Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

actor, producer, director

Matthias Schweighöfer was born on Mar 11, 1981 in Germany]. Matthias Schweighöfer's big-screen debut came with Changing Skins directed by Andreas Dresen in 1997, strarring . Matthias Schweighöfer is known for The Swimmers directed by Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer stars as Sven and Manal Issa as Sara Mardini. Matthias Schweighöfer has got 19 awards and 16 nominations so far. The most recent award Matthias Schweighöfer achieved is Golden Hen Awards, Germany. The upcoming new movie Matthias Schweighöfer plays is Heart of Stone which will be released on Aug 11, 2023.

Matthias Schweighöfer is one of the most successful German actors. Born into a family of actors, he soon knew he belonged in front of a camera, too. His parents, the theatre actors Gitta Schweighöfer and Michael Schweighöfer, often took him to some of their rehearsals, so he later participated in his high school's drama group in Chemnitz, Germany. After his graduation, he went to Berlin, where he is still living. His first role in a feature film was Raus aus der Haut (1997), directed by Andreas Dresen. In the following years, he appeared in critically acclaimed projects such as Soloalbum (2003), La ligne de coeur (2004) or Das wilde Leben (2007), which brought him several important awards. In 2011 he built up the production company PANTALEON ENTERTAIMENT, together with Dan Maag. Matthias Schweighöfer is known for his latest movies like _Der geilste Tag (2016)_, _Der Nanny (2015)_ und _Vaterfreuden (2014)_. Furthermore he produced, directed and played the leading role in the first German-language Amazon Original Series _You Are Wanted (2017)_. The first season was launched in over 200 countries and in 6 different languages. In 2017, he also launched his debut Album "Lachen Weinen Tanzen".

  • Birthday

    Mar 11, 1981
  • Place of Birth

    Anklam, East Germany [now Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany]
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Known For

Awards

19 wins & 16 nominations

Golden Hen Awards, Germany
2016
Acting
Winner - Golden Hen
Der geilste Tag (2016)
2012
Acting
Winner - Golden Hen
Jupiter Award
2015
Most Successful Feature Film
Winner - Jupiter Award
2015
Best German Actor
Winner - Jupiter Award
2012
Best German Film
Winner - Jupiter Award
2012
Best German Actor
Winner - Jupiter Award
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