Actor profile

Matthias Schweighöfer

11th March 1981 Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany] Acting

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.

72 Movies 36 TV Shows 1 In Production 135 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Life of Wishes poster

The Life of Wishes 13th November 2025 as Felix

Amrum poster

Amrum 9th October 2025 as Theo

Brick poster

Brick 2nd July 2025 as Tim

Elio poster

Elio 18th June 2025 as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Girl You Know It's True poster

Girl You Know It's True 6th December 2023 as Frank Farian

Family Switch poster

Family Switch 30th November 2023 as Rolf

Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone 9th August 2023 as Jack of Hearts

Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer 19th July 2023 as Werner Heisenberg

The Swimmers poster

The Swimmers 8th September 2022 as Sven

Army of Thieves poster

Army of Thieves 29th October 2021 as Ludwig Dieter

Hinterland poster

Hinterland 7th October 2021 as Josef

Creating an Army of the Dead poster

Creating an Army of the Dead 21st May 2021 as Self

Army of the Dead poster

Army of the Dead 14th May 2021 as Ludwig Dieter

Resistance poster

Resistance 27th March 2020 as Klaus Barbie

100 Things poster

100 Things 6th December 2018 as Anton Katz

Kursk poster

Kursk 7th November 2018 as Pavel Sonin

Vielmachglas poster

Vielmachglas 8th March 2018 as Erik Ruge

Hot Dog poster

Hot Dog 18th January 2018 as Theo Ransoff

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 poster

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 25th December 2017 as Self

Bullyparade: The Movie poster

Bullyparade: The Movie 17th August 2017

Four Against the Bank poster

Four Against the Bank 25th December 2016 as Max

The Most Beautiful Day poster

The Most Beautiful Day 25th February 2016 as Andi

Robinson Crusoe poster

Robinson Crusoe 4th February 2016 as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

The Manny poster

The Manny 26th March 2015 as Clemens

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched poster

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched 25th December 2014 as Prinz Charming

Male Mistakes poster

Male Mistakes 24th April 2014 as Partygast

Joy of Fatherhood poster

Joy of Fatherhood 6th February 2014 as Felix

Frau Ella poster

Frau Ella 17th October 2013 as Sascha

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick poster

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick 26th September 2013 as Fuchs (voice)

Kokowääh 2 poster

Kokowääh 2 27th January 2013 as Matthias Schweighöfer

Break Up Man poster

Break Up Man 10th January 2013 as Paul Voigt

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood poster

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood 15th September 2012 as self

Russendisko poster

Russendisko 28th March 2012 as Wladimir Kaminer

Woman in Love poster

Woman in Love 15th December 2011 as Alex Honk

Hut in the Woods poster

Hut in the Woods 7th October 2011 as Matze

What a Man poster

What a Man 25th August 2011 as Alex

3nity poster

3nity 21st October 2010 as Christl

Friendship! poster

Friendship! 13th January 2010 as Tom

12 Paces without a Head poster

12 Paces without a Head 10th December 2009 as Gödeke Michels

Rabbit Without Ears 2 poster

Rabbit Without Ears 2 24th November 2009 as Moritz

Must Love Death poster

Must Love Death 25th October 2009 as Fan 2

Night Train poster

Night Train 15th April 2009 as Frankie

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben poster

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben 10th April 2009 as Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Valkyrie poster

Valkyrie 25th December 2008 as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

The Architect poster

The Architect 23rd October 2008 as Jan Winter

The Red Baron poster

The Red Baron 29th March 2008 as Baron Manfred von Richthofen

Rabbit Without Ears poster

Rabbit Without Ears 1st December 2007 as Moritz

An Old Maid poster

An Old Maid 24th October 2007 as Felix

Fata Morgana poster

Fata Morgana 16th August 2007 as Daniel

Eight Miles High poster

Eight Miles High 1st February 2007 as Rainer Langhans

Lulu poster

Lulu 27th March 2006 as Jack

Polly Blue Eyes poster

Polly Blue Eyes 1st November 2005 as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

The Young Schiller poster

The Young Schiller 29th April 2005 as Friedrich Schiller

Happy End poster

Happy End 14th February 2005

Combat 16 poster

Combat 16 19th January 2005 as Daniel

Off Beat poster

Off Beat 11th September 2004 as Crash

Baal poster

Baal 11th May 2004 as Baal

Cold Spring poster

Cold Spring 12th March 2004 as Ben Lüders

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

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt 24th September 2003 as Felix

Hamlet_X poster

Hamlet_X 21st June 2003 as Osric

Soloalbum poster

Soloalbum 26th March 2003 as Ben

FearDotCom poster

FearDotCom 9th August 2002 as Dieter Schrader

Friends of Friends poster

Friends of Friends 6th July 2002 as Gregor

Nachts im Park poster

Nachts im Park 14th March 2002 as Hansen

Heart Over Head poster

Heart Over Head 6th October 2001 as Dirk Bachmann

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel poster

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel 13th June 2001 as Jan Quinn

Babykram ist Männersache poster

Babykram ist Männersache 17th January 2001 as Malte

Kiss Me, Frog poster

Kiss Me, Frog 26th December 2000 as Prinz Dietbert

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler poster

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler 18th January 2000 as Ben Simon

Friends poster

Friends 1st January 2000 as Speedy

Spuk aus der Gruft poster

Spuk aus der Gruft 11th November 1998 as Torsten

Changing Skins poster

Changing Skins 24th September 1997

Vanished poster

Vanished 1st February 2026 as Alex Durand

Experte für alles poster

Experte für alles 22nd April 2025 as Self

Wer stiehlt mir die Show? poster

Wer stiehlt mir die Show? 5th January 2021 as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben poster

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben 28th May 2019 as Self

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas poster

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas 22nd December 2018 as Self

Late Night Berlin poster

Late Night Berlin 12th March 2018 as Self

You Are Wanted poster

You Are Wanted 17th March 2017 as Lukas Franke

Die beste Show der Welt poster

Die beste Show der Welt 30th April 2016 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Circus Halligalli poster

Circus Halligalli 25th February 2013

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell 11th June 2011 as Self

Granaten wie wir poster

Granaten wie wir 15th September 2009 as Self

Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz 3rd June 2008 as Self

Krömer - Die internationale Show poster

Krömer - Die internationale Show 27th August 2007 as Self

Inas Nacht poster

Inas Nacht 9th June 2007 as Self

Spuk im Reich der Schatten poster

Spuk im Reich der Schatten 17th November 2000 as Torsten

TV total poster

TV total 8th March 1999 as Self

Beckmann poster

Beckmann 25th January 1999 as Self

Siska poster

Siska 30th October 1998 as Benny Daum

Siska poster

Siska 30th October 1998 as Sebastian Freese

Leute heute poster

Leute heute 23rd July 1997 as Self

Taff poster

Taff 11th March 1997 as self

Zimmer frei! poster

Zimmer frei! 9th July 1996 as Self

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

Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen 2nd March 1995 as Ingo Taschke

Ärzte poster

Ärzte 19th January 1994

Morgenmagazin poster

Morgenmagazin 19th July 1992 as Self

DAS! poster

DAS! 2nd January 1991 as Self

Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..? 14th February 1981 as Self

NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show 9th February 1979 as Self

Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff 25th January 1976 as Self

Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110 27th June 1971 as Daniel Cross

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Jacky Bräutigam

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Balthasar Staupen

Bambi poster

Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self

The Conjuring: First Communion poster

Coming soon

The Conjuring: First Communion 9th September 2027