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Matthias Schweighöfer

Date of birth: 1981-03-11

Place of birth: Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]

Known for: Acting

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.

Movie Credits

Eight Miles High
3.1

Eight Miles High

2007-02-01

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement

Valkyrie
3.5

Valkyrie

2008-12-25

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native German

Family Switch
3.2

Family Switch

2023-11-30

When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, thei

Off Beat
3

Off Beat

2004-09-11

Traumatised paramedic looks for the woman of his dreams.

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
3.3

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

2003-09-24

The story of a group of contemporary young people, growing up in well-to-do small-town

The Young Schiller
2.1

The Young Schiller

2005-04-29

The young Friedrich Schiller begins his life as a poet with a dramatic escape. After the sensational

3 Tage 44
0

3 Tage 44

2000-01-01

Because the war is not for him, the young soldier Albert deserts. He wants to wait out the end of Wo

Rabbit Without Ears
3.1

Rabbit Without Ears

2007-12-01

Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to wo

The Red Baron
3.3

The Red Baron

2008-03-29

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes f

Soloalbum
2.8

Soloalbum

2003-03-26

Ben is a young editor for a famous german music magazine in the mid 90's. His life is falling apart

Friendship!
3.1

Friendship!

2010-01-13

A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years a

Combat 16
3

Combat 16

2005-01-19

16 year-old Georg is forced to leave his home in the West, which means saying goodbye to his two lov

Nachts im Park
3.3

Nachts im Park

2002-03-14

After the sudden death of his wife, heart surgeon Dr. Steffen Hennings becomes increasingly withdraw

Baal
2.6

Baal

2004-05-11

Baal, a young artist whom society regards as a genius, does not want to be monopolized by the cultur

The Architect
2.6

The Architect

2008-10-23

Accepting a prize, architect Georg Winter explains that an architect has the good fortune of measuri

Der blaue Affe
2.3

Der blaue Affe

2006-10-06

A short movie about people trying to forget about their everyday life in the Weimarer Republik. But

12 Paces without a Head
3

12 Paces without a Head

2009-12-10

The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a

Polly Blue Eyes
3

Polly Blue Eyes

2005-11-01

Polly, a 20-year-old released from juvenile detention, wants to lead an honest life away from her pe

Woman in Love
3

Woman in Love

2011-12-15

An actor's career takes a "Tootsie"-like turn when he lets himself be cast as a woman in a movie.

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
3

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben

2009-04-10

The film tells the early life story of Marcel Reich-Ranicki, who was born in Wloclawek, Poland in 19

3nity
2.9

3nity

2010-10-21

Hage, the Holy Spirit, is writing a musical, when Jesus returns to earth at Christmas to prepare the

What a Man
2.7

What a Man

2011-08-25

What a man is a comedy that tells the story of a young professor, Alex (Matthias Schweighofer), who

Heart Over Head
3.1

Heart Over Head

2001-10-06

Jakob, an 18-year-old boy, comes back to Frankfurt after he left after his mothers death one year ag

Friends of Friends
2.8

Friends of Friends

2002-07-06

Dominik Graf relocates the story of the same name by Henry James from the 19th century to the year 2

Fata Morgana
3.1

Fata Morgana

2007-08-16

A spontaneous trip by jeep into the Moroccan desert turns into a nightmare for the young couple, Dan

Heart of Stone
3.4

Heart of Stone

2023-08-09

An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from steal

Russendisko
2.7

Russendisko

2012-03-28

Three young Russian friends, who move from Moscow to Berlin in a lucky wave of emigration right afte

Break Up Man
3

Break Up Man

2013-01-10

BREAK UP MAN is an odd couple road movie and tells the story of Henri, who works for a break up agen

Kokowääh 2
3

Kokowääh 2

2013-01-27

Who said a patchwork family is without problems? Two years after the turbulence of Kokowääh, everyda

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler
2.4

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler

2000-01-18

(Television) melodrama about an established, happily married teacher who falls in love with one of h

An Old Maid
3.2

An Old Maid

2007-10-24

Henriette lives alone in a luxurious old apartment in Wiesbaden, which she inherited from her parent

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
2.8

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick

2013-09-26

The no-ear bunny can do everything just as well as the other bunnies. But because he has no ears, no

Joy of Fatherhood
3.1

Joy of Fatherhood

2014-02-06

A sperm donor becomes impotent - and so he searches for the woman, who got his sperm, to become a fa

Frau Ella
3.2

Frau Ella

2013-10-17

A young man goes on a road trip with an old lady he saves from a hospital.

Kiss Me, Frog
2.8

Kiss Me, Frog

2000-12-26

Modern version of The Frog King. Out of an impulse, 15-year-old Anna kisses a frog which then turns

Male Mistakes
3

Male Mistakes

2014-04-24

Daniel and Thomas are two friends who are trying to catch girls in various therapy groups.

