{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1247537/august-wittgenstein",
  "name": "August Wittgenstein",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1247537/august-wittgenstein",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "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.\n\nWittgenstein 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.",
  "birthDate": "1981-01-22",
  "birthPlace": "Siegen, Germany",
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8cATVO3sCDbA1IFM5vuUS8ICJkv.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3079503"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 3034,
      "title": "Scene of the Crime",
      "year": "1970",
      "role": "as Johannes Hagen",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yh43TKi9himQWhzrlWBxV8WjsFn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/3034/scene-of-the-crime-1970"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 65494,
      "title": "The Crown",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "as Grand Duke Georg Donatus",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.186,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1M876KPjulVwppEpldhdc8V4o68.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/65494/the-crown-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 111979,
      "title": "Leute heute",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.2,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/111979/leute-heute-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 64190,
      "title": "Volle Kanne",
      "year": "1999",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.429,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/64190/volle-kanne-1999"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 64153,
      "title": "Kölner Treff",
      "year": "1976",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9U9XqUp41DjwCvolAgqSXhowPyB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/64153/kolner-treff-1976"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 40862,
      "title": "SOKO Köln",
      "year": "2003",
      "role": "as Thomas Prinz",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.143,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jLwoCyFg0vFze0JIQIhItsAE4yR.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/40862/soko-koln-2003"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 36301,
      "title": "Hamburg Dockland",
      "year": "2007",
      "role": "as Heiner Brüggemann",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/JSNSFn5vIIkdZnshTbNra4bcrZ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/36301/hamburg-dockland-2007"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 19758,
      "title": "SOKO Leipzig",
      "year": "2001",
      "role": "as Joost Hertel",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.158,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1fiWiLPZnFfIF6s6dcEblG7u749.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/19758/soko-leipzig-2001"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 63452,
      "title": "Wer weiß denn sowas?",
      "year": "2015",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/abKjah96esLWObidBcWmvKJv61E.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/63452/wer-wei-denn-sowas-2015"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 83936,
      "title": "Das Boot",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "as Karl Tennstedt",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.966,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pIWOJV7NAfJJ7B9ocV66zT2X5pu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/83936/das-boot-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 74802,
      "title": "Deadwind",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "as Andreas Wolf",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.943,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cUKqWS2v7D6DVKQze2Iz2netwRH.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/74802/deadwind-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 55363,
      "title": "Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "as Erik Simon",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2LbWibzoWpqkWwt5FfCY2VeXKco.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/55363/heiter-bis-todlich-alles-klara-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 13448,
      "title": "Angels & Demons",
      "year": "2009",
      "role": "as Swiss Guardsman",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.718,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tFZQAuulEOtFTp0gHbVdEXwGrYe.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/13448/angels-demons-2009"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 64838,
      "title": "Nord bei Nordwest",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "as Nils Ek",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.286,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jKThsAhK7nGKNc63vuV3AdXVC9g.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/64838/nord-bei-nordwest-2014"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 113452,
      "title": "Professionals",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "as Luther Bruhn",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.167,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fEnU5MLsorGStlyGsaqZXq8gCHf.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/113452/professionals-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 60869,
      "title": "Josephine Klick",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "as Karl Krause",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xkorWVvhqpdyI5O9SlYXvy7R9Sp.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/60869/josephine-klick-2014"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 261551,
      "title": "Faithless",
      "year": "2025",
      "role": "as Markus Vogler",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zkJZXgQhBtknngCBp7F32UpnrIX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/261551/faithless-2025"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1222248,
      "title": "Number 24",
      "year": "2024",
      "role": "as Siegfried Fehmer",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.149,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qv7crkk9fzMrvj3WqWU6PiFm12f.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1222248/number-24-2024"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 216061,
      "title": "The Net – Prometheus",
      "year": "2022",
      "role": "as Hans Maurer",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1BLFQlNfPZlgCRux4GAFTNObCIE.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/216061/the-net-prometheus-2022"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 71594,
      "title": "Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "as Wolfgang von Boost",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.456,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tYgm3KTPn3ZAcD0JoSNTZunwIo6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/71594/ku-damm-56-rebel-with-a-cause-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 80305,
      "title": "Jenny: Echt gerecht",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "as Maximilian Mertens",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fuQNeIHYkDmNntcrL8NRqbH4Gtk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/80305/jenny-echt-gerecht-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 86470,
      "title": "Hidden: First Born",
      "year": "2019",
      "role": "as Jonas",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gfp2vgwy1zCt33LXt8i5jRRUPYJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/86470/hidden-first-born-2019"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 152795,
      "title": "The Congress",
      "year": "2013",
      "role": "as Travis (voice)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.409,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oeT9rwfCBayxgVoUn1yZGmkZlUq.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/152795/the-congress-2013"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 248776,
      "title": "Jana - Marked For Life",
      "year": "2024",
      "role": "as Peer Bruckner",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oKFxpw0NDPjbQpBuj44s22Xrifo.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/248776/jana-marked-for-life-2024"
    }
  ]
}