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Jannik Schümann

Date of birth: 1992-07-22

Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: یانیک شومان

Jannik Schümann

Biography

Jannik Schümann is a German actor, musical performer, and voice actor. He studied English Studies and Media Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, where he wrote his bachelor thesis on queer-coding in Disney films. Schümann lives in Berlin with his partner Felix Kruck; they announced their engagement in March 2024. He began his TV career in 2003 with The Rescue Pilots. He had roles in A Life So Far Away (2007) and Tatort: Love Hunger (2007). In 2011, he gained wider recognition by playing Henry in the TV movie Homevideo and made his film debut in Barbara (2012) as Mario. That same year, he played the principal’s son in Middle Maturity. In 2015 he starred as Finn Wilke in My Son Helen (2015). He played the role of Nicholas in the film adaptation of Andreas Steinhöfel’s bestselling novel Center of My World (2016). And he's played Nikolaus Tanz in The Diplomat since 2016. Other appearances include Monster Hunter (2020), Tribes of Europa (2021), and Charité at War (2019).

Movie Credits

Die Kinder von Blankenese
3

Die Kinder von Blankenese

2010-11-17

Tamar, Josef, Bracha and Wolfgang survived the persecution and the camps. May 1945. The children do

Homevideo
3.3

Homevideo

2011-08-18

Shy, sensitive high school outsider Jakob Moormann is miserably lacking immaterial support at home,

Superhero
3.5

Superhero

2020-02-09

Mittlere Reife
0.5

Mittlere Reife

2012-09-18

Having trouble coping with school and their teachers, five students are sent to after school detenti

The Inventive Lady
2

The Inventive Lady

2013-01-25

After a failed relationship, Alexandra Fuchs does not want to meet men anymore. But when she meets h

Spieltrieb
2.6

Spieltrieb

2013-10-10

A tangled drama of cruelty and manipulation, attraction and love.

Tage des letzten Schnees
3.6

Tage des letzten Schnees

2019-08-31

A chief commissioner investigates the murder of a young woman and a fatal car accident. Apparently t

Chantal in Fairyland
2.9

Chantal in Fairyland

2024-03-28

Chantal is at the beginning of her career as an influencer when she steps through a mirror and finds

The Cold Truth
3.8

The Cold Truth

2015-03-23

On a freezing November night, a young doctor accidentally runs over and kills an 18-year old boy. Th

Call Me Helen
2.9

Call Me Helen

2015-04-22

Is. This. My. Son? No matter how often Tobias Wilke poses this question, there's always only one ans

Katie Fforde - Das Meer in dir
2.9

Katie Fforde - Das Meer in dir

2014-04-27

Marie Franklin has erased all memories of her past. She wants nothing and no one to remind her of th

Die drei Federn
2

Die drei Federn

2014-12-26

On the advice of his chief counsel Julius, old Lord Gundolf offers the throne to whichever of his so

Center of My World
3.5

Center of My World

2016-11-10

A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the ou

WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee
2.5

WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee

2009-11-10

Arizona, 1869. Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to put an end to the practices of the unscrupulous C

LenaLove
2.6

LenaLove

2016-09-22

Set in your average suburban town, a young girl suddenly disappears after being in contact with a st

Godless Youth
3.1

Godless Youth

2017-08-31

German students compete to enter one of the country's elite schools.

High Society
3.1

High Society

2017-09-14

Two girls from very different social backgrounds discover, at the age of 25, that they had been swit

Taxi
2.8

Taxi

2015-08-20

Hamburg, mid 80s, Alex is a cabby. The sound is hard, pubs are dark and loud, people constantly argu

Die Hebamme II
3

Die Hebamme II

2016-02-16

In the second part of the historical thriller, midwife Gesa succeeds in becoming the first female me

Garmischer Bergspitzen
2.1

Garmischer Bergspitzen

2010-12-10

Chocolatier Karl Sailer unexpectedly loses his job in Hamburg and his wife also becomes unemployed.

Jesus Cries
1.5

Jesus Cries

2015-10-24

JESUS CRIES is a modern adaptation of the New Testament. The story is set in a fictitious metropolis

Submergence
2.8

Submergence

2017-09-22

While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland

Barbara
3.6

Barbara

2012-03-08

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying

Close to the Horizon
3.9

Close to the Horizon

2019-10-10

Jessica knows exactly what her life is supposed to look like and where it takes her. But then she me

The Aftermath
3.2

The Aftermath

2019-03-01

In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg dur

9 Days Awake
3

9 Days Awake

2020-03-15

“9 Days Awake”, the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Eric Stehfest. Jannik Schümann plays E

Monster Hunter
3.3

Monster Hunter

2020-12-03

A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful mon

Your Color
1.8

Your Color

2021-02-22

A friendship is tested when two young men leave their German hometown for a freer life in majestic B

Cyberpunk Romance
3

Cyberpunk Romance

2025-10-23

The future is here: via so-called ports—USB-like connections on the head—human brains can be directl

Die drei ??? – Toteninsel
3.5

Die drei ??? – Toteninsel

2026-01-22

The three investigators want to go on a road trip during their vacation, but just as they are about