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Matthias Schweighöfer (German: [maˈtiːas ˈʃvaɪkˌhøːfɐ] (listen); born 11 March 1981) is a German actor, voice actor, film director, and producer.

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Matthias Schweighöfer
Schweighöfer at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival
Born	(1981-03-11) 11 March 1981 (age 41) Anklam, East Germany
Occupation	Actor filmmaker
Years active	1997–present
Children	2

Early life

Born in Anklam, Western Pomerania, Schweighöfer attended Berlin's renowned acting school Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, but dropped out after one year.[1] Nevertheless, the son of actors[2] had already worked with established directors such as Peter Greenaway.

Career

His first role in a feature film was Raus aus der Haut (1997), directed by Andreas Dresen. In the following years, he appeared in projects such as Soloalbum (2003), Off Beat (2004), Eight Miles High (2007) and Rabbit Without Ears.[1] Schweighöfer portrayed Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Herber in Valkyrie, a 2008 film dramatizing the failed 20 July assassination and political coup plot to kill Adolf Hitler. The international release of Valkyrie and the all-star cast (including Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Terence Stamp and Bill Nighy) not only allowed Schweighöfer to be recognized abroad, it provided an opportunity for him to be cast in other English speaking roles.

In 2009, Schweighöfer founded the fashion label German Garment with TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt.[3]

In 2010, he made his debut as film director with the romantic comedy What a Man, followed in 2013 by his second movie Break Up Man [de]. In 2017, he directed, produced and played the lead role in You Are Wanted, Amazon Studios' first non-English-language TV series.[4][5]

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.[6][7]

In 2021/2022, he took on the role of real-life music producer Frank Fahrian in the biopic Girl You Know It's True about the scandalous pop duo Milli Vanilli, written and directed by Simon Verhoeven, produced by Wiedemann & Berg Film.[8] The film is set to be released theatrically by Leonine in 2023.[9]

Personal life

Between 2004 and 2012, Schweighöfer dated Ani Schromm, and they got together again in the summer of 2013. They have a daughter born in 2009 and a son born in 2014.[10] They separated and as of 2019, he has been in a relationship with his Army of Thieves co-star Ruby O. Fee.[11] Schweighöfer currently^[when?] lives in Berlin.

Awards

• 2000: German Television Prize – Promotional Award for the performance in Verbotenes Verlangen
• 2002: Günter Strack TV Award – Best Young Actor for the performance in Tatort - Gewaltfieber
• 2003: Golden Camera – "Curt Jürgens Memorial Camera" for best newcomer and performances in Die Freunde der Freunde & Soloalbum
• 2003: Adolf Grimme Award – For the performance in Die Freunde der Freunde
• 2003: New Faces Award – Best Actor
• 2004: Bavarian Film Award – Best Young Actor
• 2004: Baden-Baden TV and Film Festival – Special award for the outstanding performances in Baal and Cold Spring
• 2005: Undine Award – Best Young Actor (TV) for the performance in Schiller
• 2006: DIVA-Award – Best Actor for the performances in Kammerflimmern, Schiller and Polly Blue Eyes
• 2007: Undine Award – Best Young Actor (feature film) for the performance in Eight Miles High
• 2007: Bambi Award – Film – National – Male
• 2009: Golden Camera – Best German Actor for the performance in The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki
• 2010: Jupiter Award – Best Male Actor (TV) for his performance in The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki
• 2011: GQ Man of the Year – Film National

Selected filmography

Director

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
2011	What a Man	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Break Up Man [de]	Yes	Yes	No
2014	Joy of Fatherhood	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	The Manny	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	You Are Wanted	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Army of Thieves	Yes	Yes	No

Actor

Theatre

• 2004: One, Two, Three – Otto Ludwig Pfiffl, Hebbel Theatre, Berlin
• 2007: North, directed by Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, Berlin

Audiobooks

• 2008: Slam by Nick Hornby, ISBN 978-3867178600
• 2008: Die Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler, ISBN 978-3829122092

References

External links

• Matthias Schweighöfer at IMDb 
• Matthias Schweighöfer at the German Dubbing Card Index
• Matthias Schweighöfer at Players Agency
• Schweighöfer at german-films.de
• Rubbeldiekatz Videointerview (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer (* 11. März 1981 in Anklam) ist ein deutscher Schauspieler, Synchronsprecher, Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent und Sänger. Er ist einer der Gründer der Filmproduktionsgesellschaft Pantaleon Films.

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- [en] Matthias Schweighöfer

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[es] Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer (Anklam, República Democrática Alemana, 11 de marzo de 1981) es un actor alemán de teatro, cine y televisión.

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[ru] Швайгхёфер, Маттиас

Матти́ас Шва́йгхёфер (нем. Matthias Schweighöfer; род. 11 марта 1981 года, Анклам, ГДР) — немецкий актёр, режиссёр, продюсер и сценарист.

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