Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer
Schweighöfer at the 27th Biberach Film Festival 2005
Born	March 11, 1981 (1981-03-11) (age 30) Anklam, East Germany

Matthias Schweighöfer (born March 11, 1981) is a German actor. He is sometimes credited as Matthias Schweighofer.

Born in Anklam, East Germany, Schweighöfer attended the renowned acting school Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch", but dropped out after one year.^[1] Nevertheless, the son of an actor couple^[2] is considered as one of the most promising talents of European Film and has already worked with established directors such as Peter Greenaway. Schweighöfer has been dating Ani Schromm since 2004 and they have a daughter called Greta born May 1, 2009. They currently live in Berlin.

Awards

• 2000: German Television Price - 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: Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden - Special award for the outstanding performances in Baal and Kalter Frühling
• 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 Das wilde Leben
• 2007: Bambi - Film - National - Male

Selected filmography

• 2000: Trust Me (Freunde) ...Speedy
• 2001: Die Freunde der Freunde ...Gregor
• 2001: Heart Over Head (Herz im Kopf) ...Dirk
• 2002: FearDotCom ...Dieter Schrader
• 2002: Solo Album (Soloalbum) ...Ben
• 2002: Klasse von '99 ...Felix
• 2004: Cold Spring (Kalter Frühling) ...Ben
• 2004: Baal ...Baal
• 2004: Gold – The Tulse Luper Suitcases
• 2004: Schiller ...Friedrich Schiller
• 2004: Off Beat (Kammerflimmern) ...Crash

• 2005: Polly Blue Eyes ...Ronny
• 2006: Lulu ...Jack the Ripper
• 2007: Eight Miles High! (Das wilde Leben) ...Rainer Langhans
• 2007: Fata Morgana ...Daniel
• 2007: Keinohrhasen ...Moritz
• 2008: The Red Baron (Der rote Baron) ...Manfred von Richthofen
• 2008: Valkyrie ...Leutnant Herber
• 2009: Night Train ...Frankie
• 2009: Zweiohrküken ... Moritz
• 2010: Friendship ... Tom
• 2011: What a Man

Theatre

• 2004: Eins, Zwei, Drei ...Otto Ludwig Pfiffl - Hebbel Theatre, Berlin
• 2007: North directed by Frank Castorf - Volksbühne, Berlin

References

1. ^ "imdb". Matthias Schweighöfer. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777788/bio. 
2. ^ "Deutsche Welle". Young, Gifted, Uncompromising – German Actor Matthias Schweighöfer. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1579535,00.html. Retrieved 2006. 

External links

• Matthias Schweighöfer at Players Agency
• Matthias Schweighöfer at the Internet Movie Database
• Schweighöfer at german-films.de
• Fansite (German)

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Name	Schweighofer, Matthias
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Date of birth	March 11, 1981
Place of birth	Anklam, Germany
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