi

TV · as Self · 2 eps