Matthias Schweighöfer

Born: 1981-03-11, Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany [now Germany]

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 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.

Filmography

• Oppenheimer (2023)
• Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
• Elio (2025)
• Vanished (2026)
• Circus Halligalli (2013)
• Siska (1998)
• Army of the Dead (2021)
• Heart of Stone (2023)
• Valkyrie (2008)
• Army of Thieves (2021)
• Army of Thieves (2021)
• Brick (2025)
• Family Switch (2023)
• Dr. Stefan Frank - Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen (1995)
• The Swimmers (2022)
• Kursk (2018)
• Kalter Frühling (2004)
• Amrum (2025)
• Resistance (2020)
• Der rote Baron (2008)
• Keinohrhasen (2007)
• Kokowääh 2 (2013)
• Zweiohrküken (2009)
• The Conjuring: First Communion (2027)
• Der geilste Tag (2016)
• Das Leben der Wünsche (2025)
• Der Nanny (2015)
• Der Nanny (2015)
• 100 Dinge (2018)
• Schiller (2005)