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Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Actor, producer, director and writer, also editor · Born December 19, 1963 (62) · Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) is a German actor, director, and producer. He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor drew more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films in Berlin.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1963 (62)
From
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer, also editor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Til Schweiger's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
23%
Morality
16%
Survival
14%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 34 · Serious 15 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 34 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 29 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 28 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 23

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 41 · Relentless 9

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 33 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 56 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 32
Shadow
5 of 32
Threshold guardian
3 of 32
Ally
2 of 32
Herald
2 of 32
Mentor
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Warm
22
Joyful
21
Thrilling
15
Absurd
12
Other
60

How their films linger

Feel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Til Schweiger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Til Schweiger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 71 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Barrel(2026)

    as Pastor

  • Neglected(2025)

    as Haas

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • On the Hunt(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Desperate Journey(2025)

    as Officer Kurt

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Invincibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Brian Sullivan

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare(2024)

    as Heinrich Luhr

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Graciano Rocchigiani – Das Herz eines Boxers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Das Beste kommt noch!(2023)

    Director · Editor · as Felix

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Manta, Manta: Legacy(2023)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Bertie

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Pickle Host

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Kurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · as Kurt

  • Medieval(2022)

    as Rožmberk

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Die Rettung der uns bekannten Welt(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Hardy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • God, You're Such a Prick(2020)

    as Frank Pape

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memories - Von Anfang bis Legende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · as Self

  • The Wedding(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Head Full of Honey(2018)

    Director · Characters · Producer · Screenplay · as Waiter London Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Klassentreffen 1.0(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hot Dog(2018)

    as Luke Steiner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • A Jar Full of Life(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Bullyparade: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Atomic Blonde(2017)

    as Watchmaker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Return to Montauk(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Conni und Co 2 - Das Geheimnis des T-Rex(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Nick's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nick Tschiller

  • Four Against the Bank(2016)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Believe the Hype (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Besch

  • Conni & Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Chief-Mann

  • Nick: Off Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Niklas 'Nick' Tschiller

  • Paare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Patient

  • Half Brothers(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Head Full of Honey(2014)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Niko Rosenbach

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Das Gewehr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bär

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as German Cop

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Not My Day(2014)

    Producer · as Til Schweiger

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay · as Keinohrhase (voice)

  • GrossStadtklein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Circus Halligalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Charlie Countryman(2013)

    as Darko

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kokowääh 2(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Schutzengel(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Max Fischer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Lispy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • This Means War(2012)

    as Heinrich

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve(2011)

    as James Schwab

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Men in the City 2(2011)

    as Jerome Ades

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(2011)

    as Cagliostro

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Kokowääh(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Without Ears 2(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ludo Dekker

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Men in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jerome Ades

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as SGT. Hugo Stiglitz

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Marc Sumner

  • Kopf oder Zahl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Thanks

  • Heaven's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Associate Producer · Story

  • Desert Flower(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde(2008)

    Director · Producer · as Ritter Lanze

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Far Cry(2008)

    as Jack Carver

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Red Baron(2008)

    as Werner Voss

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Already Dead(2007)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Without Ears(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Ludo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Body Armour(2007)

    as John Ridley

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Video Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Captain Red

  • Wo ist Fred?(2006)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • One Way(2006)

    Producer · as Eddie Shneider

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Panama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kleiner Tiger

  • Bye, Bye Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gantcho

  • Pastewka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Til Schweiger

  • Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo(2005)

    as Heinz Hummer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Barefoot(2005)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Nick Keller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke and the Daltons(2004)

    as Lucky Luke

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Agnes and His Brothers(2004)

    as Friend at Library

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamship Surprise: Period 1(2004)

    as Rock Fertig Aus

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • King Arthur(2004)

    as Cynric

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Peas at 5:30(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Tschiller

  • In Enemy Hands(2004)

    as Jonas Herdt

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Affairs(2001)

    as Monty

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Joe and Max(2002)

    as Max Schmeling

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Auf Herz und Nieren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • What to Do in Case of Fire(2001)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Driven(2001)

    as Beau Brandenburg

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Now or Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer · as Krämer

  • Magicians(2000)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and Ms. D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stanislaus Nagy

  • Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding(1999)

    as Brown

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Polar Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Producer · as Leo

  • SLC Punk!(1998)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    as Ruben Rubenbauer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Replacement Killers(1998)

    as Ryker

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Brute

  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door(1997)

    Producer · Writer · as Martin Brest

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Die Halbstarken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Freddy

  • Adrenalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Stefan Renner

  • A Girl Called Rosemarie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Nadler

  • Das Superweib(1996)

    as Hajo Heiermann

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Männerpension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Steinbock

  • Bunte Hunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Pepe Brenner

  • Die Kommissarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 66 episodes · as Nick Siegel

  • Maybe... Maybe Not(1994)

    as Axel Feldheim

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lemgo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Jan Peters

  • RTL Samstag Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ebbies Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rudy

  • Manta Manta(1991)

    as Bertie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lindenstraße (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 52 episodes · as Jo Zenker

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Markwardt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nick Tschiller

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Contra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Wizard

  • Das Café am Rande der Welt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · as Mike

  • Der bewegte Mann – Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Axel Feldheim

  • National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Run of the Hitman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 105 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

$321M worldwide

Highest rated

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19702026

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· Scene of the Crime
  • 1991First film· Manta, Manta
  • 1991First top-billed film· Manta, Manta
  • 1997Breakout· Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Award win· Inglourious Basterds

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 110: 79 only acting, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting21 of 110: 1 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thWriting14 of 110: 0 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing22 of 110: 5 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thEditing4 of 110: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 110: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

110 titles, 24 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s20 · 20 acting · 2 crew2000s35 · 31 acting · 9 crew2010s31 · 27 acting · 12 crew2020s16 · 14 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 44% of 57 roles
910106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Til Schweiger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of the 65 of 66 with a score; across their 62 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 68 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer, editor

Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023)

94th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Til Schweiger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles34–91 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles15–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles28–86 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles14–47 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles25–65 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Til Schweiger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Til Schweiger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Zickler shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles