August Diehl

August Diehl

1976-01-04 West Berlin, West Germany [now Berlin, Germany] 65 Credits

Biography

August Diehl (born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, known for playing the Gestapo Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt. Description above from the Wikipedia article August Diehl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

2025

as Josef Mengele

Acting

Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who had practiced in the Auschwitz extermination camp, managed to escape...

The Ice Tower

The Ice Tower

2025

as Max

Acting

1970s. From her high mountain village, 15-year-old Jeanne dreams of leaving her childhood orphanage and discovering the world. Fleeing to the city of ...

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024

as Martin Niemoller

6.7
Acting

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save m...

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

2024

as Woland

7.0
Acting

Moscow, 1930s. A prominent writer's works are suddenly censored by the Soviet state and the premiere of his theatrical play about Pontius Pilate is ca...

Sidonie in Japan

Sidonie in Japan

2024

as Antoine Perceval

6.5
Acting

Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcom...

23 - Der mysteriöse Tod eines Hackers

23 - Der mysteriöse Tod eines Hackers

2023

as Self

6.5
Acting

documentary about the mysterious death of german hacker Karl Koch aka hagbard.

The Robber Hotzenplotz

The Robber Hotzenplotz

2022

as Petrosilius Zwackelmann

5.9
Acting

When the infamous Robber Hotzenplotz leaves his hideout in the forest to steal a beloved musical coffee grinder belonging to Kasperl’s grandmother, th...

The Perfumier

The Perfumier

2022

4.5
Acting

To regain her sense of smell and get back her lover, a detective joins forces with a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to create the perfect scent...

Sauerdogs

Sauerdogs

2022

as Hans

7.0
Acting

As their loyalty begins to crumble, two unlucky prospectors and a battered dog sled try desperately to make it home under a glacial winter.

Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

2021

as Franz Sauer

6.9
Acting

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

The King's Man

The King's Man

2021

as Vladimir Lenin

6.7
Acting

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop ...

Plan A

Plan A

2021

as Max

6.2
Acting

Germany 1945, Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, meets a radical group of Jewish resistance fighters, who, like him, lost all hope for their future aft...

The Last Vermeer

The Last Vermeer

2019

as Alex De Klerks

6.5
Acting

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a f...

A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

2019

as Franz Jägerstätter

7.2
Acting

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

The Birdcatcher

The Birdcatcher

2019

as Herman

5.5
Acting

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm wher...

The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris

2018

as Nathanaël

6.3
Acting

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When...

Kursk

Kursk

2018

as Anton Markov

6.6
Acting

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew...

Midnight Confession

Midnight Confession

2017

as Kurt

3.0
Acting

West Berlin, 1989. Manny Jumpcannon prowls his dingy apartment, phoning various degenerates from his past. He's hoping for some uncertain vindication ...

The Young Karl Marx

The Young Karl Marx

2017

as Karl Marx

6.9
Acting

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has...

Allied

Allied

2016

as Hobar

6.8
Acting

In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reuni...

Dark Diamond

Dark Diamond

2016

as Gabi

5.9
Acting

Pier Ulmann lives from hand-to-mouth in Paris, between construction work and petty theft that he commits on behalf of Rachid, his only “family”. But l...

Come What May

Come What May

2015

as Hans

6.2
Acting

In may 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas-de-Calais decide on the rec...

The Disappearing Illusionist

The Disappearing Illusionist

2015

as Dirk Ohm

6.7
Acting

In midwinter the German illusionist Dirk Ohm arrives in the small town Grong, a place ridden by the disappearance of a young local woman Maria. Dirk s...

The Husband

The Husband

2014

as Karl "Rusty" Rost

6.4
Acting

A darkly comic drama about a man left to care for his infant son when his wife is imprisoned for cheating on him with a minor.

Frau Ella

Frau Ella

2013

as Klaus

6.4
Acting

A young man goes on a road trip with an old lady he saves from a hospital.

Layla Fourie

Layla Fourie

2013

as Eugene Pienaar

5.6
Acting

Layla Fourie, a young single-mother in South Africa, receives a job assignment as polygraphist. In the constant presence of mistrust, lies and fear La...

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

as Young Jorge O'Kelly

6.5
Acting

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which...

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

2012

as Alter Finn

5.9
Acting

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by...

Confession of a Child of the Century

Confession of a Child of the Century

2012

as Desgenais

4.6
Acting

Paris, 1830: Octave, betrayed by his mistress, sinks into despair and debauchery. His father's death leads him to the country where he meets Brigitte,...

Shores of Hope

Shores of Hope

2012

as Andreas Hornung

6.1
Acting

In this vivid historical drama set in 1980s East Germany, two dockworkers and best friends who dream of escaping the repressive regime are forced to c...

If Not Us, Who?

If Not Us, Who?

2011

as Bernward Vesper

5.7
Acting

In the early 60s, Bernward Vesper and fellow university student Gudrun Ensslin begin a passionate love in the stifling atmosphere of provincial West G...

The Coming Days

The Coming Days

2010

as Konstantin Richter

5.0
Acting

Welcome to 2020: The European Union has collapsed following the fourth Gulf War and massive barricades keep illegal immigrants out of cities that are ...

