Biography
Christoph Waltz (born October 4, 1956) is an Austrian actor who also holds German citizenship. He received international acclaim for his portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Frankenstein
2025
as Dr. Pretorius
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoi...

Dracula
2025
as Priest
The story of 15th century Prince Vladimir who curses God following the death of his beloved wife and is turned into a vampire. Later, in 19th century ...

Old Guy
2024
as Danny Dolinski
Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of spunky club manager Anata, aging contract killer Danny Dolinski is thrilled when The Company pulls him b...

The Portable Door
2023
as Humphrey Wells / John Wells Snr
Paul and Sophie, interns at a mysterious London firm, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey and Dennis are anything but conventional – they a...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self
With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the maki...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Count Volpe (voice)
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Dead for a Dollar
2022
as Max Borlund
In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sen...

Dead for a Dollar
2022
Executive Producer
In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sen...

The French Dispatch
2021
as Paul Duval
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student ri...

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Christoph Waltz, the villain with the friendly face, has become an integral part of the international cinema landscape. His breakthrough came with his...

No Time to Die
2021
as Blofeld
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns ...

Being James Bond
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming...

Rifkin’s Festival
2020
as Death
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and char...

Little Berlin
2020
as Narrator
When the Iron Curtain cuts his tiny German village in half, Peter the bull gets separated from his 36 cows. Based on a true story narrated by Christop...

Cinema Austria, the first 112 Years
2020
as Himself
This historical and analytical documentary draws attention to the background of the roots of "New Austrian Cinema" and presents Austria as a film coun...

Most Dangerous Game
2020
as Miles Sellers
Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Tynes accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game ...

Fidelio
2020
Director
Don Florestan is a personal enemy of the governor Don Pizarro and also a confidant of the minister Don Fernando. As Pizarro sees Florestan as a threat...

Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
2019
as Self

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

Georgetown
2019
as Ulrich Mott
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by ...

Georgetown
2019
Director
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by ...

Alita: Battle Angel
2019
as Dr. Dyson Ido
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes ...

Downsizing
2017
as Dusan Mirkovic
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and affo...

Tulip Fever
2017
as Cornelis Sandvoort
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a ...

The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as Captain Leon Rom
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Spectre
2015
as Blofeld
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret servic...

Oh du mein Österreich
2015
as Self
60 years of the Austrian State Treaty (1955 - 2015). Robert Dornhelm and Gabriele Flossmann search for the current state of the "Austrian soul" in the...

The Making of Big Eyes
2015
as Himself
Behind the scenes of Big Eyes (2014)

Big Eyes
2014
as Walter Keane
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one real...

Horrible Bosses 2
2014
as Bert Hanson
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a ha...

Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Christoph Waltz
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...

The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
2013
as Menachem Begin (voice)
Based on the best-selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers takes the audience inside the offices of Israel's Prime M...

The Zero Theorem
2013
as Qohen Leth
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they s...

The Zero Theorem
2013
Co-Producer
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they s...

Epic
2013
as Mandrake (voice)
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She ba...
Ode to Joy
2013
as The Man
Photographer and Director Robert Ascroft envisions the inner struggle of working with an Anger Management Therapist. Realized through the eyes of two ...

Django Unchained
2012
as Dr. King Schultz
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The concert f...

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
2012
as Theodor Herzl (voice)
The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the moder...

Carnage
2011
as Alan Cowan
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish ...

The Three Musketeers
2011
as Richelieu
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...

Water for Elephants
2011
as August Rosenbluth
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces ...

The Green Hornet
2011
as Chudnofsky
Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. Afte...

Inglourious Basterds
2009
as COL. Hans Landa
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...

Todsünde
2008
as Sebastian Flies

Das Geheimnis im Wald
2008
as Hans Kortmann
After many years, Detective Chief Inspector Steffen Gellhagen returns to his home town to solve the case of a missing schoolgirl. The former teacher K...

Die Zürcher Verlobung - Drehbuch zur Liebe
2007
as Frank 'Büffel' Arbogast
Things are going wrong in the life of unsuccessful 30-year-old penny dreadful novelist Juliane. Her fiancé Jürgen has split up with her. She is rescue...

Die Verzauberung
2007
as Dr. Helmut Bahr
Two couples on vacation in the Austrian alps is a recipe for adultery? Dr. Helmut Baer falls on the first day there and twists his leg. The lady next ...
Franziskas Gespür für Männer
2006
as Karl Löwen
Franziska sees police recovering a dead body and recognizes the woman as the one who had her make-up done by Franzika only days before. The hobby-dete...

Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären
2006
as Czerny
In the middle of the mountain wilderness of the Alps, a glowing meteorite strikes a glacier and brings a Neanderthal boy frozen in ice back to life. T...
Schöne Witwen küssen besser
2004
as Jean-France
Con artist Corinna seizes the opportunity and slips into the role of a baron's widow. She manages to gain access to the chambers of a billionaire in N...

Mörderische Suche
2004
as Richard Benedek
Katharina’s husband Richard vanishes in Prague. She uncovers his fake EU job, affair with Vera, and theft from the Russian mafia after Vera’s father’s...
Scheidungsopfer Mann
2004
as Benedikt von Arn

Berlin Blues
2003
as Arzt
In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28...

Tiger Eyes See Better
2003
as Dr. Thilo Rylow
Judith leads a busy life with her daughter Lissi and her job as statistician.

Jennerwein
2003
as Pföderl
As a child, Jennerwein had to watch his father, the legendary poacher Hannes von Tirol, being shot in cold blood by the royal gamekeeper Mayr in front...

Two Days of Hope
2003
as Michael Berg
Brothers Helmut and Wolfgang Kaminski live on opposite sides of the still porous Iron Curtain: Helmut works as a reporter for radio in the American se...

Dorian
2003
as Rolf Steiner
While temporarily working in a photographic studio with the famous photographer Bae, the simple and handsome worker Louis meets her manager Henry, who...

Der Mörder ist unter uns
2003
as Martin Bach
Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht
2003
as Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
Tragicomic, the hero entangled in a strange, strange world. In addition, Armin Rohde rumbles in use for fun and hilarious commission through the scene...
Jagd auf den Flammenmann
2003
as Brisky
"Inspector Susanne Beckert doesn't make it easy to be liked. Thanks to her tenacity to follow through on her ""intuition"", she soon has the entire pr...

Angst
2003
as Analytiker
Oskar Roehler's drama Der Alte Affe Angst (Angst) is about the dissolution of a couple. Robert (Andre Hennicke) and Marie (Marie Baumer) have little i...

Gun-shy
2003
as Johannsen
Dito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doi...

Weihnachtsmann gesucht
2002
as Johannes Böhmke
A hired Santa makes promises to a little boy he can't really keep.

Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker
2001
as Dieter Cilov
When wealthy college student Richard Oetker is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom, state police officer Georg Kufbach becomes obsessed with bringin...

Rieke's Love
2001
as Trainer Peter Karlhoff
A young figure-skater becomes jealous when her brother, also a young figure-skater, falls for another young female figure-skater. She thought she was ...

Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express
2001
as Ossama/Tarik
Terrorists hold a group of people hostage during a Millenium Eve party aboard the Orient Express. Only an action movie star and a gymnast can save the...

Engel sucht Flügel
2001
as Caspari
A bittersweet tale about three people - a young pianist, a moody antique dealer and a notorious thief - who are transformed by love.

Queen's Messenger
2001
as Ben Samm
By order of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Captain Strong is given a dangerous assignment to deliver a delicate communication to the British Ambassador...

She Who Must Be Obeyed
2001
as Michael Vincey
Leo Vincey receives a map from his late father, leading him to the legendary city of Kor in search of an explanation for his mysterious ancestry.

The Beast
2000
as Finanzbeamter Fink
An adulterous woman draws a meticulous plan to murder her husband with the help of her lover, a much younger man. Committed the crime, they move to a ...

Falling Rocks
2000
as Louis
6 Friends, 1 Killer, No Mercy! Slow moving thriller that builds up towards a nerve wrecking end.
Wenn man sich traut
2000
Director

Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Peter
Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determin...

Dessine-moi un jouet
1999
as Klaus Hermann
A french fantasy film with Christoph Waltz

Die Braut
1999
as Herzog Carl August
The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and ...

Love Scenes from Planet Earth
1998
as Charly
The film is a comedy centering on the lives of eight Germans who long for sexual excitement.

Night Time
1998
as Becker
Thomas Krömer follows the traces of a brutal murder in werewolf-manner out of personal interest. After investigating for some time, the traces all poi...

Vickys Alptraum
1998
as Johnny
Vicky Biel suffered from alcohol problems. She had to leave her son to her ex-husband because of this. The desperate woman wants to "buy back" custody...

