August Wittgenstein
Biography
Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, known professionally as August Wittgenstein (born 22 January 1981), is a German-Swedish actor and member of the princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Wittgenstein has appeared in English, German, and Swedish language films, starring in the 2013 German television movie Desert Heart - The Trip of My Life. He is known for his portrayals of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse in The Crown and Count Alfred Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin in Ludwig II as well as his roles as Karl Tennstedt in Das Boot and Andreas Wolf in Deadwind.
Known For
All Movies (17)
- Before We Forget2025 · as Alexander
- Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen2025 · as Carl-Albrecht Nassau
- Prodigies2024 · as Lenhardt
- Number 242024 · as Siegfried Fehmer
- Hunting Season2022 · as Peter
- Ein Lächeln nachts um vier2017 · as Max Severin
- Shelter2017 · as Sebastian
- The Maus2017 · as Alex
- Dating Alarm2016 · as Roman
- Until We Bleed2014 · as Aron
- Ophelia2014 · as Casper
- Open Desert2013 · as Ben
- The Congress2013 · as Travis (voice)
- Ludwig II2012 · as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim
- Grave Dawn2010 · as Erwin Buchholz
- Angels & Demons2009 · as Swiss Guardsman
- Thorns2009 · as Fabius Jucundus
All TV Shows (32)
- The Trio2026 · as Hugo
- Ku'damm 772025 · as Wolfgang von Boost
- Faithless2025 · as Markus Vogler
- Doktrinen2024 · as Jacob Weiss
- Jana - Marked For Life2024 · as Peer Bruckner
- The Net – Prometheus2022 · as Hans Maurer
- Hellground2022 · as Fabian Lambert
- The Palace2022 · as Georg Weiss
- Ku'damm 632021 · as Wolfgang von Boost
- Dark Woods2020 · as Jan Gerke
- Professionals2020 · as Luther Bruhn
- Hidden: First Born2019 · as Jonas
- Das Boot2018 · as Karl Tennstedt
- Jenny: Echt gerecht2018 · as Maximilian Mertens
- Ku'damm 592018 · as Wolfgang von Boost
- Deadwind2018 · as Andreas Wolf
- The Crown2016 · as Grand Duke Georg Donatus
- Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause2016 · as Wolfgang von Boost
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015 · as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015
- Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion2014 · as Nils Ek
- Josephine Klick2014 · as Karl Krause
- Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara2012 · as Erik Simon
- Hamburg Dockland2007 · as Heiner Brüggemann
- SOKO Köln2003 · as Thomas Prinz
- SOKO Leipzig2001 · as Joost Hertel
- SOKO Leipzig2001 · as Ivo Novack
- Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
- Leute heute1997 · as Self
- Kölner Treff1976 · as Self
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Johannes Hagen
- Tomb Raider— · as Lukas






