Matthias Brandt
Matthias Brandt (born 7 October 1961) is a German actor, audiobook narrator, and writer. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1989.
Matthias Brandt
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- Name
- Matthias Brandt
- Born
- 7 October 1961
- Birthplace
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Spouse
- Sofia Brandt
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Full name
- Matthias Frederik Brandt.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Education
- Hanover University of Music and Drama and Media.
- Honours
- Bavarian TV Awards, German Television Award for the Best Actor, Günter Rohrbach film award, Carl Zuckmayer Medal and Deutscher Sprachpreis.
- Languages
- German.
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• Name — Matthias Brandt • Born — 7 October 1961 • Birthplace — West Berlin, West Germany • Parents — Willy Brandt Rut Hansen • Spouse — Sofia Brandt • Children — 1 • Occupation — * Actor • narrator • writer • Years Active — 1989–present
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Matthias Brandt, recorded as an actor, writer and narrator, was born on 7 October 1961 in Berlin. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Early life
Early life
Brandt was born in West Berlin. He is the youngest of the three sons of the former German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his Norwegian-born wife Rut. He has an older half-sister Ninja from his father's first marriage with Carlota Thorkildsen.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Pfarrers Kinder, Müllers Vieh — Manfred — 6 episodes • 2001 — Die Biester — Herr Senne — 12 episodes • 2011–2018 — Polizeiruf 110 — Hanns von Meuffels — 15 episodes • 2014 — Crime Scene Cleaner — Man — 1 episode • 2017 — Babylon Berlin — August Benda — 16 episodes • 2018 — Dittsche — Estate administrator — 1 episode • 2020 — Das Geheimnis des Totenwaldes — Thomas Bethge — 6 episodes
Identity
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Matthias Brandt is recorded with the occupation audio drama actor. Recorded as a citizen of Germany.
Matthias Brandt, German actor; Opening of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
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Life and career
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1961
Matthias Brandt was born on 7 October 1961.
Books
• Raumpatrouille. Stories. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2016,. • Blackbird. Novel. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2019,. • Nein sagen. Über den 20. Juli 1944, meine Eltern und persönliche Verantwortung heute. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2026,.
Films & TV movies
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Ein Prachtexemplar — Zivi — TV film • 1993 — Barmherzige Schwestern — Assistant doctor • 2002 — Boyz 'n' Babes — Mr. Fischer — TV film • Big Girls Don't Cry — Jost • 2003 — In the Shadow of Power — Günter Guillaume — TV film • 2004 — Der Stich des Skorpion — Volker Erler — TV film • 2007 — Contergan (film) — Henrik Spiess — TV film • Counterparts — Georg Hoffmann • 2008 — My Mother, My Bride and I — Erwin Kobarek • 2011 — Promising the Moon — Lorenz Schleier • 2013 — Where Friendship Ends — Andreas Rogel — TV film • Afghanistan: A Murderous Decision — General Georg Klein — TV film • 2014 — A Faithful Husband — Georg Sahl — TV film • The Witness House — Erwin von Lahousen — TV film • 2016 — Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe — Ernst Feder • 2018 — Unterwerfung — Rediger — TV film • Transit — Barkeeper/narrator • 2021 — Sörensen hat Angst — Frieder Marek — TV film • 2023 — Afire — Helmut • 2025 — Miroirs No. 3 — Richard
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q123309: Matthias Brandt
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- “Matthias Brandt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• 2024 Carl Zuckmayer Medal
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Recognition and collections. Brandt received Bavarian TV Awards, German Television Award for the Best Actor, Günter Rohrbach film award, Carl Zuckmayer Medal and Deutscher Sprachpreis.
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