Salt

Salt

2010

as Mike Krause

6.4
Acting

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russ...

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009

as Major Hellstrom

8.2
Acting

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...

Buddenbrooks

Buddenbrooks

2008

as Christian Buddenbrook

5.7
Acting

Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach...

A Woman in Berlin

A Woman in Berlin

2008

as Gerd

6.6
Acting

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.

Dr. Alemán

Dr. Alemán

2008

as Marc

5.7
Acting

Marc, an unexperienced medical doctor from Germany arrives at the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali, Colombia for his internship and soon finds...

Mr. Kuka's Advice

Mr. Kuka's Advice

2008

as Lothar

5.9
Acting

Young Waldek wants to earn some money abroad and asks his experienced neighbour, Mr Kuka, for advice. When he finally gets to Vienna, he can confront ...

Head Under Water

Head Under Water

2007

as Martin Wegner

5.0
Acting

Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old gramma...

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

2007

as Burger

7.4
Acting

The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during...

Nichts als Gespenster

Nichts als Gespenster

2006

as Felix

6.0
Acting

Episodes about different stages of relationships: from flirtation to falling out of love.

Hamburger Lektionen

2006

as (voice)

5.0
Acting

The German actor Manfred Zapatka broadcasts in full, in an unusual reading form, the two sermons of the imam of the Hamburg mosque Mohammed Fazazi del...

Slumming

Slumming

2006

as Sebastian

5.9
Acting

Two yuppies play mean pranks on those around them until one joke has unexpected consequences.

I Am the Other Woman

I Am the Other Woman

2006

as Robert Fabry

5.4
Acting

Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. The next day they meet again, but Carolin is now a corporate lawyer w...

Kabale und Liebe

Kabale und Liebe

2005

as Ferdinand von Walter

5.0
Acting

Ferdinand's father, the president of the residence, can not tolerate a serious relationship between his son and a commoner, and moreover intends to ma...

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

2005

as Tiger

5.4
Acting

An aimless adolescent joins several itinerant misfits who live on the fringe of society and welcome at-risk youths into their fold.

Feuer in der Nacht

2004

as Lukas Stein

3.0
Acting

A live broadcast TV-thriller by Kai Wessel.

The Ninth Day

The Ninth Day

2004

as Untersturmführer Gebhardt

6.3
Acting

A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.

Love in Thoughts

Love in Thoughts

2004

as Günther Scheller

6.3
Acting

A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.

Anatomy 2

Anatomy 2

2003

as Benny

5.7
Acting

The doctor and soccer player in the leisure time Jo Hauser decides to move to Berlin and be an intern in a famous clinic, expecting to increase his kn...

The Birch-Tree Meadow

The Birch-Tree Meadow

2003

as Oskar

7.0
Acting

Myriam, a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, is a filmmaker and journalist who has spent many years living abroad. She takes part in a m...

Distant Lights

Distant Lights

2003

as Philip

7.4
Acting

Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday s...

Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

2002

as A.M. Kaiser

4.3
Acting

Vienna in 2021. Europe is divided into American sectors. The currency is being converted from the euro to the dollar. Johnny Bush (the son of American...

Tattoo

Tattoo

2002

as Marc Schrader

6.1
Acting

Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspec...

Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way

2002

as Jeff

6.3
Acting

Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Ja...

Shagging

Shagging

2001

as Alex

6.0
Acting

A house, a party, a bunch of 18-year olds. Looking for a suitable girlfriend, Alex dumps frustrated Isabel, which in return hits on Alex' best friend ...

Kalt ist der Abendhauch

Kalt ist der Abendhauch

2000

as Hugo Wimmer (jung)

7.0
Acting

Love story spanning 60 years of the lives of Charlotte and Hugo. As a teenager before the war she is in love with him, but he marries her sister. They...

Die Braut

Die Braut

1999

as Fritz von Stein

1.7
Acting

The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and ...

23

23

1998

as Karl Koch

6.8
Acting

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch inve...

Cover

Cover

N/A

as Raphael Leblanc

Acting

Iconic model Justine gets entangled with the investigations of serial murders in the fashion scene, while her catwalk becomes a downward spiral of rea...

The Distant Near

N/A

Acting

An Olympic middle-distance runner is persecuted by Nazis for being gay and subsequently survives Mauthausen camp. He flees to India, becomes a coach ...

The Noise of Time

N/A

as Dimitri Shostakovich

Acting

The story follows the trajectory of the Russian composer’s life and career, beginning in 1936 when Shostakovich, aged 30, faces Stalin’s wrath after h...

Control

N/A

Acting

A troubled doctor wakes up one morning to the sound of a mysterious voice in his head. With his reality now in question, the voice makes a series of e...

Des rayons et des ombres

N/A

as Otto

Acting

Jean and Otto, a French press man and a young German Francophile, fight for peace in Europe. Jean's daughter, Corinne, begins a brilliant career as a ...

Olde Boys

N/A

Acting

Small-town lawyer and weekend striker Mike Giordano's over-50s soccer team is falling apart—until he enters them into the World Masters tournament in ...