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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-03-11 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Anklam, Germany

Matthias Schweighöfer

Biography:

Matthias Schweighöfer (born March 11, 1981) is a German actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Ludwig Dieter in Army of Thieves (2021) and Army of the Dead (2021).

Known For

Acting

2025

2023

Heart of Stone as Jack of Hearts
Oppenheimer as Werner Heisenberg
Girl You Know It's True as Frank Farian

2022

The Swimmers as Sven

2021

Army of the Dead as Ludwig Dieter
Army of Thieves as Ludwig Dieter
Hinterland as Josef

2020

Resistance as Klaus Barbie

2019

2018

Hot Dog as Theo Ransoff
Kursk as Pavel Sonin
Vielmachglas as Erik Ruge
100 Things as Anton Katz

2017

You Are Wanted as Lukas Franke

2016

Robinson Crusoe as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

2015

The Manny as Clemens
Teamwork as Himself

2014

Male Mistakes as Partygast
Quizduell as Self

2013

Break Up Man as Paul Voigt
Kokowääh 2 as Matthias Schweighöfer
Frau Ella as Sascha

2012

Russendisko as Wladimir Kaminer

2011

Woman in Love as Alex Honk
What a Man as Alex

2010

3nity as Christl

2009

12 Paces without a Head as Gödeke Michels
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Night Train as Frankie

2008

Valkyrie as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
The Red Baron as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
The Architect as Jan Winter
Markus Lanz as Self

2007

Eight Miles High as Rainer Langhans
Fata Morgana as Daniel
An Old Maid as Felix
Inas Nacht as Self
Dickes B as Self

2006

Der blaue Affe as Laurin
Lulu as Jack

2005

The Young Schiller as Friedrich Schiller
Combat 16 as Daniel
Polly Blue Eyes as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

2004

Off Beat as Crash
Baal as Baal
Cold Spring as Ben Lüders
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment

2003

Soloalbum as Ben
Hamlet_X as Osric

2002

Nachts im Park as Hansen
FearDotCom as Dieter Schrader

2001

Heart Over Head as Dirk Bachmann

2000

3 Tage 44 as Albert
Kiss Me, Frog as Prinz Dietbert
Friends as Speedy

1999

Volle Kanne as Self
TV total as Self
Beckmann as Self

1998

Siska as Benny Daum
Siska as Sebastian Freese

1997

Leute heute as Self
Taff as self

1996

Zimmer frei! as Self

1995

1994

1992

1991

DAS! as Self

1990

Romy Award as Self

1989

1984

1981

1979

1976

1971

Polizeiruf 110 as Daniel Cross

1970

Scene of the Crime as Jacky Bräutigam
Scene of the Crime as Balthasar Staupen

1964

1948

BAMBI Awards as Self

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Bike Me Up as Berlin Segment

Directing

2021

Army of Thieves as Director

2017

You Are Wanted as Director

2015

The Manny as Director

2014

Joy of Fatherhood as Director

2013

Break Up Man as Director

2011

What a Man as Director

-

Go West as Director
Bike Me Up as Director

Writing

2015

The Manny as Writer

2011

What a Man as Screenplay

Production

2025

The Life of Wishes as Producer

2021

Army of Thieves as Producer

2020

Takeover as Producer
Resistance as Producer

2018

Vielmachglas as Producer
100 Things as Producer
Hot Dog as Producer

2015

Highway to Hellas as Producer
The Manny as Producer

2013

Frau Ella as Producer
Break Up Man as Producer

2011

What a Man as Producer

-

Go West as Producer