Matthias Schweighöfer
Known for acting · Born 11 March 1981 · 45 · Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]
151 credits
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
Army of Thieves
2021
Army of the Dead
2021
Brick
2025
The Swimmers
2022
Resistance
2020
Heart of Stone
2023
Robinson Crusoe
2016
100 Things
2018
The Red Baron
2008
Rabbit Without Ears 2
2009
The Most Beautiful Day
2016
Family Switch
2023
Acting (132)
2027The Conjuring: First CommunionFilm
2026VanishedAlex Durand · 4 episodesSeries
2025ElioAmbassador Tegmen (voice)Film
2025BrickTimFilm
2025AmrumUncle TheoFilm
2025The Life of WishesFelixFilm
2025Experte für allesSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2023OppenheimerWerner HeisenbergFilm
2023Heart of StoneJack of HeartsFilm
2023Family SwitchRolfFilm
2023Girl You Know It's TrueFrank FarianFilm
2022The SwimmersSvenFilm
2021Army of the DeadLudwig DieterFilm
2021Army of ThievesLudwig DieterFilm
2021HinterlandJosefFilm
2021Creating an Army of the DeadSelfFilm
2021Wer stiehlt mir die Show?Self · 7 episodesSeries
2020ResistanceKlaus BarbieFilm
2020ZDF Magazin RoyaleSelf (archive footage)Series
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2019Joko & Klaas gegen ProSiebenSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2018KurskPavel SoninFilm
2018100 ThingsAnton KatzFilm
2018Hot DogTheo RansoffFilm
2018VielmachglasErik RugeFilm
2018Late Night BerlinSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2018Weihnachten mit Joko & KlaasSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2017Bullyparade: The MovieFilm
2017You Are WantedLukas Franke · 12 episodesSeries
2017Die Helene Fischer Show 2017SelfFilm
2016Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe (voice)Film
2016The Most Beautiful DayAndiFilm
2016Four Against the BankMaxFilm
2016Die beste Show der WeltSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2015The MannyClemensFilm
2015TeamworkHimselfSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - GuestSeries
2014Joy of FatherhoodFelixFilm
2014Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and BewitchedPrinz CharmingFilm
2014Male MistakesPartygastFilm
2014Back to School – Gottschalks großes KlassentreffenhimselfSeries
2014QuizduellSelfSeries
2013Kokowääh 2Matthias SchweighöferFilm
2013Break Up ManPaul VoigtFilm
2013Frau EllaSaschaFilm
2013Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared ChickFuchs (voice)Film
2013Circus Halligalli · 5 episodesSeries
2012RussendiskoWladimir KaminerFilm
2012Tim Sander goes to HollywoodselfFilm
2012Im Leben von …SelfSeries
2011What a ManAlexFilm
2011Woman in LoveAlex HonkFilm
2011Hut in the WoodsMatzeFilm
2011Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche DuellSelfSeries
2011Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer LinieSeries
20111Live Talk mit Frau HeinrichSeries
2010Friendship!TomFilm
20103nityChristlFilm
2009Rabbit Without Ears 2MoritzFilm
2009Night TrainFrankieFilm
200912 Paces without a HeadGödeke MichelsFilm
2009Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein LebenMarcel Reich-RanickiFilm
2009Must Love DeathFan 2Film
2009Granaten wie wirSelfSeries
2008ValkyrieSS-Soldat im ErschießungskommandoFilm
2008The Red BaronBaron Manfred von RichthofenFilm
2008The ArchitectJan WinterFilm
2008Markus LanzSelfSeries
2007Rabbit Without EarsMoritzFilm
2007Eight Miles HighRainer LanghansFilm
2007An Old MaidFelixFilm
2007Krömer - Die internationale ShowSelfSeries
2007Inas NachtSelfSeries
2007Fata MorganaDanielFilm
2007Dickes BSelfSeries
2006LuluJackFilm
2006Der blaue AffeLaurinFilm
2005Combat 16DanielFilm
2005The Young SchillerFriedrich SchillerFilm
2005Polly Blue EyesRonald 'Ronny' HelskeFilm
2005Happy EndFilm
2004Off BeatCrashFilm
2004BaalBaalFilm
2004Cold SpringBen LüdersFilm
2004Sarah Kuttner – Die Showself - guest, self - segmentSeries
2003SoloalbumBenFilm
2003Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetztFelixFilm
2003Hamlet_XOsricFilm
2002FearDotComDieter SchraderFilm
2002Friends of FriendsGregorFilm
2002Nachts im ParkHansenFilm
2002Ballett ist ausgefallenFilm
2001Heart Over HeadDirk BachmannFilm
2001Babykram ist MännersacheMalteFilm
2001Vorspiel mit NachspielJan QuinnFilm
2000Forbidden Desire - I Love My StudentBen SimonFilm
2000Kiss Me, FrogPrinz DietbertFilm
2000FriendsSpeedyFilm
20003 Tage 44AlbertFilm
2000Spuk im Reich der SchattenTorsten · 4 episodesSeries
1999TV totalSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1999Volle KanneSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1999BeckmannSelfSeries
1999Deutscher FernsehpreisSelfSeries
1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelfSeries
1998Spuk aus der GruftTorstenFilm
1998Ein Mann fällt nicht vom HimmelDieterFilm
1998SiskaBenny Daum, Sebastian FreeseSeries
1997Changing SkinsFilm
1997TaffselfSeries
1997Leute heuteSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1997Tietjen und BommesSelfSeries
1996Zimmer frei!SelfSeries
1995Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauenIngo TaschkeSeries
1995Goldene HenneSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1994ÄrzteSeries
1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
1991DAS!SelfSeries
1990Romy AwardSelfSeries
1989ZDF-MittagsmagazinSelfSeries
1984Goldene KameraSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1981Wetten, dass..?Self · 3 episodesSeries
1979NDR Talk ShowSelf · 7 episodesSeries
1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelfSeries
1976Kölner TreffSelfSeries
1971Polizeiruf 110Daniel CrossSeries
1970Scene of the CrimeJacky Bräutigam, Balthasar StaupenSeries
1964Grimme AwardSelfSeries
1948BambiSelf · 2 episodesSeries
—Bike Me UpBerlin SegmentFilm
—Play DeadFilm
—MisterFilm
Directing (7)
2017You Are WantedDirectorSeries
2015The MannyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2014Joy of FatherhoodDirectorFilm
2013Break Up ManDirector, ProducerFilm
2011What a ManDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
—Go WestDirector, ProducerFilm
—Bike Me UpDirectorFilm
Production (12)
2025The Life of WishesProducerFilm
2021Army of ThievesProducer, DirectorFilm
2020ResistanceProducerFilm
2020TakeoverProducerFilm
2018100 ThingsProducerFilm
2018Hot DogProducerFilm
2018VielmachglasProducerFilm
2016The Most Beautiful DayProducerFilm
2016Jack the Ripper: The London SlasherProducerFilm
2015Highway to HellasProducerFilm
2013Frau EllaProducerFilm
—I AM AIProducerFilm