
Oliver Masucci
Department: Acting
Biography
Oliver Masucci (born December 6, 1968) is a German actor. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the satirical film Look Who's Back (2015) and as Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark (2017–2020). Other more recent film roles include Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), Day Shift (2022) and The Palace (2023). Masucci's performance as Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Enfant Terrible (2020) earned him the 2021 German Film Award (Lola) for Best Leading Actor. He also starred as Dr. Josef Bartok in the 2021 film adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s Schachnovelle, Chess Story, a performance that earned him the Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor.
Known For

Volcano
2009

The Palace
2023

Bad Director
2024

Look Who's Back
2015

Woodwalkers
2024

Andy
1992

Mordkommission Berlin 1
2015

Winnetou - A New World
2016

Woodwalkers 2
2026

Die vierte Gewalt
2016

Madrid
2003

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
2017

Deadly Leaks
2016

Crocodile Alert
2006

Was ihr wollt
2011

Playmaker
2018

Ein Dorf wehrt sich
2019

Magnificent Times
2018

Never Look Away
2018

Lysis
2019

Der Auftrag
2019

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
2019

Play
2019

Enfant Terrible
2020

The Royal Game
2021

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022

Day Shift
2022

Phantom of Belgrade
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Shelter Me
—

Speed Train
2025

Adam’s Eight
2026

Die Wache
1994

Die Wache
1994

Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015

The Girlfriend Experience
2016

Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995

Blood of the Templars
2004

Scene of the Crime
1970

Polizeiruf 110
1971

SOKO Köln
2003

One Trillion Dollars
2023

Leute heute
1997

The German Bronx
1997

4 Blocks
2017

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996

Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015

Grimme Award
1964

German Film Award
1951

The Swarm
2023

Shades of Guilt
2015

German Crime Story: Gefesselt
2023

Herrhausen - Der Herr des Geldes
2024

3 nach 9
1974

Dark
2017

Volle Kanne
1999

Tribes of Europa
2021

Brisant
1994

Tietjen und Bommes
1997

The German
2025

Kölner Treff
1976

King & Conqueror
2025