Martin Wuttke
Biography
Martin Wuttke is a German actor and director born on February 8, 1962, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He reached international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Wuttke began his actor training at the college theater in Bochum and later transferred to the Westphalian Drama School in Bochum. Throughout his career, he has performed on numerous German-speaking stages, including the Volksbuhne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, Berliner Ensemble, Schaubuhne am Lehniner Platz, Schiller Theater in Berlin, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Theater of West Berlin, the Thalia Theater of Hamburg, Stuttgart State Theater, Freie Volksbuhne Berlin, Schauspielhaus Frankfurt am Main, and Schauspielhaus Zurich in Switzerland.
Career overview
Martin Wuttke is a German actor and director born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on February 8, 1962. He reached international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Wuttke began his actor training at the college theater in Bochum and subsequently changed to the Westphalian Drama School in Bochum, which is known today as the Bochum drama school.
Throughout his career, Wuttke has played on numerous German-speaking stages. His theater credits include the Volksbuhne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, the Berliner Ensemble, the Schaubuhne am Lehniner Platz, the Schiller Theater in Berlin, the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, the Theater of West Berlin, the Thalia Theater of Hamburg, the Stuttgart State Theater, the Freie Volksbuhne Berlin, the Schauspielhaus Frankfurt am Main, and the Schauspielhaus Zurich in Switzerland.
Within the database, Wuttke is associated with sixty known acting credits, encompassing both movies and television shows. His profile maintains a content score of one hundred.
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64 titles- Silent Friend (2026) as Herr Fuchs
- Other People's Money (2025) as Daniel Köhler
- Verified Target (2025) as Brody
- Die Zweiflers (2024) as Siggi
- Sleeping Dog (2023)
- Bonn (2023) as Reinhard Gehlen
- Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats (2023) as Self
- Broll + Baroni – Für immer tot (2022) as Leopold Wagner
- Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed (2022) as (voice)
- Confessions of Felix Krull (2021) as Clock Maker
- Highfalutin (2021)
- Ich und die Anderen (2021) as Vater
- Heute stirbt hier Kainer (2021) as Ulrich Kainer
- Stay Still (2021) as Dr. Herrmann
- Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020) as Self
- Die Toten am Meer (2020) as Wernicke
- A Hidden Life (2019) as Major Kiel
- Ottilie von Faber-Castell - Eine mutige Frau (2019) as Lothar von Faber
- Happiness Sucks (2019) as Stefan Gabriel
- Verliebt in Valerie (2019) as Henk
- Partisan (2018)
- 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis (2018) as Leiter Kripo Bremen
- Babylon Berlin (2017) as Gustav Heymann
- Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne (2017) as Ulrich Fugger
- Chance 2000 - Abschied von Deutschland (2017) as Self
- Ich werde nicht schweigen (2017) as Windhorst
- Colonia (2016) as Niels Biedermann
- The Duelist (2016) as German Baron
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) as Self
- Sense8 (2015) as Volker Bohm
- A Most Wanted Man (2014) as The Admiral
- Fever (2014) as Vater
- George (2013) as Joseph Goebbels
- Cloud Atlas (2012) as Mr. Boerhaave / Guard / Leary the Healer
- Homeland (2011) as BND Officer Adler
- Hanna (2011) as Knepfler
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) as Hitler
- Delta (2008)
- Silent Resident (2008) as Hauks
- Der Idiot (2006) as Myschkin
- Call Me Agostino (2006)
- Die Tote vom Deich (2006) as Manuel Bove
- Detektive oder Die glücklosen Engel der inneren Sicherheit (2006)
- Rosenstrasse (2003) as Joseph Goebbels
- Hamlet_X (2003) as Claudius
- Liebesau - Die andere Heimat (2002) as Schorsch Schönstein
- Hand in Hand (2001) as Peter Plachotny
- Demons (2000) as Nikolai Wsewolodowitsch Stawrogin
- The Legend of Rita (2000) as Erwin Hull
- No Place to Go (2000) as Imbissverkäufer
- Failure as a Chance (2000) as Self
- Lebensläufe (1998) as Self
- Die Bernauerin (1997) as Mönch
- The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997) as Christoph Schlingensief
- Bella Block (1993) as Wolfgang Krauss
- Buster's Bedroom (1991) as Joe
- The Party: Nature Morte (1991)
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Andreas Keppler
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Dr. Wimmer
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Georg
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Bruno Kandis
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Adrian Goser
- Crux
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Martin Wuttke best known for?
Martin Wuttke is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Silent Friend (2026), Sleeping Dog (2023), A Hidden Life (2019), Babylon Berlin (2017).
When and where was Martin Wuttke born?
Martin Wuttke was born on February 8, 1962 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
How many credits does Martin Wuttke have?
Martin Wuttke has accumulated over 64 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1970 to 2026.
What is Martin Wuttke's background in cinema and television?
Martin Wuttke is a German actor and director born on February 8, 1962, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He reached international recognition for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Wuttke began his actor training at the college theater in Bochum and later transferred to the Westphalian Drama ...