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.
137 acting credits
Acting · 137
Scene of the Crime
1970
The Old Fox
1977
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Morgenmagazin
1992
A Case For Two
1981
Volle Kanne
1999
NDR Talk Show
1979
Bambi
1948
Mein Nachmittag
2008
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
German Film Award
1951
Goldene Kamera
1984
Menschen der Woche
2000
Der Kriminalist
2006
Grimme Award
1964
Siska
1998
Quizduell-Olymp
2015
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Blauer Panther
1989
Downfall
2004
Charité
2017
German Television Award
1999
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
Deutschland
2015
Furia
2021
Rosa Roth
1994
Vienna Blood
2019
Sperling
1996
Thadeusz
2005
Under Suspicion
2002
Stadtklinik
1993
Lesenswert
2013
Eurocops
1988
Zwei Brüder
1994
NSU German History X
2016
The Promise
2011
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
2011
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
1998
Neben der Spur
2015
Marie Brand
2008
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
2025
My Führer
2007
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
Ku'damm 59
2018
Hannah Arendt
2012
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
2018
The Wasp
2021
Bibi Blocksberg
2002
Wendland
2022
Die Patriarchin
2005
Parallel Me
2025
A Coffee in Berlin
2012
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
3satBuchzeit
2006
Ku'damm 63
2021
Unexpected
2014
Teufelsbraten
2008
Die Luftbrücke
2005
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
Beresina
1999
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
2006
The Man with the Bassoon
2011
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005
The Slurb
2001
The General Case
2016
The Diary of Anne Frank
2016
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
2026
Louis van Beethoven
2020
The German Lesson
2019
Vera Brühne
2001
Moon Man
2012
The Flying Classroom
2003
Die Partner
1995
The Harmonists
1997
Sams im Glück
2012
Gripsholm
2000
Ein starker Abgang
2008
Jargo
2004
Aghet
2010
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
2014
My Magical Friend Sams
2003
The Young Schiller
2005
Off Beat
2004
Henri 4
2010
Allerleirauh
2012
St. Louis
2019
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
2009
Cracks in the Shell
2012
Life Actually
2007
I'm The Father
2002
The Scorpion
1997
Runaway Horse
2007
Long Shadows
2008
The Green Desert
1999
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
2009
Broken Glass Park
2013
Busenfreunde
1997
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999
The Invisible Girl
2011
Silberhochzeit
2006
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999
Josefa’s Return
2024
Polly Blue Eyes
2005
The Deep End
1997
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
2010
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
1998
Departure
2016
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
Love & Chaos
—
Die Eisläuferin
2015
Es ist nicht vorbei
2011
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
2004
Der Parkhausmörder
1996
The Inventive Lady
2013
My Husband, An Assassin
2013
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
2009
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
2006
¿De qué lado estás?
2002
Mörderische Elite
2004
Lautlose Schritte
1996
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
2012
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
2012
Heirate mir!
2001
Jew-boy Levi
1999
Zwei übern Berg
2012
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
2009
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
2005
Secret Stories
2004
Lügen haben linke Hände
2011
Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
2001
Mein ist die Rache
1997
Ett enklare liv
2008
Rumpe und Tuli
2010
Berlin Airlift
2005
Von Mäusen und Lügen
2011
The Red Jacket
2002