Ulrich Noethen

Birthday: 1959-11-18
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Gender: Male
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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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2026-03-11	Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks	Anton Laux
	2024-07-05	Josefa’s Return	Norbert Blume
	2020-08-01	Louis van Beethoven	Christian Gottlob Neefe
	2019-10-21	St. Louis	Captain Gustav Schröder
	2019-10-03	The German Lesson	Jens Ole Jepsen
	2016-07-28	Departure	Hillas Vater
	2016-03-03	The Diary of Anne Frank	Otto Heinrich Frank
	2016-01-19	The General Case	Fritz Bauer
	2015-07-10	Die Eisläuferin	Helmuth Wendt
	2014-07-02	Unexpected	Bernd
	2014-03-13	Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship	Pettersson
	2013-11-21	Broken Glass Park	Volker Trebur
	2013-09-06	My Husband, An Assassin	Paul Frei
	2013-01-25	The Inventive Lady	Gregor
	2012-12-26	Allerleirauh	King Tobald
	2012-12-19	Moon Man	The Father (voice)
	2012-11-01	A Coffee in Berlin	Walter Fischer
	2012-09-30	Eine Hand wäscht die Andere	Chlodwig Pullmann
	2012-09-28	Zwei übern Berg	Paul
	2012-09-11	Hannah Arendt	Hans Jonas
	2012-03-27	Sams im Glück	Bruno Taschenbier
	2012-02-09	Cracks in the Shell	Kaspar Friedmann
	2012-01-12	Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?	Kai Stellmann
	2011-11-09	Es ist nicht vorbei	Prof. Wolfgang Limberg
	2011-10-29	The Invisible Girl	Wilhelm Michel
	2011-06-10	Von Mäusen und Lügen	Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer
	2011-01-26	Lügen haben linke Hände	Max Timmermann
	2010-09-06	Trau’ niemals deinem Chef	Oskar Moedebeck
	2010-08-26	Rumpe und Tuli	Therapeut
	2010-04-09	Aghet	Armin Wegner
	2010-03-04	Henri 4	Karl IX
	2009-09-23	Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi	Günter Hartmann
	2009-05-22	Meine Tochter und der Millionär	Moritz von Wrede
	2009-04-20	Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist	Tabor Süden
	2009-04-04	Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin	Tabor Süden
	2008-10-24	Long Shadows	Volker Widmer
	2008-09-26	Ett enklare liv	Peter Hoffman
	2008-08-27	Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet	Joachim Hellwig
	2008-07-25	Ein starker Abgang	Arzt 2
	2007-06-30	Runaway Horse	Helmut
	2007-03-08	Life Actually	Roland Spatz
	2007-01-11	My Führer	Heinrich Himmler
	2006-12-30	Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
	2006-09-28	TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine	Lehrer Herr Manek
	2006-01-13	Silberhochzeit	Leo
	2005-12-14	Ausgerechnet Weihnachten	Carl
	2005-11-27	Berlin Airlift	Dr. Alex Kielberg
	2005-11-01	Polly Blue Eyes	Herbert Pinn
	2005-04-29	The Young Schiller	Buchhändler Schwan
	2004-09-29	Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls	Bernhard Blocksberg
	2004-09-16	Downfall	Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
	2004-09-16	The Boxer and the Hairdresser	Fränki Laue
	2004-09-11	Off Beat	Prof. Olivari
	2004-07-28	Mörderische Elite	Klee
	2004-05-03	Secret Stories	Reiner
	2004-01-01	Jargo	Schuldirektor
	2003-12-10	My Magical Friend Sams	Bruno Taschenbier
	2003-01-16	The Flying Classroom	Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
	2002-09-26	I'm The Father	Nico Ellermann
	2002-09-25	Bibi Blocksberg	Bernhard Blocksberg
	2002-05-01	The Red Jacket	Vater
	2002-04-05	¿De qué lado estás?
	2001-10-17	The Slurb	Mr. Taschenbier
	2001-05-17	Heirate mir!	Eugen Schafmeyer
	2001-02-01	Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins	Prof. Planitz
	2000-11-16	Gripsholm	Kurt
	2000-06-14	Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace	Hans von Dohnanyi
	1999-11-23	The Green Desert	Detlef
	1999-09-30	Jew-boy Levi	Ingenieur Kohler
	1999-08-20	Beresina	Dr. Alfred Waldvogel
	1999-06-26	Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt	Rablonski
	1999-05-07	Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet	Sven Arnhold
	1998-09-22	Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!	Bernhard
	1997-12-25	The Harmonists	Harry Frommermann
	1997-10-17	Mein ist die Rache	Girres
	1997-06-30	The Scorpion	Arno Jürging
	1997-05-05	The Deep End	Steffen
	1997-04-21	Busenfreunde	Bernhard Kroll
	1996-11-18	Lautlose Schritte	Henry Stöver
	1996-05-26	Der Parkhausmörder	Jochen Stein