Sebastian Rudolph
Biography
Sebastian Rudolph is a German actor, born October 21, 1968, in Berlin. Son of actress Hildegard Schmahl and director Niels-Peter Rudolph, he trained in acting in Hamburg. Known for portraying Michael Kahnwald in Netflix’s Dark (2017–2020), he has also appeared in films like The English Patient (1996), Never Look Away (2018), Stalingrad (1993), and various German theater, TV, and radio productions. He was a long-time ensemble member at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.
Known For

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Dark

The Old Fox

Polizeiruf 110

A Case For Two

MDR um 4

Hamburg Dockland
All Movies (37)
- December Evening2025 · as Detlef
- Hallo Spencer - Der Film2024 · as Fred Forthmann
- Piaffe2023 · as Novak
- MOBY DICK; or, The Whale2022
- Pelican Blood2020 · as Dr. Zaruba
- Hello Again - A Wedding A Day2020 · as Andreas
- Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen2020 · as Hans Remscheid
- Danowski - Blutapfel2019 · as Rüdiger Bressin
- A Voluntary Year2019
- The German Lesson2019 · as Gallery owner
- Whatever Happens Next2018 · as Paul Zeise
- Am Ende ist man tot2018 · as Mc Foster
- The Captain2018 · as Corporal Paul
- Götter in Weiß2017 · as Dr. Andreas Barna
- Deadly Leaks2016 · as Hans Remscheid
- Original Bliss2016 · as Arzt
- Overgames2016 · as Narrator (voice)
- 4 Kings2015 · as Vater Alex
- Public Enemies2014 · as Rudolf Augstein
- Die Räuber2009
- Nur für einen Augenblick2009
- Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm2008 · as Axel Eggebrecht
- Mörderische Erpressung2006 · as Ralph Jansen
- Hamlet: This Is Your Family2001 · as Himself
- Der Millionär und die Stripperin2001 · as Wolfgang
- Three Wishes2000
- Duell der Richter1999 · as Horst Lesch
- Downhill City1999 · as Sascha
- Der Pirat1998 · as Ludwig
- Coming In1997 · as Lutz
- The English Patient1996 · as Officer In Square
- Stalingrad1993 · as GeGe Müller
- Zärtliche Erpresserin1992 · as Daniel
- Geboren 19991992 · as Karl Meiberg
- Manta - Der Film1991 · as Manfred " Fred " Grabowski
- Freaks— · as Thomas Lang
All TV Shows (26)
- Munich Games2022 · as Michael Hahn
- Old Land2020 · as Bernhard
- The Wall2020
- Dark2017 · as Michael Kahnwald
- In Wahrheit2017 · as Herr Mahn
- MDR um 42014 · as Self
- Finn Zehender2011 · as Lars Döbbelin
- Hamburg Dockland2007 · as Jan König
- Hamburg Dockland2007 · as Mats Kurschmann
- Der Kriminalist2006 · as Peter Aschinger
- Zugriff1998 · as Student
- Der letzte Zeuge1998 · as Ralph Schwarzkopf
- Die Cleveren1998 · as Heiner Wagner
- Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt1997 · as Markus Amman
- Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP1997 · as Rüdiger Münchhoff
- Schlosshotel Orth1996 · as Enno Hallberg
- Jury Trial1995 · as Christoph Seibel
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft1995 · as Karl Wieland
- Der König1994 · as Dirk Walz
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Bernd Adler
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Hans
- A Case For Two1981 · as Alexander Hagenbach
- The Old Fox1977 · as Christian Vondrell
- Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Axel Dietrich
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as André Plötz
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Heinrich Vogel