Das Finale
1998
as Kant
Spotlights scan the arena and thousands of fans roar themselves into the mood. Hansa Rostock and Hertha BSC are battling it out on the pitch for the D...
Einsteins Ende
1998

Rache für mein totes Kind
1998
as Paul
Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten
1998
as Moritz Fink

Our God's Brother
1997
as Max, Maksymilian Gierymski
In this adaptation of an historical play by Pope John Paul II, painter Albert Chmielowski decides to devote his life to helping the homeless.

You Are Not Alone - The Roy Black Story
1996
as Roy Black
German TV movie chronicling the life of singer and actor Roy Black.

Catherine the Great
1996
as Mirovich
Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become...

The Tourist
1995
as Stephan Görner
Inspector Lanz has finally found peace after the serial killer he was chasing for years was killed in a car chase in London. Lanz now has time to re...

Ein Anfang von etwas
1995
as Herbert Sobieski
Herbert lives a rather simple life, left to his own devices. He works as a projectionist in a shabby Viennese movie theater and lives alone with his r...

Man in Search of Woman
1995
as Christoph
A group of men, addicted to pornography, have a chance to live out their fantasies but find that the reality is far different from what they expect.
Prinz zu entsorgen
1995
as Roman Hertz
Environmental protection and fair working conditions do not matter one bit to the fashion label "Lorena". However, the company ends up in court becaus...

Jacob
1994
as Morasch
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself dece...

Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen
1994
as Erwin Mikolajczyk
This movie depicts the story of Erwin Makolajczyk, a psychopath who killed 9 people in a courtroom on the 9th of March 1994.

5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom
1992
as Hartwig Klemmnitz
A comedy directed by Rolf Silber.
Die Angst wird bleiben
1992
as Manfred

St. Petri Schnee
1991
In Morwede, a remote Westphalian village, the doctor meets Dr. Amberg in the 1930s.

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
1991
as Jan Tytz
The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Goldeneye
1989
as German Spy
British writer Ian Fleming's life and loves suggest that of his spy-novel hero, secret agent James Bond.

Quicker Than the Eye
1989
as Polizeichef
An expert magician is hired to entertain world leaders at a peace summit. Unfortunately, he finds himself hopelessly entangled in an elaborate terrori...

The Mortal Fortune
1989
as Guy on Train (uncredited)
On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence. The anonymous hero of t...
Das andere Leben
1987
as Stefan

Der einsame Weg
1987
as Felix

The Lenz Papers
1986
as Franz Sigel
Four-part german limited serial about the baden revolution in 1848 and 1849.

Wahnfried
1986
as Friedrich Nietzsche
Lake Lucerne in 1868: a passionate and forbidden affair flares up between the gifted composer Richard Wagner and the much younger Cosima von Bülow - t...
Die Wupper
1985
as August Puderbach, Färber

The Sandman
1983
as Nathanael
Based on the classic 19th century tale by German writer/composer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the film investigates the tale's themes of obsession and madness, em...

The Mysterious Stranger
1982
as Ernst Wasserman
The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to p...
Dr. Margarete Johnson
1982
as Rainer
The divorced and emancipated Margarete Johnson falls in love with her young and extremely medical bandaged nephew.

Fire and Sword
1982
as Tristan
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the da...

Headstand
1982
as Markus Dorn
A misunderstood youth is incorrectly placed in a mental hospital.

The World Machine
1981
as Young Painter / New York Diner Youth
After the passing of her husband, the commissioned painter Anneliese Psiko decides to travel across the country. In the Austrian province of Styria, s...

Feuer!
1979
as Karl Albrecht Schlick
A historical drama about the revolution of 1848/1849 in the Austrian empire.

Breakthrough
1979
as Paramedic
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to...

Die goldene Rose von Montreux
1978

Der Einstand
1977
as Günter Vesely
A young ex-convict returns to his home village. But he soon realizes that nothing is the same for him as before.

Wilder & Me
N/A
as Billy Wilder
Part coming-of-age story, part true-life portrait of the beloved Billy Wilder, the film is set during the summer of 1977, when an innocent young woman...
Gilded Rage
N/A
as Thomas Gilbert Sr.
A true-crime movie about accused Ivy League killer Thomas Gilbert Jr.
Every Note Played
N/A
as Richard
A world-renowned concert pianist and composer on the verge of creating his magnum opus. When he receives a life-changing diagnosis, his estranged ex-w...