Ulrich Noethen
Acting
Ulrich Noethen (born Ulrich Schmid; * November 18, 1959, in Munich) is a German actor, radio drama performer, and audiobook narrator. He is considered one of Germany's most renowned film actors and gained widespread public recognition through his role in the feature film *Comedian Harmonists*. Noethen grew up as the youngest of five children in a pastor's family. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he initially studied law before deciding to pursue acting; he subsequently completed his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He adopted the stage name "Noethen" from his grandmother's maiden name. His theater career began in the mid-1980s at the *Städtische Bühnen Freiburg* (Freiburg Municipal Theaters). Further engagements took him to venues such as the *Schauspiel Köln* (Cologne Playhouse) and the *Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin* (Berlin State Theaters), where he distinguished himself with roles in classics such as *Faust* and *A Midsummer Night's Dream*. He achieved his cinematic breakthrough in 1997 with the role of Harry Frommermann in *Comedian Harmonists*. For this performance, he received the German Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, as well as the Bavarian Film Award. Numerous other defining roles in film and television followed. Among his most well-known works are the family films *Das Sams*, *Bibi Blocksberg*, and *Das fliegende Klassenzimmer*. In *Der Untergang* (Downfall), he played Heinrich Himmler, while in *Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler* (My Führer – The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler), he offered a satirical interpretation of the same historical figure. Other significant productions include *Gripsholm*, *Ein fliehendes Pferd*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank* (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which he portrayed Otto Frank. Since 2014, Noethen has starred as the psychiatrist Dr. Jessen in the crime series *Neben der Spur*. Additionally, he appeared as Ferdinand Sauerbruch in the historical drama series *Charité*. Noethen has received numerous awards and honors, including the *Goldene Kamera* (Golden Camera), the *Adolf-Grimme-Preis*, and multiple nominations for the German Film Award. He lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg and is in a relationship with the writer Alina Bronsky.
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tvMiss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
2025
Butler Mortimer
tvParallel Me
2025
Thomas
movieJosefa’s Return
2024
Norbert Blume
tvWendland
2022
Jakob Stiller
tvThe Wasp
2021
Nobbe Zosch
tvFuria
2021
Brehme
tvKu'damm 63
2021
Kurt Moser
movieLouis van Beethoven
2020
Christian Gottlob Neefe
tvUnterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
Dr. Gerhard Fließ
tvVienna Blood
2019
Graf von Triebenbach
movieSt. Louis
2019
Captain Gustav Schröder
movieThe German Lesson
2019
Jens Ole Jepsen
tvKu'damm 59
2018
Kurt Moser
tv54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
2018
Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen
tvCharité
2017
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
movieDeparture
2016
Hillas Vater
tvNSU German History X
2016
Helmut Roewer
movieThe Diary of Anne Frank
2016
Otto Heinrich Frank
movieThe General Case
2016
Fritz Bauer
movieDie Eisläuferin
2015
Helmuth Wendt
tvDeutschland
2015
General Wolfgang Edel
tvNeben der Spur
2015
Dr. Johannes Jessen
movieUnexpected
2014
Bernd
movieBroken Glass Park
2013
Volker Trebur
tvLesenswert
2013
Self
movieMy Husband, An Assassin
2013
Paul Frei
movieAllerleirauh
2012
King Tobald
movieMoon Man
2012
The Father (voice)
movieA Coffee in Berlin
2012
Walter Fischer
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
2012
Chlodwig Pullmann
movieHannah Arendt
2012
Hans Jonas
movieSams im Glück
2012
Bruno Taschenbier
movieCracks in the Shell
2012
Kaspar Friedmann
movieKennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
2012
Kai Stellmann
movieEs ist nicht vorbei
2011
Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
movieThe Invisible Girl
2011
Wilhelm Michel
tvThe Man with the Bassoon
2011
Rudi Bockelmann
movieVon Mäusen und Lügen
2011
Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
tvThe Promise
2011
Leo Rosenbaum
tvHindenburg: The Last Flight
2011
Ernst Lehmann
Lügen haben linke Hände
2011
Max Timmermann
movieTrau’ niemals deinem Chef
2010
Oskar Moedebeck
movieAghet
2010
Armin Wegner
movieHenri 4
2010
Karl IX
movieErntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
2009
Günter Hartmann
movieMeine Tochter und der Millionär
2009
Moritz von Wrede
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
2009
Tabor Süden
tvMarie Brand
2008
Professor Jacobsen
movieLong Shadows
2008
Volker Widmer
movieEtt enklare liv
2008
Peter Hoffman
movieWas wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
Joachim Hellwig
tvTeufelsbraten
2008
Vater
movieRunaway Horse
2007
Helmut
movieLife Actually
2007
Roland Spatz
movieMy Führer
2007
Heinrich Himmler
tvDer Kriminalist
2006
Ulli Grützke
tvKommissar Stolberg
2006
Ralf Reger
movieTKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
2006
Lehrer Herr Manek
movieBrecht - Die Kunst zu leben
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieBerlin Airlift
2005
Dr. Alex Kielberg
tvDie Luftbrücke
2005
Alexander Kielberg
moviePolly Blue Eyes
2005
Herbert Pinn
movieThe Young Schiller
2005
Buchhändler Schwan
tvDie Patriarchin
2005
Bent Peerson
movieBibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
Bernhard Blocksberg
movieDownfall
2004
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
movieThe Boxer and the Hairdresser
2004
Fränki Laue
movieOff Beat
2004
Prof. Olivari
movieJargo
2004
Schuldirektor
movieMy Magical Friend Sams
2003
Bruno Taschenbier
movieThe Flying Classroom
2003
Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
movieI'm The Father
2002
Nico Ellermann
movieBibi Blocksberg
2002
Bernhard Blocksberg
tvUnder Suspicion
2002
Max Wemmer
movieThe Slurb
2001
Mr. Taschenbier
movieHeirate mir!
2001
Eugen Schafmeyer
tvVera Brühne
2001
Oberstaatsanwalt Böck
movieBonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
Hans von Dohnanyi
movieJew-boy Levi
1999
Ingenieur Kohler
movieBeresina
1999
Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
tvSiska
1998
Albert Branner / Erwin Schöller
movieThe Harmonists
1997
Harry Frommermann
movieThe Scorpion
1997
Arno Jürging
movieBusenfreunde
1997
Bernhard Kroll
Lautlose Schritte
1996
Henry Stöver
Der Parkhausmörder
1996
Jochen Stein
Sperling
1996
Herr Krause
tvDie Partner
1995
Martin Zobel
tvZwei Brüder
1994
Ludwig Hellmann
tvRosa Roth
1994
Ralf Vorburg
tvIm Namen des Gesetzes
1994
Frank Kleinert
Stadtklinik
1993
Robert Wasser
tvA Case For Two
1981
Dr. Jürgen Mattes
tvThe Old Fox
1977
Prof. Simon Holter
tvPolizeiruf 110
1971
Alexander Beck
tvScene of the Crime
1970
Dr. Zimmer / Nat Dorsey / Hans Wolff / Staatsanwalt Jörg Reinhardt
tvBambi
1948
Self