Acting
Ulrich Noethen
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.
Filmography
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
Film · 2026
Parallel Me
Series · 2025
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
Series · 2025
Josefa’s Return
Film · 2024
Wendland
Series · 2022
Ku'damm 63
Series · 2021
Furia
Series · 2021
The Wasp
Series · 2021
Louis van Beethoven
Film · 2020
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Series · 2020
The German Lesson
Film · 2019
St. Louis
Film · 2019
Vienna Blood
Series · 2019
Ku'damm 59
Series · 2018
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Series · 2018
Charité
Series · 2017
Babylon Berlin
Series · 2017
The General Case
Film · 2016
The Diary of Anne Frank
Film · 2016
Departure
Film · 2016
NSU German History X
Series · 2016
Die Eisläuferin
Film · 2015
Neben der Spur
Series · 2015
Deutschland
Series · 2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Series · 2015
Quizduell-Olymp
Series · 2015
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
Film · 2014
Unexpected
Film · 2014
My Husband, An Assassin
Film · 2013
The Inventive Lady
Film · 2013
Broken Glass Park
Film · 2013
Lesenswert
Series · 2013
Cracks in the Shell
Film · 2012
Hannah Arendt
Film · 2012
A Coffee in Berlin
Film · 2012
Sams im Glück
Film · 2012
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
Film · 2012
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
Film · 2012
Zwei übern Berg
Film · 2012
Allerleirauh
Film · 2012
Moon Man
Film · 2012
The Invisible Girl
Film · 2011
Es ist nicht vorbei
Film · 2011
Von Mäusen und Lügen
Film · 2011
Lügen haben linke Hände
Film · 2011
The Man with the Bassoon
Series · 2011
The Promise
Series · 2011
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
Series · 2011
Henri 4
Film · 2010
Aghet
Film · 2010
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
Film · 2010
Rumpe und Tuli
Film · 2010
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
Film · 2009
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
Film · 2009
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
Film · 2009
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
Film · 2009
Ett enklare liv
Film · 2008
Long Shadows
Film · 2008
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Film · 2008
Ein starker Abgang
Film · 2008
Marie Brand
Series · 2008
Teufelsbraten
Series · 2008
Mein Nachmittag
Series · 2008
Runaway Horse
Film · 2007
My Führer
Film · 2007
Life Actually
Film · 2007
Silberhochzeit
Film · 2006
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
Film · 2006
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
Film · 2006
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Film · 2006
Kommissar Stolberg
Series · 2006
Der Kriminalist
Series · 2006
3satBuchzeit
Series · 2006
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
Film · 2005
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Film · 2005
Polly Blue Eyes
Film · 2005
The Young Schiller
Film · 2005
Die Patriarchin
Series · 2005
Thadeusz
Series · 2005
Die Luftbrücke
Series · 2005
Downfall
Film · 2004
Off Beat
Film · 2004
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Film · 2004
Mörderische Elite
Film · 2004
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
Film · 2004
Jargo
Film · 2004
Secret Stories
Film · 2004
The Flying Classroom
Film · 2003
My Magical Friend Sams
Film · 2003
Bibi Blocksberg
Film · 2002
I'm The Father
Film · 2002
¿De qué lado estás?
Film · 2002
The Red Jacket
Film · 2002
Under Suspicion
Series · 2002
The Slurb
Film · 2001
Heirate mir!
Film · 2001
Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
Film · 2001
Vera Brühne
Series · 2001
Gripsholm
Film · 2000
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
Film · 2000
Menschen der Woche
Series · 2000
Beresina
Film · 1999
Jew-boy Levi
Film · 1999
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
Film · 1999
The Green Desert
Film · 1999
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Film · 1999
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Series · 1999
Volle Kanne
Series · 1999
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
Film · 1998
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
Series · 1998
Siska
Series · 1998
Siska
Series · 1998
The Harmonists
Film · 1997
Busenfreunde
Film · 1997
Mein ist die Rache
Film · 1997
The Scorpion
Film · 1997
The Deep End
Film · 1997
Lautlose Schritte
Film · 1996
Der Parkhausmörder
Film · 1996
Sperling
Series · 1996
Die Partner
Series · 1995
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Series · 1994
Zwei Brüder
Series · 1994
Rosa Roth
Series · 1994
Stadtklinik
Series · 1993
Morgenmagazin
Series · 1992
Blauer Panther
Series · 1989
Eurocops
Series · 1988
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
A Case For Two
Series · 1981
Bavarian Film Awards
Series · 1979
NDR Talk Show
Series · 1979
The Old Fox
Series · 1977
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Grimme Award
Series · 1964
German Film Award
Series · 1951
Bambi
Series · 1948
Das Sams in Gefahr
Film
Love & Chaos
Series