DesiMDB
Matthias Schweighöfer

Acting

Matthias Schweighöfer

EN, DE cinema · 85 credits

Born

11 March 1981 (age 45)

Birthplace

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

Also known as ماتیاس شوایگهوفر

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

Filmography

Bike Me Up

Bike Me Up

ENNot rated

as Berlin Segment, Director

Play Dead

Play Dead

ENNot rated

Actor

Mister poster

Mister

ENNot rated

Actor

Go West

Go West

ENNot rated

Producer, Director

I AM AI

I AM AI

ENNot rated

Producer

The Conjuring: First Communion poster

The Conjuring: First Communion

EN · 2027Not rated

Actor

Amrum poster

Amrum

DE · 20257.2

as Uncle Theo

The Life of Wishes poster

The Life of Wishes

DE · 20255.4

as Felix, Producer

Brick poster

Brick

DE · 20255.8

as Tim

Elio poster

Elio

EN · 20256.9

as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Family Switch poster

Family Switch

EN · 20236.4

as Rolf

Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone

EN · 20236.7

as Jack of Hearts

Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer

EN · 20238.0

as Werner Heisenberg

Girl You Know It's True poster

Girl You Know It's True

DE · 20237.4

as Frank Farian

The Swimmers poster

The Swimmers

EN · 20227.4

as Sven

Army of the Dead poster

Army of the Dead

EN · 20216.2

as Ludwig Dieter

Army of Thieves poster

Army of Thieves

EN · 20216.8

as Ludwig Dieter, Producer, Director

Creating an Army of the Dead poster

Creating an Army of the Dead

EN · 20216.1

as Self

Hinterland poster

Hinterland

DE · 20216.2

as Josef

Resistance poster

Resistance

EN · 20207.0

as Klaus Barbie, Producer

Takeover poster

Takeover

DE · 20205.7

Producer

Hot Dog poster

Hot Dog

DE · 20185.6

as Theo Ransoff, Producer

Kursk poster

Kursk

EN · 20186.6

as Pavel Sonin

Vielmachglas poster

Vielmachglas

DE · 20185.9

as Erik Ruge, Producer

100 Things poster

100 Things

DE · 20186.6

as Anton Katz, Producer

Bullyparade: The Movie poster

Bullyparade: The Movie

DE · 20175.3

Actor

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 poster

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017

DE · 2017Not rated

as Self

Four Against the Bank poster

Four Against the Bank

DE · 20165.9

as Max

The Most Beautiful Day poster

The Most Beautiful Day

DE · 20167.0

as Andi, Producer

Robinson Crusoe poster

Robinson Crusoe

DE · 20165.8

as Robinson Crusoe (voice)

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher poster

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher

DE · 20166.9

Producer

The Manny poster

The Manny

DE · 20156.3

as Clemens, Director, Producer, Writer

Highway to Hellas poster

Highway to Hellas

DE · 20155.5

Producer

Joy of Fatherhood poster

Joy of Fatherhood

DE · 20146.1

as Felix, Director

Male Mistakes poster

Male Mistakes

DE · 20146.0

as Partygast

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched poster

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched

DE · 20146.2

as Prinz Charming

Break Up Man poster

Break Up Man

DE · 20135.9

as Paul Voigt, Director, Producer

Kokowääh 2 poster

Kokowääh 2

DE · 20136.0

as Matthias Schweighöfer

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick poster

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick

DE · 20135.5

as Fuchs (voice)

Frau Ella poster

Frau Ella

DE · 20136.5

as Sascha, Producer

Russendisko poster

Russendisko

DE · 20125.4

as Wladimir Kaminer

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood poster

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood

DE · 2012Not rated

as self

Woman in Love poster

Woman in Love

DE · 20115.9

as Alex Honk

What a Man poster

What a Man

DE · 20115.3

as Alex, Director, Screenplay, Producer

Hut in the Woods poster

Hut in the Woods

DE · 20117.1

as Matze

Friendship! poster

Friendship!

DE · 20106.3

as Tom

3nity poster

3nity

DE · 20105.7

as Christl

12 Paces without a Head poster

12 Paces without a Head

DE · 20095.9

as Gödeke Michels

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben poster

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben

DE · 20096.1

as Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Rabbit Without Ears 2 poster

Rabbit Without Ears 2

DE · 20095.8

as Moritz

Night Train poster

Night Train

EN · 20095.6

as Frankie

Must Love Death poster

Must Love Death

EN · 20093.9

as Fan 2

Valkyrie poster

Valkyrie

EN · 20087.0

as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando

The Red Baron poster

The Red Baron

DE · 20086.7

as Baron Manfred von Richthofen

The Architect poster

The Architect

DE · 20085.3

as Jan Winter

Eight Miles High poster

Eight Miles High

DE · 20076.2

as Rainer Langhans

Rabbit Without Ears poster

Rabbit Without Ears

DE · 20076.1

as Moritz

Fata Morgana poster

Fata Morgana

DE · 20076.2

as Daniel

An Old Maid poster

An Old Maid

DE · 20076.5

as Felix

Der blaue Affe

2006

Der blaue Affe

EN · 20064.5

as Laurin

Lulu poster

Lulu

DE · 20064.0

as Jack

The Young Schiller poster

The Young Schiller

DE · 20054.8

as Friedrich Schiller

Combat 16 poster

Combat 16

DE · 20056.2

as Daniel

Polly Blue Eyes poster

Polly Blue Eyes

DE · 20056.8

as Ronald 'Ronny' Helske

Happy End poster

Happy End

DE · 20059.0

Actor

Off Beat poster

Off Beat

DE · 20046.2

as Crash

Baal poster

Baal

DE · 20045.2

as Baal

Cold Spring poster

Cold Spring

DE · 20044.2

as Ben Lüders

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt poster

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt

DE · 20036.3

as Felix

Soloalbum poster

Soloalbum

DE · 20035.5

as Ben

Hamlet_X poster

Hamlet_X

DE · 20034.8

as Osric

Nachts im Park poster

Nachts im Park

DE · 20027.7

as Hansen

Friends of Friends poster

Friends of Friends

DE · 20025.8

as Gregor

Ballett ist ausgefallen

2002

Ballett ist ausgefallen

DE · 20029.0

Actor

FearDotCom poster

FearDotCom

EN · 20023.9

as Dieter Schrader

Heart Over Head poster

Heart Over Head

DE · 20016.5

as Dirk Bachmann

Babykram ist Männersache poster

Babykram ist Männersache

DE · 20015.5

as Malte

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel poster

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel

DE · 20017.7

as Jan Quinn

3 Tage 44

2000

3 Tage 44

DE · 20007.0

as Albert

Forbidden Desire - I Love My Student poster

Forbidden Desire - I Love My Student

DE · 20005.2

as Ben Simon

Kiss Me, Frog poster

Kiss Me, Frog

DE · 20006.2

as Prinz Dietbert

Friends poster

Friends

EN · 20005.8

as Speedy

Spuk aus der Gruft poster

Spuk aus der Gruft

DE · 19988.0

as Torsten

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

1998

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

DE · 19983.7

as Dieter

Changing Skins poster

Changing Skins

DE · 19975.8

Actor