Biography
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) is a German actor, director, and producer. He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor drew more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films in Berlin.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Invincibles
2025
as Brian Sullivan
A passionate coach and manager drives the whole country crazy in an underrated sport during the World Para Ice Hockey Championship. With a consistentl...

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as Heinrich Luhr
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A tru...

Graciano Rocchigiani – Das Herz eines Boxers
2024
Producer

Das Beste kommt noch!
2023
as Felix
The close friendship between Arthur and Felix is put to the test when one lends the other his health insurance card. Arthur finds out that Felix is te...

Das Beste kommt noch!
2023
Director, Editor
The close friendship between Arthur and Felix is put to the test when one lends the other his health insurance card. Arthur finds out that Felix is te...

Manta, Manta: Legacy
2023
as Bertie
When a former racer faces the prospect of his car repair shop and go-kart track being foreclosed, he comes up with a daring plan: to win the prize for...

Manta, Manta: Legacy
2023
Screenplay, Director
When a former racer faces the prospect of his car repair shop and go-kart track being foreclosed, he comes up with a daring plan: to win the prize for...

Dear Kurt
2022
as Kurt
Kurt (Til Schweiger) and Lena (Franziska Machens) move together into an old house outside the city that is in need of renovation in order to be closer...

Dear Kurt
2022
Director
Kurt (Til Schweiger) and Lena (Franziska Machens) move together into an old house outside the city that is in need of renovation in order to be closer...

Medieval
2022
as Rožmberk
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
2021
as Hardy
At first glance, Paul is just a normal eighteen-year-old. What no one knows is that Paul is bipolar. He is helplessly at the mercy of the radical mood...

The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
2021
Writer, Director
At first glance, Paul is just a normal eighteen-year-old. What no one knows is that Paul is bipolar. He is helplessly at the mercy of the radical mood...
Eine andere Freiheit
2021
as Himself

God, You’re Such a Prick
2020
as Frank Pape
16-year old Steffi just graduated from high school and is very much looking forward to her class trip to Paris where she has promised her boyfriend Fa...

SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memories - Von Anfang bis Legende
2020
as Self
Schweinsteiger's glittering career, which peaked with lifting the World Cup in 2014.

SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memories - Von Anfang bis Legende
2020
Producer
Schweinsteiger's glittering career, which peaked with lifting the World Cup in 2014.

The Wedding
2020
as Thomas
Three friends from school, Thomas, Nils and Andreas, are still searching for love in their adult lives.

The Wedding
2020
Director, Producer, Writer
Three friends from school, Thomas, Nils and Andreas, are still searching for love in their adult lives.

Berlin, I Love You
2019
Director
An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.

Head Full of Honey
2018
as Waiter London Restaurant
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkabl...

Head Full of Honey
2018
Characters, Director, Screenplay
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkabl...

Class Reunion 1.0
2018
as Thomas
Three former classmates reunite for their 30-year high school reunion.

Class Reunion 1.0
2018
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Three former classmates reunite for their 30-year high school reunion.

Hot Dog
2018
as Luke Steiner
A pair of Tactical Units Police Officers from different walks of life come together to rescue an ambassador's daughter.

Bullyparade: The Movie
2017
A multi-episode movie based on the skit TV show "bullyparade".

Atomic Blonde
2017
as Watchmaker
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Return to Montauk
2017
Co-Producer
During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to...

Conni & Co 2 - Das Geheimnis des T-Rex
2017
Director, Producer
Teenager Connie and her friends try to save an island full of nature and place of their encounters from being destroyed by the construction of a hotel...

Four Against the Bank
2016
as Chris
After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.

Don't Believe the Hype
2016
as Besch
Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out t...

Conni & Co
2016
as Chief-Mann
A young girl goes through the ups and downs of school-life.

Nick: Off Duty
2016
as Niklas 'Nick' Tschiller
Day in, day out, Niklas ‘Nick’ Tschiller and his partner Yalcin Gümer investigate crimes that are happening in Hamburg. But at some point even the pol...

Head Full of Honey
2014
as Niko Rosenbach
Before eleven years old Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes hi...

Head Full of Honey
2014
Director, Writer, Editor
Before eleven years old Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes hi...

Das Gewehr
2014
as Bär
Three friends, a cabin in the woods and an invisible bear. Erik is suicidal out of conviction. His friends Alex and Ben take him to a cabin in the woo...

Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as German Cop
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his das...

Not My Day
2014
as Himself
When Banker Till (Axel Stein) is kidnapped during a bank robbery, he has the time of his life...

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
2013
as Keinohrhase
The no-ear bunny can do everything just as well as the other bunnies. But because he has no ears, nobody wants to play with him. When one day an egg i...

