Matthias Schweighfer Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

May 2024 · 11 minute read

Matthias Schweighöfer is a German actor, voice actor, singer, music composer, film director, and producer. He is known for his work in the German films The Red Baron (2008), The Manny (2015), and Hot Dog (2018), and American films Valkyrie (2008) and Army of the Dead (2021).

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Wiki/Biography

Matthias Schweighöfer was born on Wednesday, March 11, 1981 (age 40 years; as of 2021), in Anklam town in the Western Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. His zodiac sign is Pisces. In 1984, when he was three years old, his parents separated, and he moved with his mother to Frankfurt and later to Chemnitz. At the same time, he lived on weekends with his father in Berlin. He did his schooling at Dr.-Wilhelm-André Gymnasium, a gymnasium school in Chemnitz, Germany. He attended Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin, but dropped out from the art school a year after. [1]

Physical Appearance

[2] Height: 5′ 10¾”

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Family & Ethnicity

Parents & Siblings

His mother, Gitta Schweighöfer, and his father, Michael Schweighöfer, are both actors. He is the only child of his parents.

Matthias Schweighöfer with his Parents

Relationships, Wife & Children

In 2004, he began dating the German film writer and director Angelika Ani Schromm, and in 2012, they got separated. In the summer of 2013, Matthias and Ani got back together. The couple has a daughter named Greta (born in 2009) and a son named Valentin (born in 2014). In January 2019, Matthias announced that he and Ani were separating.

Matthias Schweighöfer with Angelika Ani Schromm

Matthias Schweighöfer with his daughter

Shortly after that, he announced that he was dating the Costa Rican actress Ruby O. Fee.

Matthias Schweighöfer with Ruby O. Fee

Other Relatives

His grandfather, Willy Schweighöfer, and his uncles, Joachim Schweighöfer and Götz Schweighöfer, were all actors.

Career

Television

In 1994, he made his acting debut with the German TV series ‘Ärzte’ in the episode ‘Dr. Vogt – Freundschaften’ in an uncredited role.

Matthias Schweighöfer in Ärzte (1994) in the episode Dr. Vogt – Freundschaften

He appeared in minor roles in many German TV series such as Dr. Stefan Frank – Der Arzt, dem die Frauen vertrauen (1999), Siska (1998-1999), Polizeiruf 110 (2001), and Tatort (2001-10). In 2017, he bagged his first lead role in the German TV series ‘You Are Wanted’ as ‘Lukas Franke.’

Apart from TV series, he has also worked in German television movies; his first television movie was ‘Changing Skins’ (1997) in an uncredited role.

Changing Skins (1997)

He played his first lead role in a TV movie was in ‘Verbotenes Verlangen – Ich liebe meinen Schüler’ (2000) as ‘Ben.’

He appeared in lead roles in German TV movies Küss mich, Frosch (2000), Babykram ist Männersache (2001), Friends of Friends (2002), The Young Schiller (2005), and Mein Leben – Marcel Reich-Ranicki (2009).

Films

In 2000, he made his feature film debut with the German film ‘Trust Me’ as ‘Speedy.’

His first lead role in a feature film was in ‘Mein Vater, die Tunte’ (2001) as ‘Jan Quinn.’

Matthias Schweighöfer in Mein Vater, die Tunte (2001)

He appeared in starring roles in the German films Soloalbum (2003), Polly Blue Eyes (2005), Rabbit Without Ears (2007), The Red Baron (2008), and The Architect (2008). His other German films in which he played starring roles are 12 Paces Without a Head (2009), Friendship! (2010), Russendisko (2012), Frau Ella (2013), The Manny (2015), and Hot Dog (2018). In 2008, he made his American film debut with ‘Valkyrie’ as ‘Lieutenant Herber.’ The film gave him international recognition and also opened the way for him to get more English-speaking roles.

Matthias Schweighöfer in Valkyrie (2008)

In 2009, he appeared in the main role of ‘Frankie’ in the American film ‘Night Train.’

