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.
Downfall
(Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler)
The Flying Classroom
(Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh)
Gripsholm
(Kurt)
The Slurb
(Mr. Taschenbier)
Off Beat
(Prof. Olivari)
Silberhochzeit
(Leo)
Runaway Horse
(Helmut)
Ausgerechnet Weihnachten
(Carl)
My Führer
(Heinrich Himmler)
Bibi Blocksberg
(Bernhard Blocksberg)
The Harmonists
(Harry Frommermann)
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
(Self)
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
(Bernhard Blocksberg)
Ett enklare liv
(Peter Hoffman)
Life Actually
(Roland Spatz)
Polly Blue Eyes
(Herbert Pinn)
Heirate mir!
(Eugen Schafmeyer)
My Magical Friend Sams
(Bruno Taschenbier)
TKKG - The Secret of the Mysterious Mind Machine
(Lehrer Herr Manek)
Cracks in the Shell
(Kaspar Friedmann)
Beresina
(Dr. Alfred Waldvogel)
The Invisible Girl
(Wilhelm Michel)
Long Shadows
(Volker Widmer)
Es ist nicht vorbei
(Prof. Wolfgang Limberg)
Hannah Arendt
(Hans Jonas)
A Coffee in Berlin
(Walter Fischer)
Sams im Glück
(Bruno Taschenbier)
Mörderische Elite
(Klee)
Jew-boy Levi
(Ingenieur Kohler)
My Husband, An Assassin
(Paul Frei)
The Inventive Lady
(Gregor)
Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins
(Prof. Planitz)
Broken Glass Park
(Volker Trebur)
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
(Hans von Dohnanyi)
Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber?
(Kai Stellmann)
Henri 4
(Karl IX)
Meine Tochter und der Millionär
(Moritz von Wrede)
The Young Schiller
(Buchhändler Schwan)
I'm The Father
(Nico Ellermann)
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
(Joachim Hellwig)
Von Mäusen und Lügen
(Dr. Arnold 'Arnie' Fischer)
Lautlose Schritte
(Henry Stöver)
Aghet
(Armin Wegner)
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship
(Pettersson)
The Boxer and the Hairdresser
(Fränki Laue)
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
(Sven Arnhold)
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
(Tabor Süden)
Kommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin
(Tabor Süden)
The Green Desert
(Detlef)
Jargo
(Schuldirektor)
Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
(Chlodwig Pullmann)
Unexpected
(Bernd)
Busenfreunde
(Bernhard Kroll)
Erntedank - Ein Allgäu-Krimi
(Günter Hartmann)
Zwei übern Berg
(Paul)
Trau’ niemals deinem Chef
(Oskar Moedebeck)
Ein starker Abgang
(Arzt 2)
Tsunami oder: Die Maximale Mitmenschlichkeit
Der Parkhausmörder
(Jochen Stein)
¿De qué lado estás?
Die Eisläuferin
(Helmuth Wendt)
Lügen haben linke Hände
(Max Timmermann)
Allerleirauh
(King Tobald)
Secret Stories
(Reiner)
Mein ist die Rache
(Girres)
The General Case
(Fritz Bauer)
Busenfreunde 2 - Alles wird gut!
(Bernhard)
The Scorpion
(Arno Jürging)
Josefa’s Return
(Norbert Blume)
The Diary of Anne Frank
(Otto Heinrich Frank)
Departure
(Hillas Vater)
The Red Jacket
(Vater)
Moon Man
(The Father (voice))
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
(Rablonski)
The German Lesson
(Jens Ole Jepsen)
The Deep End
(Steffen)
Rumpe und Tuli
(Therapeut)
St. Louis
(Captain Gustav Schröder)
Louis van Beethoven
(Christian Gottlob Neefe)
Berlin Airlift
(Dr. Alex Kielberg)
Makellos - Eine kurze Welle des Glücks
(Anton Laux)
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
(Narrator (voice))
Neben der Spur
(Dr. Johannes Jessen)
Ku'damm 63
(Kurt Moser)
Marie Brand
(Professor Jacobsen)
Vera Brühne
(Oberstaatsanwalt Böck)
Im Namen des Gesetzes
(Frank Kleinert)
Furia
(Brehme)
Scene of the Crime
(Dr. Zimmer)
Scene of the Crime
(Nat Dorsey)
Sperling
(Herr Krause)
Zwei Brüder
(Ludwig Hellmann)
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
Rosa Roth
(Ralf Vorburg)
Siska
(Albert Branner)
Siska
(Erwin Schöller)
Deutschland
(General Wolfgang Edel)
The Old Fox
(Prof. Simon Holter)
Scene of the Crime
(Hans Wolff)
Eurocops
The Man with the Bassoon
(Rudi Bockelmann)
Polizeiruf 110
(Alexander Beck)
The Wasp
(Nobbe Zosch)
German Television Award
(Self)
A Case For Two
(Dr. Jürgen Mattes)
Stadtklinik
(Robert Wasser)
Scene of the Crime
(Staatsanwalt Jörg Reinhardt)
The Promise
(Leo Rosenbaum)
Kommissar Stolberg
(Ralf Reger)
Die Patriarchin
(Bent Peerson)
Ku'damm 59
(Kurt Moser)
Under Suspicion
(Max Wemmer)
Lesenswert
(Self)
NSU German History X
(Helmut Roewer)
Der Kriminalist
(Ulli Grützke)
Die Partner
(Martin Zobel)
Teufelsbraten
(Vater)
Charité
(Ferdinand Sauerbruch)
Grimme Award
(Self)
German Film Award
(Self)
Blauer Panther
(Self)
Goldene Kamera
(Self)
Bambi
(Self)
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
(Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen)
Wer weiß denn sowas?
(Self)
Bavarian Film Awards
(Self)
Volle Kanne
(Self)
Quizduell-Olymp
(Self)
Menschen der Woche
(Self)
Wendland
(Jakob Stiller)
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
(Dr. Gerhard Fließ)
NDR Talk Show
(Self)
Thadeusz
(self)
Hindenburg: The Last Flight
(Ernst Lehmann)
Die Luftbrücke
(Alexander Kielberg)
Vienna Blood
(Graf von Triebenbach)
Morgenmagazin
(Self)
3satBuchzeit
(Self)
Mein Nachmittag
(Self)
Parallel Me
(Thomas)
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure as Every Year
(Butler Mortimer)
Love & Chaos