Matthias Schweighöfer
Acting
Born: March 11, 1981 (age 45) · Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]
Highest Rated
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
Oppenheimer
2023
Army of the Dead
2021
Valkyrie
2008
Army of Thieves
2021
Heart of Stone
2023
Elio
2025
Family Switch
2023
Brick
2025
Kursk
2018
The Swimmers
2022
Resistance
2020
FearDotCom
2002
Photos (5)
Movies (69)
Oppenheimer
Werner Heisenberg
Elio
Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
Valkyrie
SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
Family Switch
Rolf
Army of the Dead
Ludwig Dieter
Heart of Stone
Jack of Hearts
The Swimmers
Sven
Army of Thieves
Ludwig Dieter
Brick
Tim
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (voice)
Amrum
Uncle Theo
Kokowääh 2
Matthias Schweighöfer
The Red Baron
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Girl You Know It's True
Frank Farian
Kursk
Pavel Sonin
Night Train
Frankie
What a Man
Alex
Four Against the Bank
Max
Resistance
Klaus Barbie
Rabbit Without Ears 2
Moritz
Friendship!
Tom
FearDotCom
Dieter Schrader
Rabbit Without Ears
Moritz
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
Prinz Charming
Forbidden Desire - I Love My Student
Ben Simon
100 Things
Anton Katz
Soloalbum
Ben
The Most Beautiful Day
Andi
Hamlet_X
Osric
The Manny
Clemens
Bullyparade: The Movie
2017
The Young Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Fata Morgana
Daniel
The Life of Wishes
Felix
Eight Miles High
Rainer Langhans
Hot Dog
Theo Ransoff
Hinterland
Josef
Male Mistakes
Partygast
Nachts im Park
Hansen
Vielmachglas
Erik Ruge
Kiss Me, Frog
Prinz Dietbert
Friends
Speedy
3nity
Christl
Babykram ist Männersache
Malte
Combat 16
Daniel
Happy End
2005
Russendisko
Wladimir Kaminer
Hut in the Woods
Matze
An Old Maid
Felix
Joy of Fatherhood
Felix
Woman in Love
Alex Honk
Changing Skins
1997
Heart Over Head
Dirk Bachmann
Must Love Death
Fan 2
Cold Spring
Ben Lüders
Friends of Friends
Gregor
12 Paces without a Head
Gödeke Michels
Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
Fuchs (voice)
Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
Felix
Frau Ella
Sascha
Lulu
Jack
Baal
Baal
Polly Blue Eyes
Ronald 'Ronny' Helske
Spuk aus der Gruft
Torsten
Break Up Man
Paul Voigt
Vorspiel mit Nachspiel
Jan Quinn
Off Beat
Crash
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
The Architect
Jan Winter
TV Shows (11)
Scene of the Crime
Jacky Bräutigam · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Balthasar Staupen · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Daniel Cross · 1 eps
Siska
Benny Daum · 1 eps
Siska
Sebastian Freese · 1 eps
Circus Halligalli
5 eps
Vanished
Alex Durand · 4 eps
Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen
Ingo Taschke · 1 eps
Ärzte
1 eps
You Are Wanted
Lukas Franke · 12 eps
Spuk im Reich der Schatten
Torsten · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
DAS!
Self · 1 eps
Markus Lanz
Self · 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 2 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 7 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
Beckmann
Self · 1 eps
Zimmer frei!
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 3 eps
Inas Nacht
Self · 1 eps
Late Night Berlin
Self · 2 eps
Quizduell
Self · 1 eps
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self · 1 eps
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self · 3 eps
ZDF Magazin Royale
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Self · 7 eps
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Self · 1 eps
Krömer - Die internationale Show
Self · 1 eps
TV total
Self · 2 eps
Experte für alles
Self · 2 eps
Die beste Show der Welt
Self · 2 eps
Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas
Self · 2 eps
Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
Granaten wie wir
Self · 1 eps
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
Self
Tim Sander goes to Hollywood
self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (6)
Writing (2)
Producing (14)
Army of Thieves
Producer
What a Man
Producer
Resistance
Producer
100 Things
Producer
The Most Beautiful Day
Producer
The Manny
Producer
The Life of Wishes
Producer
Hot Dog
Producer
Takeover
Producer
Vielmachglas
Producer
Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
Producer
Highway to Hellas
Producer
Frau Ella
Producer
Break Up Man
Producer