German actor, director, and producer

Matthias Schweighöfer (German: ; born 11 March 1981) is a German actor, voice actor, film director, and producer.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Awards
• 5 Selected filmography
• 6 Theatre
• 7 Audiobooks
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Early life

Born in Anklam, Western Pomerania, Schweighöfer attended Berlin's renowned acting school Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, but dropped out after one year. Nevertheless, the son of actors had already worked with established directors such as Peter Greenaway.

Career

His first role in a feature film was Raus aus der Haut (1997), directed by Andreas Dresen. In the following years, he appeared in projects such as Soloalbum (2003), Off Beat (2004), Eight Miles High (2007) and Rabbit Without Ears. Schweighöfer portrayed Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Herber in Valkyrie, a 2008 film dramatizing the failed 20 July **ination and political coup plot to kill Adolf Hitler. The international release of Valkyrie and the all-star cast (including Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Terence Stamp and Bill Nighy) not only allowed Schweighöfer to be recognized abroad, it provided an opportunity for him to be cast in other English speaking roles.

In 2009, Schweighöfer founded the fashion label German Garment with TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt.

In 2010, he made his debut as film director with the romantic comedy What a Man, followed in 2013 by his second movie Schlussmacher. In 2017, he directed, produced and played the lead role in You Are Wanted, Amazon Studios' first non-English-language TV series.

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.

Personal life

Between 2004 and 2012, Schweighöfer dated Ani Schromm, and they got together again in the summer of 2013. They have a daughter born in 2009 and a son born in 2014. They separated and as of 2019, he has been dating his Army of Thieves co-star Ruby O. Fee. Schweighöfer currently lives in Berlin.

Awards

Schweighöfer in 2008

• 2000: German Television Prize – Promotional Award for the performance in Verbotenes Verlangen
• 2002: Günter Strack TV Award – Best Young Actor for the performance in Tatort - Gewaltfieber
• 2003: Golden Camera – "Curt Jürgens Memorial Camera" for best newcomer and performances in Die Freunde der Freunde & Soloalbum
• 2003: Adolf Grimme Award – For the performance in Die Freunde der Freunde
• 2003: New Faces Award – Best Actor
• 2004: Bavarian Film Award – Best Young Actor
• 2004: Baden-Baden TV and Film Festival – Special award for the outstanding performances in Baal and Cold Spring
• 2005: Undine Award – Best Young Actor (TV) for the performance in Schiller
• 2006: DIVA-Award – Best Actor for the performances in Kammerflimmern, Schiller and Polly Blue Eyes
• 2007: Undine Award – Best Young Actor (feature film) for the performance in Eight Miles High
• 2007: Bambi Award – Film – National – Male
• 2009: Golden Camera – Best German Actor for the performance in The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki
• 2010: Jupiter Award – Best Male Actor (TV) for his performance in The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki
• 2011: GQ Man of the Year – Film National

Selected filmography

Director

Actor

• 1999: Dr. Stefan Frank, season 4, episode 10, als Ingo
• 2000: Trust Me (Freunde), as Speedy
• 2001: Heart Over Head: (Herz im Kopf), as Dirk
• 2002: Die Freunde der Freunde (TV film), as Gregor
• 2002: FeardotCom, as Dieter Schrader
• 2003: Soloalbum (Soloalbum), as Ben
• 2003: Die Kl*e von '99, as Felix
• 2004: Baal (TV film), as Baal
• 2004: Cold Spring (Kalter Frühling, TV film), as Ben
• 2004: Off Beat (Kammerflimmern), as Crash
• 2004: Gold – The Tulse Luper Suitcases
• 2005: Schiller (TV film), as Friedrich Schiller
• 2005: Polly Blue Eyes, as Ronny Helske
• 2006: Lulu (TV film), as Jack the Ripper
• 2007: Eight Miles High (Das wilde Leben), as Rainer Langhans
• 2007: Ein spätes Mädchen (TV film), as Felix
• 2007: Fata Morgana, as Daniel
• 2007: Rabbit Without Ears, as Moritz
• 2008: The Red Baron (Der rote Baron), as Manfred von Richthofen
• 2008: Valkyrie, as Lieutenant Herber
• 2009: The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki: (TV film), as Marcel Reich-Ranicki
• 2009: Night Train, as Frankie
• 2009: 12 Paces Without a Head, as Gottfried Michaelsen
• 2009: Rabbit Without Ears 2, as Moritz
• 2010: Friendship!, as Tom
• 2011: What a Man, as Alex Nowak
• 2011: Rubbeldiekatz, as Alexander Honk
• 2012: Russian Disco, as Wladimir
• 2013: Schlussmacher, as Paul Voigt
• 2013: Frau Ella, as Sascha
• 2013: Kokowääh 2, as himself
• 2014: Joy of Fatherhood, as Felix
• 2015: The Little Prince, as the Fox (German version)
• 2015: The Manny, as Clemens
• 2016: The Most Beautiful Day, as Andi
• 2016: Vier gegen die Bank, as Max
• 2017: The Price, as Jonas
• 2017: You Are Wanted (TV series), as Lukas Franke
• 2018: Hot Dog, as Theo
• 2018: Vielmachglas, as Erik Ruge
• 2018: 100 Dinge, as Toni Katz
• 2018: Kursk
• 2019: Playmobil: The Movie, as Rex Dasher (German version)
• 2020: Resistance, as Klaus Barbie
• 2021: Army of the Dead, as Ludwig Dieter
• 2021: Army of Thieves, as Ludwig Dieter/Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert
• 2022: The Swimmers
• 2023: Oppenheimer
• TBA: Heart of Stone

Theatre

• 2004: One, Two, Three – Otto Ludwig Pfiffl, Hebbel Theatre, Berlin
• 2007: North, directed by Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, Berlin

Audiobooks

• 2008: Slam by Nick Hornby, ISBN:978-3867178600
• 2008: Die Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler, ISBN:978-3829122092

References

External links

• Matthias Schweighöfer at IMDb:
• Matthias Schweighöfer at the German Dubbing Card Index
• Matthias Schweighöfer at Players Agency
• Schweighöfer at german-films.de
• Rubbeldiekatz Videointerview (in German)