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Matthias Schweighöfer

Actor • Born 1981

Matthias Schweighöfer

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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 appeared as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film Valkyrie. In 2021, Schweighöfer appeared in the Netflix film Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder, as Ludwig Dieter. He reprised his role in the prequel film, Army of Thieves, which he also directed. In 2023, he appeared as German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg in Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller  Oppenheimer, about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthias Schweighöfer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Scene of the Crime posterScene of the CrimeSeries • 1970Polizeiruf 110 posterPolizeiruf 110Series • 1971Oppenheimer posterOppenheimerMovie • 2023Elio posterElioMovie • 2025Siska posterSiskaSeries • 1998Army of the Dead posterArmy of the DeadMovie • 2021Valkyrie posterValkyrieMovie • 2008Heart of Stone posterHeart of StoneMovie • 2023Army of Thieves posterArmy of ThievesMovie • 2021Family Switch posterFamily SwitchMovie • 2023Ärzte posterÄrzteSeries • 1994Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen posterDr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauenSeries • 1995Vanished posterVanishedSeries • 2026The Swimmers posterThe SwimmersMovie • 2022You Are Wanted posterYou Are WantedSeries • 2017Brick posterBrickMovie • 2025Robinson Crusoe posterRobinson CrusoeMovie • 2016Kursk posterKurskMovie • 2018Kokowääh 2 posterKokowääh 2Movie • 2013Resistance posterResistanceMovie • 2020Amrum posterAmrumMovie • 2025The Red Baron posterThe Red BaronMovie • 2008FearDotCom posterFearDotComMovie • 2002Rabbit Without Ears 2 posterRabbit Without Ears 2Movie • 2009