He appeared in the American films Must Love Death (2009), The Wild Life (2016), Resistance (2020), and Army of the Dead (2021).

As a Producer

In 2011, he founded Pantaleon Films, a production company in Munich with its franchises in Berlin and Cologne.

Logo of Pantaleon Films

Most of his films are produced under the Pantaleon Films banner. In 2011, he made his debut as a producer with the German film ‘What a Man.’

He produced German films such as The Break Up Man (2013), The Manny (2015), The Most Beautiful Day (2016), Hot Dog (2018), Abikalypse (2019), and Takeover (2020). He made his television debut with the German TV movie ‘Jack the Ripper’ (2016).

He produced the German telefilm Rockstars zähmt man nicht (2017) and German TV series You Are Wanted (2017-18). His American debut as a producer was with ‘Resistance’ (2020).

He also produced the American film Army of the Dead: The Prequel (2021).

As a Singer & Composer

He sang soundtracks of the films & TV series like Polizeiruf 110: Destroyed Dreams (2001), Frau Ella (2013), and You Are Wanted (2017). In 2015, he released his first single ‘Fliegen,’ which was used in the film ‘The Manny’ and was placed at number 58 in the German single charts.

He released his first album ‘Lachen Weinen Tanzen’ (2017), which reached number five in German charts, number six in Austria charts, and number nineteen in Switzerland charts.

Lachen Weinen Tanzen (2017)

His first concert was held at Tempodrom in Berlin on February 18, 2017. In 2020, his second album ‘Hobby’ was released. The album was placed tenth in the German album charts.

Some of his other songs include Lachen Weinen Tanzen (2015), Superman und seine Frau (2018), Wenn ich dich singen hör (2018), Zeit (2020), and Lauf (2020). He made his debut as a composer with ‘You Are Wanted’ (2017) in which he composed the songs Trust, X-Ray, and Blackout.

As a Director & Writer

In 2011, he made his debut as a director and writer with the German film ‘What a Man.’ He directed the German films The Break Up Man (2013), Vaterfreuden (2014), The Manny (2015), and You Are Wanted (2017). He made his American debut as a director with the film ‘Army of the Dead: The Prequel’ (2021). He wrote the screenplay of the German films Vaterfreuden (2014) and The Manny (2015). His debut as a director in Netherland was with the film ‘Voor elkaar gemaakt’ (2017).

Other Works

He appeared in the music videos of Kreuzberg (2007) by Bloc Party, Ich bereue nichts (2009) by Silbermond, Eiserner Steg (2011) by Philipp Poisel, Hurt Lovers (2013) by Blue, and Standort (2020) by MoTrip.

He did theater in the plays like Eins, Zwei, Drei (2004) and Nord (2007). He also read audiobooks such as The Lewins (2004) by Gita Lehr, Baal (2005) by Bertolt Brecht, Der Schatten des Windes (2006) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Schöne Verhältnisse (2007) by Edward St Aubyn, and Die Traumnovelle (2008) by Arthur Schnitzler. In 2009, he founded the fashion label ‘German Garment’ with German TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt.

Logo of German Garment

In 2014, Schweighöfer became the brand ambassador of Krombacher Hell, an alcohol-brewing and beverage brand.

Matthias Schweighöfer in an advertisement of Krombacher Hell

In May 2016, he appeared in advertising campaigns for Amazon Fire TV Stick, and later in September 2016, he advertised the stick with actress Katrin Bauerfeind.

Since 2020, he has been the brand ambassador for the Austrian furniture chain XXXLutz.

Awards & Achievements

Bambi Award

Golden Hen Awards, Germany

Golden Camera Award, Germany

Jupiter Award

Undine Awards, Austria

Hessian TV Award

Favorite Things

Net Worth

Matthias Schweighöfer’s net worth is estimated to be $17.61 million (as of 2021). [3]

Facts/Trivia

References

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