Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer is one of those guys who just refuses to be boxed in, and honestly I respect it. He's been Germany's sweetheart for years — genuinely charming, self-deprecating in interviews, and talented enough to earn the Berliner Bär back in 2013 — but then he goes and breaks into Hollywood in a big way with Army of the Dead, playing Ludwig Dieter with this goofy, lovable energy that completely steals the Zack Snyder zombie fest. He also won a Romy, which is basically the Austrian Oscar, so the German-speaking world has known he's the real deal for a long time. Growing up in Anklam in the former East Germany, putting in serious training at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, and then pivoting into directing and producing on top of acting — the ambition is just relentless in the best way.

Name (English)

Matthias Schweighöfer

Name (Japanese)

マティアス・シュヴァイクホファー

Reading

まてぃあす・しゅゔぁいくほふぁー

Born

March 11, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Occupation

actor / voice actor / entrepreneur / film director / film producer

Awards & achievements

• Romy
• 2013 Berliner Bär

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/matthiasschweighoefer/
• Xhttps://x.com/MSchweighoefer
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias%20Schweigh%C3%B6fer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9B%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64645

Tags

• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• actor
• voice actor
• entrepreneur

Last updated

2026-06-02

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