Matthias Schweighöfer

Personal Info

Birthday

March 11, 1981

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

ماتیاس شوایگهوفر

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.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Brick

Elio

Polizeiruf 110

Oppenheimer

Valkyrie

Army of Thieves

Army of the Dead

Filmography

2025
The Life of Wishes
as Felix
Amrum
as Theo
Brick
as Tim
Elio
as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
2023
Girl You Know It's True
as Frank Farian
Family Switch
as Rolf
Heart of Stone
as Jack of Hearts
Oppenheimer
as Werner Heisenberg
2022
The Swimmers
as Sven
2021
Army of Thieves
as Ludwig Dieter
Hinterland
as Josef
Creating an Army of the Dead
as Self
Army of the Dead
as Ludwig Dieter
2020
Resistance
as Klaus Barbie
2018
100 Things
as Anton Katz
Kursk
as Pavel Sonin
Vielmachglas
as Erik Ruge
Hot Dog
as Theo Ransoff
2017
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
2016
Four Against the Bank
as Max
The Most Beautiful Day
as Andi
Robinson Crusoe
as Robinson Crusoe (voice)
2015
The Manny
as Clemens
2014
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
as Prinz Charming
Male Mistakes
as Partygast
Joy of Fatherhood
as Felix
2013
Frau Ella
as Sascha
Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
as Fuchs
Kokowääh 2
as Matthias Schweighöfer
Break Up Man
as Paul Voigt
2012
Tim Sander goes to Hollywood
as self
Russendisko
as Wladimir Kaminer
2011
Woman in Love
as Alex Honk
Hut in the Woods
as Matze
What a Man
as Alex
2010
3nity
as Christl
Friendship!
as Tom
2009
12 Paces without a Head
as Gödeke Michels
Rabbit Without Ears 2
as Moritz
Must Love Death
as Fan 2
Night Train
as Frankie
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
2008
Valkyrie
as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
The Architect
as Jan Winter
The Red Baron
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
2007
Rabbit Without Ears
as Moritz
An Old Maid
as Felix
Fata Morgana
as Daniel
Eight Miles High
as Rainer Langhans
2006
Der blaue Affe
as Laurin
Lulu
as Jack
2005
Polly Blue Eyes
as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske
The Young Schiller
as Friedrich Schiller
Combat 16
as Daniel
2004
Off Beat
as Crash
Baal
as Baal
Cold Spring
as Ben Lüders
2003
Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
as Felix
Hamlet_X
as Osric
Soloalbum
as Ben
2002
FearDotCom
as Dieter Schrader
Friends of Friends
as Gregor
Nachts im Park
as Hansen
2001
Heart Over Head
as Dirk Bachmann
Mein Vater die Tunte
as Jan Quinn
Babykram ist Männersache
as Malte
2000
Kiss Me, Frog
as Prinz Dietbert
Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler
as Ben Simon
3 Tage 44
as Albert
Friends
as Speedy
1998
Spuk aus der Gruft
as Torsten
Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel
as Dieter