
Matthias Schweighöfer
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Eight Miles High
2007

Valkyrie
2008

Family Switch
2023

Off Beat
2004

Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt
2003

The Young Schiller
2005

3 Tage 44
2000

Rabbit Without Ears
2007

The Red Baron
2008

Soloalbum
2003

Friendship!
2010

Combat 16
2005

Nachts im Park
2002

The Architect
2008

Baal
2004

Der blaue Affe
2006

12 Paces without a Head
2009

Polly Blue Eyes
2005

Woman in Love
2011

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
2009

3nity
2010

What a Man
2011

Heart Over Head
2001

Friends of Friends
2002

Fata Morgana
2007

Heart of Stone
2023

Russendisko
2012

Break Up Man
2013

Kokowääh 2
2013

Verbotenes Verlangen - Ich liebe meinen Schüler
2000

An Old Maid
2007

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
2013

Joy of Fatherhood
2014

Frau Ella
2013

Kiss Me, Frog
2000

Male Mistakes
2014

Rabbit Without Ears 2
2009

Cold Spring
2004

Oppenheimer
2023

The Manny
2015

Ballett ist ausgefallen
2002

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
2014

Night Train
2009

Girl You Know It's True
2023

Four Against the Bank
2016

Spuk aus der Gruft
1998

Amrum
2025

Babykram ist Männersache
2001

The Most Beautiful Day
2016

Robinson Crusoe
2016

Bike Me Up
—

Hamlet_X
2003

Happy End
2005

The Life of Wishes
2025

Hot Dog
2018

Tim Sander goes to Hollywood
2012

Hut in the Woods
2011

FearDotCom
2002

Bullyparade: The Movie
2017

Kursk
2018

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
2017

Vielmachglas
2018

Vorspiel mit Nachspiel
2001

Ein Mann fällt nicht vom Himmel
1998

100 Things
2018

Friends
2000

Changing Skins
1997

Must Love Death
2009

Lulu
2006

Resistance
2020

Army of the Dead
2021

Army of Thieves
2021

The Swimmers
2022

Creating an Army of the Dead
2021

Hinterland
2021

Brick
2025

Play Dead
—

Elio
2025

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas
2018

Granaten wie wir
2009

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989

Scene of the Crime
1970

Polizeiruf 110
1971

Siska
1998

Siska
1998

Ärzte
1994

Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen
1995

Circus Halligalli
2013

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Scene of the Crime
1970

You Are Wanted
2017

German Television Award
1999

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Teamwork
2015

Spuk im Reich der Schatten
2000

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
2019

Die beste Show der Welt
2016

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011

Late Night Berlin
2018

Leute heute
1997

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
2021

Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie
2011

Im Leben von …
2012

Inas Nacht
2007

1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
2011

Krömer - Die internationale Show
2007

Grimme Award
1964

Goldene Kamera
1984

Bambi
1948

Romy Award
1990

Goldene Henne
1995

Bavarian Film Awards
1979

Volle Kanne
1999

Back to School – Gottschalks großes Klassentreffen
2014

Quizduell
2014

Zimmer frei!
1996

The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998

Markus Lanz
2008

Kölner Treff
1976

TV total
1999

DAS!
1991

NDR Talk Show
1979

Beckmann
1999

Dickes B
2007

Taff
1997

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004

Tietjen und Bommes
1997

Morgenmagazin
1992

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Vanished
2026

Experte für alles
2025