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick
2013
Director, Screenplay
The no-ear bunny can do everything just as well as the other bunnies. But because he has no ears, nobody wants to play with him. When one day an egg i...

GrossStadtklein
2013
Producer
A comedy about a crazy summer of young provincial guy in Berlin.

Charlie Countryman
2013
as Darko
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

Kokowääh 2
2013
as Henry
Who said a patchwork family is without problems? Two years after the turbulence of Kokowääh, everyday life turns to everyday chaos…

Kokowääh 2
2013
Producer, Writer, Director
Who said a patchwork family is without problems? Two years after the turbulence of Kokowääh, everyday life turns to everyday chaos…

The Guardians
2012
as Max Fischer
15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has nobody she can trust. When corrupt businessman Thom...

The Guardians
2012
Director, Producer, Screenplay
15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has nobody she can trust. When corrupt businessman Thom...
Der Bernd
2012
as Self

The Courier
2012
as Lispy
A shady FBI agent recruits a courier to deliver a mysterious package to a vengeful master criminal who has recently resurfaced with a diabolical plan.

The Courier
2012
Executive Producer
A shady FBI agent recruits a courier to deliver a mysterious package to a vengeful master criminal who has recently resurfaced with a diabolical plan.

This Means War
2012
as Heinrich
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

New Year's Eve
2011
as James Schwab
The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Men in the City 2
2011
as Jerome Ades
The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters.

The Three Musketeers
2011
as Cagliostro
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent...

Kokowääh
2011
as Henry
Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of ...

Kokowääh
2011
Director, Writer, Producer
Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of ...

Rabbit Without Ears 2
2009
as Ludo Dekker
Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is very jealous...

Rabbit Without Ears 2
2009
Director
Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is very jealous...

Men in the City
2009
as Jerome Ades
Follows six very different men and their struggles with women, family and work. Yet, they are somehow connected to each other.

Inglourious Basterds
2009
as SGT. Hugo Stiglitz
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throug...

Phantom Pain
2009
as Marc Sumner
Marc is a passionate cyclist and urban slacker who avoids work and responsibility. Marc's life changes from one moment to the next when he suffers a l...

Kopf oder Zahl
2009
Thanks
Two young crooks steal fabric, which is of course sorely missed. In addition to the former owners, an investigative journalist and a bad cop who smell...

Heaven's Door
2009
Story
A young man Tomoya Nagase and a girl Mayuko Fukuda both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they ...

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
as Ritter Lanze
The story of Lanze who is in love with the princess. One day the princess is kidnapped by the Dark Knight and Lanze starts his journey to rescue her. ...

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
Director, Producer
The story of Lanze who is in love with the princess. One day the princess is kidnapped by the Dark Knight and Lanze starts his journey to rescue her. ...

Inthierryview
2008
as himself

Far Cry
2008
as Jack Carver
Jack Carver, a former member of the Special Forces takes the journalist Valerie Cardinal to an Island to visit her uncle Max who is working in a Milit...

The Red Baron
2008
as Werner Voss
Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by spo...

Already Dead
2007
as The Man
When Thomas Archer's happy and successful life is all but ruined following a horrific attack he is presented with a perfect opportunity to exact physi...

Rabbit Without Ears
2007
as Ludo
Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to work 300 hours for a local daycare center and meets ...

Rabbit Without Ears
2007
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to work 300 hours for a local daycare center and meets ...

Body Armour
2007
as John Ridley
A burned-out bodyguard is hired to protect the man he hates the most: an international assassin who destroyed his career and ruined his life. Forced t...

Video Kings
2007
as Captain Red
Flo und sein Kumpel Hotte arbeiten in der mies gehenden Neuköllner Videothek Video König. Kein Wunder, denn Hotte glänzt mit null Filmwissen, und Flo ...

Where Is Fred?
2006
as Fred
In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches...

One Way
2006
as Eddie Shneider
To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an accused rapist by giving a false alibi and suffers the...

The Trip to Panama
2006
as Kleiner Tiger
The two friends Little Tiger and Little Bear live happily together in a little house by the lake. But when they find a strange wooden crate from Panam...

Bye, Bye Harry
2006
as Gantcho
Emma Madson meets her ex-boyfriend Ian Dickens, a windbreaker with a head full of ideas. Ian once again has a new idea: he wants to trade old car mode...

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2005
as Heinz Hummer
Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his o...

Barefoot
2005
as Nick Keller
A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.

Barefoot
2005
Director, Producer, Writer
A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.

Lucky Luke and the Daltons
2004
as Lucky Luke
Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history...

Agnes and His Brothers
2004
as Freund in Bibliothek
Focuses on three very different siblings, all searching for happiness. Hans-Jörg is a sex addicted librarian, who is interested in young students. Wer...

