Acting
Sebastian Rudolph
Born 1968-10-21
Berlin, Germany
Department: Acting
Biography
Sebastian Rudolph is a German actor, born October 21, 1968, in Berlin. Son of actress Hildegard Schmahl and director Niels-Peter Rudolph, he trained in acting in Hamburg. Known for portraying Michael Kahnwald in Netflix’s Dark (2017–2020), he has also appeared in films like The English Patient (1996), Never Look Away (2018), Stalingrad (1993), and various German theater, TV, and radio productions. He was a long-time ensemble member at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Sebastian Rudolph
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Dark
2017
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The English Patient
1996
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Scene of the Crime
1970
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The Old Fox
1977
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Stalingrad
1993
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The Captain
2018
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A Case For Two
1981
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MDR um 4
2014
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Polizeiruf 110
1971
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Hamburg Dockland
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (64 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oasis | Thomas Lang | Movie | 2027 |
 | December Evening | Detlef | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hallo Spencer - Der Film | Fred Forthmann | Movie | 2024 |
 | Piaffe | Novak | Movie | 2023 |
 | MOBY DICK; or, The Whale | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Munich Games | Michael Hahn | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Old Land | Bernhard | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Pelican Blood | Dr. Zaruba | Movie | 2020 |
 | Hello Again - A Wedding A Day | Andreas | Movie | 2020 |
 | Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen | Hans Remscheid | Movie | 2020 |
| The Wall | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 | |
 | Danowski - Blutapfel | Rüdiger Bressin | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Voluntary Year | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | The German Lesson | Gallery owner | Movie | 2019 |
 | Whatever Happens Next | Paul Zeise | Movie | 2018 |
 | Am Ende ist man tot | Mc Foster | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Captain | Corporal Paul | Movie | 2018 |
 | Dark | Michael Kahnwald | TV Series | 2017 |
 | In Wahrheit | Herr Mahn | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Götter in Weiß | Dr. Andreas Barna | Movie | 2017 |
 | Deadly Leaks | Hans Remscheid | Movie | 2016 |
 | Original Bliss | Arzt | Movie | 2016 |
 | Overgames | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | 4 Kings | Vater Alex | Movie | 2015 |
 | Ohnmacht | Herbert Göhden | Movie | 2014 |
 | Public Enemies | Rudolf Augstein | Movie | 2014 |
 | MDR um 4 | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Finn Zehender | Lars Döbbelin | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Die Räuber | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
| Nur für einen Augenblick | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm | Axel Eggebrecht | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hamburg Dockland | Jan König | TV Series | 2007 |
| Hamburg Dockland | Mats Kurschmann | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Der Kriminalist | Peter Aschinger | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Mörderische Erpressung | Ralph Jansen | Movie | 2006 |
 | Hamlet: This Is Your Family | Himself | Movie | 2001 |
 | Der Millionär und die Stripperin | Wolfgang | Movie | 2001 |
 | Three Wishes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
| Duell der Richter | Horst Lesch | Movie | 1999 | |
| Downhill City | Sascha | Movie | 1999 | |
| Zugriff | Student | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Der letzte Zeuge | Ralph Schwarzkopf | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Die Cleveren | Heiner Wagner | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Der Pirat | Ludwig | Movie | 1998 |
| Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt | Markus Amman | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP | Rüdiger Münchhoff | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Coming In | Lutz | Movie | 1997 |
 | Schlosshotel Orth | Enno Hallberg | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The English Patient | Officer In Square | Movie | 1996 |
| Jury Trial | Christoph Seibel | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft | Karl Wieland | TV Series | 1995 |
| Der König | Dirk Walz | TV Series | 1994 | |
 | Stalingrad | GeGe Müller | Movie | 1993 |
| Zärtliche Erpresserin | Daniel | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Wolffs Revier | Bernd Adler | TV Series | 1992 |
| Wolffs Revier | Hans | TV Series | 1992 |
| Geboren 1999 | Karl Meiberg | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Manta - Der Film | Manfred " Fred " Grabowski | Movie | 1991 |
 | A Case For Two | Alexander Hagenbach | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Old Fox | Christian Vondrell | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Polizeiruf 110 | Axel Dietrich | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Scene of the Crime | André Plötz | TV Series | 1970 |
| Scene of the Crime | Heinrich Vogel | TV Series | 1970 |