Matthias Schweighöfer


Matthias Schweighöfer is a German actor, voice actor, film director, and producer.

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. Nevertheless, the son of actors had already worked with established directors such as Peter Greenaway and Marianne.

Career

His first role in a feature film was , directed by Andreas Dresen. In the following years, he appeared in critically acclaimed projects such as Soloalbum, Off Beat, Das wilde Leben and Keinohrhasen. 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 not only allowed Schweighöfer to be recognized abroad, it provided an opportunity for him to be cast in other English speaking roles. In 2010 Schweighöfer made his debut as film director with the romantic comedy What a Man, followed in 2013 by his second movie Schlussmacher.
In 2009 he founded the fashion label German Garment with TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt.
In 2017 he directed, produced and played the lead role in You Are Wanted, Amazon Studios' first non-English-language TV series.

Personal life

Between 2004 and 2012 Schweighöfer dated Ani Schromm, and they got together again in the summer of 2013. They have a daughter, Greta and a son, Valentin. He currently lives in Berlin.

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