The Making of King Arthur
2004
as Self
Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
2004
as Rock Fertig Aus
Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the pla...

King Arthur
2004
as Cynric
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy ...

Erbsen auf halb 6
2004
Producer
It all starts with a bang. The car breaks through the crash barrier and falls off the bridge. The lights go out. After that, he is not able to see any...

In Enemy Hands
2004
as Jonas Herdt
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisone...

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Sean
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able...

Intimate Affairs
2002
as Monty
Edgar organizes a salon on the topic of sexuality and arranges to use the lavish estate of Faldo as a venue. In light of the overwhelming brilliance o...

Joe and Max
2002
as Max Schmeling
True story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship.

Auf Herz und Nieren
2001
Producer, Editor, Director
What do the Pope, a suitcase full of baking powder, four naive friends and the organ mafia have to do with each other? They are all part of a macabre ...

What to Do in Case of Fire?
2001
as Tim
What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its ...

Driven
2001
as Beau Brandenburg
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense press...

Now or Never
2000
as Krämer
Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, who, after their hard earned holiday money is stolen by bank robbers, decide to steal from their local ba...

Now or Never
2000
Producer
Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, who, after their hard earned holiday money is stolen by bank robbers, decide to steal from their local ba...

Magicians
2000
as Max
A con-man and a wannabe professional magician team up with a waitress and an old professional on their way to Vegas.

The Devil and Ms. D
1999
as Stanislaus Nagy
Is he really the devil incarnate, as he claims? Or is he a dangerous weirdo who uses his stories to get the best out of women? Because in any case he ...

Bang, Boom, Bang
1999
as Brown
Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all thei...

The Polar Bear
1998
as Leo
Four characters become involved in one dramatic story: Nico has a mission to drive a car containing a live bomb to a specified destination, park the c...

The Polar Bear
1998
Producer, Director
Four characters become involved in one dramatic story: Nico has a mission to drive a car containing a live bomb to a specified destination, park the c...

SLC Punk
1998
as Mark
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

Judas Kiss
1998
as Ruben Rubenbauer
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

The Replacement Killers
1998
as Ryker
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, ...

Bandyta
1997
as Brute
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
as Martin Brest
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequil...

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
Producer, Writer
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequil...

Die Halbstarken
1996
as Freddy

Adrenalin
1996
as Stefan Renner
Stephan Renner from the SEK shoots the terrorist Harloff during an operation. He had previously killed his wife Barbara with his partner Tatjana. For ...

A Girl Called Rosemarie
1996
as Nadler
Katja Flint, Hannelore Elsner and Heiner Lauterbach star in this German film about a woman who climbs the social ladder by sleeping with those she enc...

The Superwife
1996
as Hajo Heiermann
Franziska is a romantically inclined housewife with two children and a husband who spends most of his time traveling around the world and working as a...

Männerpension
1996
as Steinbock
A support program brings the two Kanckis Gerd and Steinbock into the care of women. There they are supposed to prove that they are capable of integrat...
Bunte Hunde
1995
as Pepe Brenner
A brazen gang of car thieves is arrested. Their leader manages to free himself from prison with the help of a friend, is arrested again and sees his l...

Maybe... Maybe Not
1994
as Axel Feldheim
The heterosexual man Axel is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of livin...
Lemgo
1994
as Jan Peters

Ebbies Bluff
1993
as Rudy
Rudy actually wanted to become one of the greats as a boxer - but when he gets knocked out again and the money is so tight that he has to drive out eg...

Manta, Manta
1991
as Bertie
A not so clever guy called Bertie with a Opel Manta (a low budget European sports-coupe from the '80s) gets competition in a street race from a guy wi...
Hollywood Heist
N/A
An agent trying to land an actor tells the story of a movie producer and a fading movie star, as they race against time and defy famous actors, drug l...
The Café at the Edge of the World
N/A
as Mike
Stressed ad executive John takes a break at a remote cafe, finding existential questions on the menu that send him on a journey of self-discovery to t...

Desperate Journey
N/A
based on the true story of Freddie Knoller, a young man fleeing Vienna during the rise of Nazi Germany, set in 1940s Paris, unfolding against the vibr...
Run of the Hitman
N/A
A hitman discovers his past has been wiped from his memory by a covert government agency.
The Neglected
N/A
Detective Shaw is about to retire when he finds out on his last day of work that a serial killer has buried his son alive. He then races against the c...
On the Hunt
N/A
An ex-special forces operative discovers her daughter has been abducted by a ruthless human trafficking ring. She launches 'hunt mode', an all-out mis...
The Café at the Edge of the World
N/A
Director
Stressed ad executive John takes a break at a remote cafe, finding existential questions on the menu that send him on a journey of self-discovery to t...