Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Matthias Schweighöfer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.2
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 16808
IMDb ID: nm0777788
Known for: Acting
Born: March 11, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2027
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.2
Wikidata: Q64645
Also known as
ماتیاس شوایگهوفر
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Director (5)Producer (11)
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 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.
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Movies
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Movies directed by Matthias Schweighöfer.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Matthias Schweighöfer.
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Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Matthias Schweighöfer.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Matthias Schweighöfer.
as Werner Heisenberg
Oppenheimer
2023 • Movie
as Sven
The Swimmers
2022 • Movie
as Frank Farian
Girl You Know It's True
2023 • Movie
as Theo
Amrum
2025 • Movie
Producer
The Most Beautiful Day
2016 • Movie
as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
Valkyrie
2008 • Movie
Producer
Resistance
2020 • Movie
as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
Elio
2025 • Movie
Producer
Army of Thieves
2021 • Movie
as Jack of Hearts
Heart of Stone
2023 • Movie
as Pavel Sonin
Kursk
2018 • Movie
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
The Red Baron
2008 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Matthias Schweighöfer.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Matthias Schweighöfer.
as Werner Heisenberg
Oppenheimer
2023 • Movie
as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
Elio
2025 • Movie
as Tim
Brick
2025 • Movie
as Ludwig Dieter
Army of the Dead
2021 • Movie
as SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando
Valkyrie
2008 • Movie
Producer
Army of Thieves
2021 • Movie
as Rolf
Family Switch
2023 • Movie
as Jack of Hearts
Heart of Stone
2023 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Matthias Schweighöfer.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Markus Lanz
2008 • Series
as Jacky Bräutigam • 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
1970 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Volle Kanne
1999 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Leute heute
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
DAS!
1991 • Series
as Daniel Cross • 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
1971 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Wetten, dass..?
1981 • Series
as Self • 7 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
as self • 1 eps
Taff
1997 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Matthias Schweighöfer.
Producer
The Life of Wishes
2025 • Movie
Producer
Army of Thieves
2021 • Movie
Producer
Takeover
2020 • Movie
Producer
Resistance
2020 • Movie
Producer
100 Things
2018 • Movie
Producer
Vielmachglas
2018 • Movie
Producer
Hot Dog
2018 • Movie
Producer
Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
2016 • Movie
Producer
The Most Beautiful Day
2016 • Movie
Producer
Highway to Hellas
2015 • Movie
Producer
Frau Ella
2013 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Matthias Schweighöfer.
Sep 9, 2027
The Conjuring: First Communion
2027 • Movie
as Felix
The Life of Wishes
2025 • Movie
as Theo
Amrum
2025 • Movie
as Tim
Brick
2025 • Movie
as Ambassador Tegmen (voice)
Elio
2025 • Movie
as Frank Farian
Girl You Know It's True
2023 • Movie
as Rolf
Family Switch
2023 • Movie
as Jack of Hearts
Heart of Stone
2023 • Movie
as Werner Heisenberg
Oppenheimer
2023 • Movie
as Sven
The Swimmers
2022 • Movie
as Ludwig Dieter
Army of Thieves
2021 • Movie
as Josef
Hinterland
2021 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Matthias Schweighöfer.
as Alex Durand • 4 eps
Vanished
2026 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Experte für alles
2025 • Series
as Self • 7 eps
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
2019 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas
2018 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Late Night Berlin
2018 • Series
as Lukas Franke • 12 eps
You Are Wanted
2017 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Die beste Show der Welt
2016 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Teamwork
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
5 eps
Circus Halligalli
2013 • Series