August Wittgenstein

August Wittgenstein

Known for

Acting

Born

January 22, 1981 (age 45)

Birthplace

Siegen, Germany

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.

Best known work

Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009
The Crown
The Crown
2016
The Congress
The Congress
2013
Number 24
Number 24
2024
Deadwind
Deadwind
2018
Das Boot
Das Boot
2018
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1970
The Maus
The Maus
2017
Prodigies
Prodigies
2024
Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause
Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause
2016

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Tomb RaiderTV

    as Lukas (1 episode)

  2. 2026

    The TrioTV

    as Hugo (6 episodes)

  3. 2026

    Rex - Vienna CallingTV

    as Martin Vrenker (1 episode)

  4. 2025

    Ku'damm 77TV

    as Wolfgang von Boost (6 episodes)

  5. 2025

    Before We Forget

    as Alexander

  6. 2025

    Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen

    as Carl-Albrecht Nassau

  7. 2025

    FaithlessTV

    as Markus Vogler (6 episodes)

  8. 2024

    Prodigies

    as Lenhardt

  9. 2024

    DoktrinenTV

    as Jacob Weiss (6 episodes)

  10. 2024

    Number 24

    as Siegfried Fehmer

  11. 2024

    Jana - Marked For LifeTV

    as Peer Bruckner (6 episodes)

  12. 2022

    The Net – PrometheusTV

    as Hans Maurer (8 episodes)

  13. 2022

    HellgroundTV

    as Fabian Lambert (8 episodes)

  14. 2022

    Hunting Season

    as Peter

  15. 2022

    The PalaceTV

    as Georg Weiss (6 episodes)

  16. 2021

    Ku'damm 63TV

    as Wolfgang von Boost (3 episodes)

  17. 2020

    Dark WoodsTV

    as Jan Gerke (6 episodes)

  18. 2020

    ProfessionalsTV

    as Luther Bruhn (4 episodes)

  19. 2019

    Hidden: First BornTV

    as Jonas (8 episodes)

  20. 2018

    Das BootTV

    as Karl Tennstedt (16 episodes)

  21. 2018

    Jenny: Echt gerechtTV

    as Maximilian Mertens (20 episodes)

  22. 2018

    Ku'damm 59TV

    as Wolfgang von Boost (3 episodes)

  23. 2018

    DeadwindTV

    as Andreas Wolf (12 episodes)

  24. 2017

    Ein Lächeln nachts um vier

    as Max Severin

  25. 2017

    Shelter

    as Sebastian

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