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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

46

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-01-22 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Siegen, Germany

Also Known As

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

Acting

Prodigies

2024

Prodigies

as

Lenhardt

Angels & Demons

2009

Angels & Demons

as

Swiss Guardsman

Ophelia

2014

Ophelia

as

Casper

Hunting Season

2022

Hunting Season

as

Peter

Open Desert

2013

Open Desert

as

Ben

Duino

2024

Duino

as

Alexander

Dating Alarm

2016

Dating Alarm

as

Roman

The Maus

2017

The Maus

as

Alex

Ludwig II

2012

Ludwig II

as

Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

Shelter

2017

Shelter

as

Sebastian

Until We Bleed

2014

Until We Bleed

as

Aron

Number 24

2024

Number 24

as

Siegfried Fehmer

Thorns

Thorns

as

Fabius Jucundus

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen

2025

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen

as

Carl-Albrecht Nassau

Grave Dawn

2010

Grave Dawn

as

Erwin Buchholz

Ku'damm 63

Ku'damm 63

as

Wolfgang von Boost

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Johannes Hagen

The Palace

The Palace

as

Georg Weiss

Josephine Klick

Josephine Klick

as

Karl Krause

SOKO Köln

SOKO Köln

as

Thomas Prinz

SOKO Leipzig

SOKO Leipzig

as

Joost Hertel

SOKO Leipzig

SOKO Leipzig

as

Ivo Novack

Hamburg Dockland

Hamburg Dockland

as

Heiner Brüggemann

The Crown

The Crown

as

Grand Duke Georg Donatus

Ku'damm 59

Ku'damm 59

as

Wolfgang von Boost

Deadwind

Deadwind

as

Andreas Wolf

Jenny: Echt gerecht

Jenny: Echt gerecht

as

Maximilian Mertens

Das Boot

Das Boot

as

Karl Tennstedt

Höllgrund

Höllgrund

as

Fabian Lambert

Jana - Marked For Life

Jana - Marked For Life

as

Peer Bruckner

Dark Woods

Dark Woods

as

Jan Gerke

Professionals

Professionals

as

Luther Bruhn

Faithless

Faithless

as

Markus Vogler

Doktrinen

Doktrinen

as

Jacob Weiss

Production

Crew

Directing