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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-01-22 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Siegen, Germany

August Wittgenstein

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

Acting

2025

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen as Carl-Albrecht Nassau
Faithless as Markus Vogler

2024

Prodigies as Lenhardt
Duino as Alexander
Number 24 as Siegfried Fehmer
Jana - Marked For Life as Peer Bruckner
Doktrinen as Jacob Weiss

2023

2022

The Palace as Georg Weiss
Höllgrund as Fabian Lambert
The Net – Prometheus as Hans Maurer

2021

Ku'damm 63 as Wolfgang von Boost

2020

Dark Woods as Jan Gerke
Professionals as Luther Bruhn

2019

2018

Ku'damm 59 as Wolfgang von Boost
Deadwind as Andreas Wolf
Jenny: Echt gerecht as Maximilian Mertens
Das Boot as Karl Tennstedt

2017

The Maus as Alex
Shelter as Sebastian

2016

Dating Alarm as Roman
The Crown as Grand Duke Georg Donatus
Ku'damm 56 – Rebel With a Cause as Wolfgang von Boost

2015

2014

Ophelia as Casper
Josephine Klick as Karl Krause

2013

2012

Ludwig II as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

2010

Grave Dawn as Erwin Buchholz

2009

Angels & Demons as Swiss Guardsman

2007

Hamburg Dockland as Heiner Brüggemann

2003

SOKO Köln as Thomas Prinz

2001

SOKO Leipzig as Joost Hertel
SOKO Leipzig as Ivo Novack

1999

Volle Kanne as Self

1997

Leute heute as Self

1976

1970

Scene of the Crime as Johannes Hagen

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Thorns as Fabius Jucundus