Rabbit Without Ears 2
2.9

Rabbit Without Ears 2

2009-11-24

Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is ver

Cold Spring
1.9

Cold Spring

2004-03-12

A rebellious young woman is thrown out by her wealthy, but marbly parents and gets into a nightmare

Oppenheimer
4

Oppenheimer

2023-07-19

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

The Manny
3.1

The Manny

2015-03-26

Young industrialist Clemens Klina doesn't have time for his children and accidentally hires a man wh

Ballett ist ausgefallen
0

Ballett ist ausgefallen

2002-02-08

The 10-year-old Elisa skips her dull ballet lessons to visit ice-cream parlor Dolomiti where teenage

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
3.1

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched

2014-12-25

When robbers hit Falkenstein castle, teen witch Bibi and pal Tina hunt for the crooks, then devise a

Night Train
2.8

Night Train

2009-04-15

Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin.

Girl You Know It's True
3.6

Girl You Know It's True

2023-12-06

Dancers Pilatus and Morvan rise to fame in the late 80's who become stars with No.1 hits and won a G

Four Against the Bank
3

Four Against the Bank

2016-12-25

After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plo

Spuk aus der Gruft
3.8

Spuk aus der Gruft

1998-11-11

The young Friedrich Freiherr von Kuhlbanz died almost 300 years ago, but he is cursed beyond death.

Amrum
3.8

Amrum

2025-10-09

Amrum Island, Spring 1945. In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous

Babykram ist Männersache
1.9

Babykram ist Männersache

2001-01-17

Arne and his younger brother Malte run the scrapyard they inherited from their parents on the outski

The Most Beautiful Day
3.5

The Most Beautiful Day

2016-02-25

The overambitious pianist Andi and the more laid back Benno have one thing in common: They will both

Robinson Crusoe
2.9

Robinson Crusoe

2016-02-04

On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradis

Bike Me Up
0

Bike Me Up

Six filmmakers take part in this anthology film which cross six European cities, celebrating the loc

Hamlet_X
2.1

Hamlet_X

2003-06-21

A great mosaic, a labyrinth of scenes, dialogue splinters, interviews, portraits of people surroundi

Happy End
0

Happy End

2005-02-14

The Life of Wishes
0

The Life of Wishes

2025-11-13

Felix is at an impasse in his family life and his job. His wife Bianca wants a separation, his child

Hot Dog
2.8

Hot Dog

2018-01-18

A pair of Tactical Units Police Officers from different walks of life come together to rescue an amb

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood
0

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood

2012-09-15

Hut in the Woods
3.5

Hut in the Woods

2011-10-07

Two misfit males, one man-child, one boy, find each other, building a small cabin in the woods to cr

FearDotCom
1.9

FearDotCom

2002-08-09

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash y

Bullyparade: The Movie
2.6

Bullyparade: The Movie

2017-08-17

A multi-episode movie based on the skit TV show "bullyparade".

Kursk
3.3

Kursk

2018-11-07

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accid

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
0

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017

2017-12-25

Vielmachglas
3

Vielmachglas

2018-03-08

Marleen is in her early 20s, works in a movie theater, still lives at home and is somehow aimless. H

Mein Vater die Tunte
4.5

Mein Vater die Tunte

2001-06-13

A homosexual couple in Berlin, one of whom has a fervent desire to adopt, discovers that the other a

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel
1

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel

1998-01-01

100 Things
3.3

100 Things

2018-12-06

Best friends Toni and Paul decide to relinquish all of their belongings for 100 days, whereby they r

Friends
2.6

Friends

2000-01-01

Nils, Tayfun and Caro were best friends as children. When love came along later, the friendship fell

Changing Skins
2.8

Changing Skins

1997-09-24

Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.

Must Love Death
1.9

Must Love Death

2009-10-25

Disappointed by love, suicidal Norman arranges to meet some like-minded people. But when he arrives

Lulu
1.5

Lulu

2006-03-27

Everyone is addicted to Lulu. As a symbol of the seductress, she drags everyone around her into the

Resistance
3.5

Resistance

2020-03-27

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resist

Army of the Dead
3.1

Army of the Dead

2021-05-14

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing

Army of Thieves
3.4

Army of Thieves

2021-10-29

A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-s

The Swimmers
3.7

The Swimmers

2022-11-24

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting th

Creating an Army of the Dead
3

Creating an Army of the Dead

2021-05-21

Zack Snyder and his Army of the Dead team dive into the film's wild stunts, groundbreaking effects a

Hinterland
3.1

Hinterland

2021-10-07

Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War,

Brick
2.9

Brick

2025-07-02

When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite

Play Dead
0

Play Dead

Described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Plot TBA.

Elio
3.5

Elio

2025-06-18

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he mu