Matthias Schweighöfer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-03-11 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]

Matthias Schweighöfer

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 is best known for his role as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film Valkyrie. In 2021, Schweighöfer appeared as Ludwig Dieter in the Netflix film Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder. He reprised his role in the prequel film, Army of Thieves, which he also directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthias Schweighöfer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2007

Eight Miles High

as Rainer Langhans

2008

Valkyrie

as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

2023

2004

Off Beat

as Crash

2005

The Young Schiller

as Friedrich Schiller

2000

3 Tage 44

as Albert

2007

2008

The Red Baron

as Baron Manfred von Richthofen

2003

Soloalbum

as Ben

2010

2005

Combat 16

as Daniel

2002

2008

The Architect

as Jan Winter

2004

Baal

as Baal

2006

2009

12 Paces without a Head

as Gödeke Michels

2005

Polly Blue Eyes

as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

2011

Woman in Love

as Alex Honk

2009

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben

as Marcel Reich-Ranicki

2010

3nity

as Christl

2011

What a Man

as Alex

2001

Heart Over Head

as Dirk Bachmann

2002

2007

Fata Morgana

as Daniel

2023

Heart of Stone

as Jack of Hearts

2012

Russendisko

as Wladimir Kaminer

2013

Break Up Man

as Paul Voigt

2013

Kokowääh 2

as Matthias Schweighöfer

2007

An Old Maid

as Felix

2014

2013

Frau Ella

as Sascha

2000

Kiss Me, Frog

as Prinz Dietbert

2014

Male Mistakes

as Partygast

2004

Cold Spring

as Ben Lüders

2023

Oppenheimer

as Werner Heisenberg

2015

The Manny

as Clemens

2009

Night Train

as Frankie

2023

1998

2025

Amrum

as Theo

2016

Robinson Crusoe

as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

-

Bike Me Up

as Berlin Segment

2003

Hamlet_X

as Osric

2025

2018

Hot Dog

as Theo Ransoff

2011

2002

FearDotCom

as Dieter Schrader

2018

Kursk

as Pavel Sonin

2018

Vielmachglas

as Erik Ruge

2001

2018

100 Things

as Anton Katz

2000

Friends

as Speedy

2009

2006

Lulu

as Jack

2020

Resistance

as Klaus Barbie

2021

Army of the Dead

as Ludwig Dieter

2021

Army of Thieves

as Ludwig Dieter

2022

2021

Hinterland

as Josef

2025

2025

Elio

as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Production

2011

What a Man

as Director

2011

What a Man

as Screenplay

2013

Break Up Man

as Director

2014

2013

Frau Ella

as Producer

2020

Takeover

as Producer

2015

The Manny

as Director

2015

2015

The Manny

as Writer

2015

The Manny

as Producer

2013

Break Up Man

as Producer

2016

-

Go West

as Director

-

Go West

as Producer

-

Bike Me Up

as Director

2011

What a Man

as Producer

2018

Vielmachglas

as Producer

2025

2018

100 Things

as Producer

2018

Hot Dog

as Producer

2020

Resistance

as Producer

2021

Army of Thieves

as Director

2021

Army of Thieves

as Producer

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