Tom Wlaschiha
Biography
Thomas “Tom” Wlaschiha, born on 20 June 1973 in Dohna, then part of East Germany, is a German actor who works in television, film, stage and voice‑over projects. Internationally he is recognised for portraying Jaqen H’ghar in the second season of the television series Game of Thrones. His surname derives from Czech ancestors who arrived in the early nineteenth century. At the age of seventeen, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he spent a year in New York City as an exchange student, where he performed in theatre and studied English. Wlaschiha is male and continues to be active in the entertainment industry.
Career overview
Thomas “Tom” Wlaschiha, born on 20 June 1973 in Dohna, then part of East Germany, is a German actor whose work spans television, film, stage and voice performance. After completing secondary education, he spent a year in New York City as an exchange student at the age of seventeen, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, where he acted in theatre productions and studied English. This early immersion in performance laid the groundwork for a career that would later encompass a broad range of media.
Wlaschiha’s professional portfolio includes ninety‑four credited roles, reflecting a steady presence in German and international productions. He achieved notable international recognition for his portrayal of the enigmatic assassin Jaqen H’ghar in the second season of the television series Game of Thrones. The role highlighted his capacity for nuanced, multilingual performance and introduced him to a global audience. In addition to on‑screen work, he has contributed voice work for various projects, further demonstrating his versatility across acting disciplines.
Throughout his career, Wlaschiha has remained active in both domestic and foreign markets, leveraging his multilingual background and theatrical training. His body of work illustrates a commitment to diverse character work, ranging from historical dramas to contemporary series, and underscores his status as a prolific figure in contemporary German acting circles.
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- Yunan (2025) as Karl
- Black Gold (2025) as Wilhelm Pape
- National Theatre at Home: The Land of the Living (2025) as Thomas
- Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't (2025) as Helmut
- The Investigation (2024) as Zeuge 38
- Mrs. Davis (2023) as Father Hans Ziegler
- Last Light (2022) as Karl Bergmann
- The Net – Promised Land (2022) as Richard Felgenbauer
- The Net – Prometheus (2022) as Richard Felgenbauer
- Hilma (2022) as Rudolf Steiner
- Saturday Fiction (2021) as Saul Speyer
- Rose Island (2020) as W.R. Neumann
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) as Self
- Thanks for the Memories (2019) as Justin Beckmann
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) as Max Schenkel
- Das Boot (2018) as Hagen Forster
- Late Night Berlin (2018) as Self
- In Love & War (2018) as Gerhard
- Da kommst Du nie drauf! - Die große Show der schrägen Fragen (2017)
- Eltern und andere Wahrheiten (2017) as Torsten
- Berlin Falling (2017) as Andreas
- Kölner Sommer-Treff (2017) as self
- Stranger Things (2016) as Dmitri Antonov
- Quizduell-Olymp (2015) as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015)
- Shades of Guilt (2015) as Kommissar Weinhauer
- Dengler (2015) as Marius Brauer
- MDR um 4 (2014) as Self
- Kino Plus (2014) as Self
- Mr. Turner (2014) as Prince Albert
- Crossing Lines (2013) as Sebastian Berger
- Rush (2013) as Harold Ertl
- Neo Magazin Royale (2013) as Guest
- Ohne Gnade (2013) as Baboo
- Frisch gepresst (2012) as Chris
- Mann kann, Frau erst recht (2012) as Moritz
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Jaqen H'ghar
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011) as Self
- Christopher and His Kind (2011) as Gerhardt Neddermayer
- Stilles Tal (2011) as Oliver Reschke
- Resistance (2011) as Albrecht
- Der letzte Bulle (2010) as Markus Breckwoldt
- SOKO Stuttgart (2009) as Benedikt Fahl
- Eine für alle – Frauen können’s besser (2009) as Sebastian Vollenbrinck
- Markus Lanz (2008) as Self
- Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Kurt
- Krabat (2008) as Hanzo
- Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell (2008) as Thomas Welz
- Innocent (2008) as Endres
- The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) as Lt. Koenig
- GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben (2007) as Wetting
- My Little Boy (2007) as Wolfgang
- 16 Blocks (2006) as Bus Passenger
- Semperopernball (2006) as Self
- The Cloud (2006) as Hannes
- Zwei Engel für Amor (2006) as Sebastian
- Munich (2005) as News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck
- Icon (2005) as Mercedes Driver
- SOKO Wismar (2004) as Jens Holling
- Pura Vida Ibiza (2004) as Felix
- Die Stunde der Offiziere (2004) as Hauptmann Axel von dem Bussche
- Rock Crystal (2004) as Schafhirt Philipp
- Die Sitte (2003) as Bernd Horsten
- Fast perfekt verlobt (2003) as Nikas Kollege
- Die Nacht, in der ganz ehrlich überhaupt niemand Sex hatte (2002) as Stefan
- SOKO Leipzig (2001)
- Enemy at the Gates (2001) as Soldier
- Hallo Robbie! (2001) as Horst
- Verliebte Jungs (2001) as Oliver
- Abendschau (2000) as self
- No One Sleeps (2000) as Stefan Hein
- Volle Kanne (1999) as Self
- Ich wünsch Dir Liebe (1999) as Nachbar
- Die Cleveren (1998) as Jochen
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Küstenwache (1997) as Felix Kemper
- Die Rettungsflieger (1997) as Torsten Biedenstedt
- Mama ist unmöglich (1997) as Rico
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996) as Nick Weiss
- Wolkenstein (1996) as Kai
- Unser Charly (1995) as Richy
- Wilsberg (1995) as Stefan Wehnert
- Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (1995) as Koschi
- Brisant (1994) as Self
- Im Namen des Gesetzes (1994) as Tobias Ording
- Riverboat (1992) as Self
- DAS! (1991) as Self
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Schwartz
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Der Fahnder (1984) as Dieter Feldberg
- A Case For Two (1981)
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Thorsten Rausch
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Lars Kante
- Escape to the Sea as Karl