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
Army of the Dead
Ludwig Dieter
Army of Thieves
Ludwig Dieter
Heart of Stone
Jack of Hearts
Brick
Tim
Resistance
Klaus Barbie
Kursk
Pavel Sonin
Amrum
Uncle Theo
Family Switch
Rolf
FearDotCom
Dieter Schrader
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (voice)
The Swimmers
Sven
Girl You Know It's True
Frank Farian
The Red Baron
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Rabbit Without Ears 2
Moritz
Four Against the Bank
Max
Kokowääh 2
Matthias Schweighöfer
Night Train
Frankie
Frau Ella
Sascha
The Manny
Clemens
Rabbit Without Ears
Moritz
The Most Beautiful Day
Andi
Cold Spring
Ben Lüders
Friendship!
Tom
100 Things
Anton Katz
Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler
Ben Simon
The Life of Wishes
Felix
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
Prinz Charming
Vielmachglas
Erik Ruge
Eight Miles High
Rainer Langhans
Hot Dog
Theo Ransoff
Hinterland
Josef
What a Man
Alex
Happy End
2005
Babykram ist Männersache
Malte
The Young Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Woman in Love
Alex Honk
An Old Maid
Felix
Friends
Speedy
Fata Morgana
Daniel
Kiss Me, Frog
Prinz Dietbert
Hut in the Woods
Matze
Off Beat
Crash
12 Paces without a Head
Gödeke Michels
Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
Fuchs (voice)
Baal
Baal
Vorspiel mit Nachspiel
Jan Quinn
Bullyparade: The Movie
2017
Lulu
Jack
The Architect
Jan Winter
Joy of Fatherhood
Felix
Male Mistakes
Partygast
Break Up Man
Paul Voigt
Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
Felix
Soloalbum
Ben
3nity
Christl
Polly Blue Eyes
Ronald 'Ronny' Helske
Russendisko
Wladimir Kaminer
Heart Over Head
Dirk Bachmann
Friends of Friends
Gregor
Nachts im Park
Hansen
Must Love Death
Fan 2
Hamlet_X
Osric
Combat 16
Daniel
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Spuk aus der Gruft
Torsten
Changing Skins
1997
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
Circus Halligalli
5 eps
Siska
Benny Daum · 1 eps
Siska
Sebastian Freese · 1 eps
Vanished
Alex Durand · 4 eps
Ärzte
1 eps
Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen
Ingo Taschke · 1 eps
You Are Wanted
Lukas Franke · 12 eps
Spuk im Reich der Schatten
Torsten · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (29)
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
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1 eps
Markus Lanz
Self · 1 eps
DAS!
Self · 1 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 7 eps
Leute heute
Self · 2 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
Zimmer frei!
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 3 eps
Beckmann
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 2 eps
Inas Nacht
Self · 1 eps
Quizduell
Self · 1 eps
Late Night Berlin
Self · 2 eps
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self · 1 eps
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self · 3 eps
Krömer - Die internationale Show
Self · 1 eps
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Self · 7 eps
Experte für alles
Self · 2 eps
Die beste Show der Welt
Self · 2 eps
TV total
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
Resistance
Producer
Frau Ella
Producer
The Manny
Producer
The Most Beautiful Day
Producer
100 Things
Producer
The Life of Wishes
Producer
Vielmachglas
Producer
Hot Dog
Producer
Takeover
Producer
Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
Producer
What a Man
Producer
Highway to Hellas
Producer
Break Up Man
Producer