
Sebastian Rudolph
Department: Acting
Biography
Sebastian Rudolph is a German actor, born October 21, 1968, in Berlin. Son of actress Hildegard Schmahl and director Niels-Peter Rudolph, he trained in acting in Hamburg. Known for portraying Michael Kahnwald in Netflix’s Dark (2017–2020), he has also appeared in films like The English Patient (1996), Never Look Away (2018), Stalingrad (1993), and various German theater, TV, and radio productions. He was a long-time ensemble member at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.
Known For

Manta - Der Film
1991

Stalingrad
1993

Der Pirat
1998

Overgames
2016

Mörderische Erpressung
2006

Three Wishes
2000

Piaffe
2023

Public Enemies
2014

Hamlet: This Is Your Family
2001

Zärtliche Erpresserin
1992

4 Kings
2015

Der Millionär und die Stripperin
2001

The English Patient
1996

Nur für einen Augenblick
2009

Deadly Leaks
2016

Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
2008

Götter in Weiß
2017

Whatever Happens Next
2018

Am Ende ist man tot
2018

Pelican Blood
2020

The Captain
2018

Coming In
1997

Downhill City
1999

Danowski - Blutapfel
2019

A Voluntary Year
2019

Duell der Richter
1999

Original Bliss
2016

The German Lesson
2019

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
2020

Geboren 1999
1992

Hello Again - A Wedding A Day
2020

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020

Die Räuber
2009

Hallo Spencer - Der Film
2024

MOBY DICK; or, The Whale
2022

Freaks
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December Evening
2025

Der letzte Zeuge
1998

Wolffs Revier
1992

Wolffs Revier
1992

Der Kriminalist
2006

Die Cleveren
1998

Der König
1994

Jury Trial
1995

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995

Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
1997

Finn Zehender
2011

A Case For Two
1981

Hamburg Dockland
2007

Hamburg Dockland
2007

Scene of the Crime
1970

Der Alte
1977

Dark
2017

Old Land
2020

Munich Games
2022

Schlosshotel Orth
1996

Polizeiruf 110
1971

Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
1997

MDR um 4
2014

Zugriff
1998

The Wall
2020

In Wahrheit
2017

Scene of the Crime
1970