About
Ulrich Matthes was born in Berlin. He studied acting in the early 1980's in Berlin under Else Bongers. Ulrich Matthes studied German and English, because he really wanted to become a teacher, so he also took private acting lessons during his studies. His first engagement brought him to the Vereinigte Bühnen in Krefeld, where he played the title role in "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg". Later he came to Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, the Bavarian State Theatre, the Munich Studio Theater and the Schaubühne place. Since the 2004/2005 season, he is member of the ensemble at Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the 2004 movieThe Ninth Day, he plays Fr. Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau. In 2005 he was voted "Actor of the Year" by 'Theater heute' magazine for his performance in Edward Albees' "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Ulrich Matthes has also dubbed many American actors such...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
The Old FoxSeries • 1977
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
DerrickSeries • 1974
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
Das BootSeries • 2018
23 000 LivesMovie • 2026
DownfallMovie • 2004
A Hidden LifeMovie • 2019
Munich - The Edge of WarMovie • 2021
The Story of My WifeMovie • 2021
The NotebookMovie • 2013
Cracks in the ShellMovie • 2012
Aimée & JaguarMovie • 1999
Open the WallMovie • 2014
Calm at SeaMovie • 2012
The Ninth DayMovie • 2004
Winter SleepersMovie • 1997
Neue Vahr SüdMovie • 2010