As of August 2026, Ulrich Matthes is best known for Die Puppenspieler. Find every show and movie Ulrich Matthes has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Actor Born 1959 West Berlin, West Germany 1 TV Shows 8 Movies

Ulrich Matthes was born in Berlin. He studied acting in the early 1980's in Berlin under Else Bongers. Ulrich Matthes studied German and English, because he really wanted to become a teacher, so he also took private acting lessons during his studies. His first engagement brought him to the Vereinigte Bühnen in Krefeld, where he played the title role in "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg". Later he came to Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, the Bavarian State Theatre, the Munich Studio Theater and the Schaubühne place. Since the 2004/2005 season, he is member of the ensemble at Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the 2004 movieThe Ninth Day, he plays Fr. Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau.

In 2005 he was voted "Actor of the Year" by 'Theater heute' magazine for his performance in Edward Albees' "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".

Ulrich Matthes has also dubbed many American actors such as Kenneth Braga, Malcom McDowell, Charlie Sheen, Ralph Fiennes, and Richard Thomas.

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Ulrich Matthes is based in Berlin. His screen credits lean toward Drama and History.

Ulrich Matthes's most notable role to date came in Downfall (2004), where he played Joseph Goebbels. He also appeared in A Hidden Life (2019) as Lorenz Schwaninger. Most recently appeared in Munich - The Edge of War (2021) as Adolf Hitler.

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📺 Ulrich Matthes's TV Shows

Die Puppenspieler
Kardinal Borgia
2017

🎬 Ulrich Matthes's Movies

23 000 Lives
Mr. Gans
2026
Downfall
Joseph Goebbels
2004
A Hidden Life
Lorenz Schwaninger
2019
Munich - The Edge of War
Adolf Hitler
2021
Milk Teeth
Pesolt
2024
The Story of My Wife
Psychiatrist
2021
The Notebook
Vater
2013
Open the Wall
Hartmut Kummer
2014

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