
Ulrich Noethen
Born November 18, 1959 · Munich, Germany
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Downfall

My Führer

Hannah Arendt

Bibi Blocksberg

Henri 4

Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks

Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls

Gladbeck Freaks Out

TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine

My Husband, An Assassin

The Harmonists

The Diary of Anne Frank

Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'

Beresina

The German Lesson

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship

A Coffee in Berlin

I'm The Father

Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

Unexpected

The Green Desert

Von Mäusen und Lügen

Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi

St. Louis

Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?

Louis van Beethoven

My Magical Friend Sams

Meine Tochter und der Millionär

Moon Man

Cracks in the Shell

Jargo

Jew-boy Levi

Heirate mir!

The Scorpion

Life Actually

The Invisible Girl

The Flying Classroom

The Boxer and the Hairdresser

Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
TV Shows

NDR Talk Show

A Case For Two

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Bambi

Babylon Berlin

Der Kriminalist

Quizduell-Olymp

Siska

Vienna Blood

Kommissar Stolberg

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

Deutschland

Rosa Roth

Charité

Under Suspicion

Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

Furia

Eurocops

Sperling

Lesenswert

NSU German History X

Neben der Spur

Zwei Brüder

Marie Brand

Hindenburg: The Last Flight

The Promise

Die Partner

Unterleuten: The Torn Village

The Wasp

Die Patriarchin

Ku'damm 63

Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year

Ku'damm 59

Wendland

Vera Brühne

Parallel Me

Teufelsbraten

Die Luftbrücke

54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

The Man with the Bassoon
More Movies

Aghet

The Red Jacket

Polly Blue Eyes

The Young Schiller

Es ist nicht vorbei

¿De qué lado estás?

The Slurb

Sams im Glück

Trau’ niemals deinem Chef

Off Beat

Die Eisläuferin

The General Case

Busenfreunde

Gripsholm

Runaway Horse

Allerleirauh

Silberhochzeit

Ausgerechnet Weihnachten

The Inventive Lady

Long Shadows

Broken Glass Park

Departure

Josefa’s Return

Zwei übern Berg




