Sebastian Rudolph
Acting • Born 1968-10-21
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.
Filmography
63 credits
Manta - Der Film
Movie • 1991
Manfred " Fred " Grabowski
Stalingrad
Movie • 1993
GeGe Müller
Der Pirat
Movie • 1998
Ludwig
Overgames
Movie • 2016
Narrator (voice)
Mörderische Erpressung
Movie • 2006
Ralph Jansen
Three Wishes
Movie • 2000
Piaffe
Movie • 2023
Novak
Public Enemies
Movie • 2014
Rudolf Augstein
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
Movie • 2001
Himself
Zärtliche Erpresserin
Movie • 1992
Daniel
4 Kings
Movie • 2015
Vater Alex
Der Millionär und die Stripperin
Movie • 2001
Wolfgang
The English Patient
Movie • 1996
Officer In Square
Nur für einen Augenblick
Movie • 2009
Deadly Leaks
Movie • 2016
Hans Remscheid
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
Movie • 2008
Axel Eggebrecht
Götter in Weiß
Movie • 2017
Dr. Andreas Barna
Whatever Happens Next
Movie • 2018
Paul Zeise
Am Ende ist man tot
Movie • 2018
Mc Foster
Pelican Blood
Movie • 2020
Dr. Zaruba
The Captain
Movie • 2018
Corporal Paul
Coming In
Movie • 1997
Lutz
Downhill City
Movie • 1999
Sascha
Danowski - Blutapfel
Movie • 2019
Rüdiger Bressin
A Voluntary Year
Movie • 2019
Duell der Richter
Movie • 1999
Horst Lesch
Original Bliss
Movie • 2016
Arzt
The German Lesson
Movie • 2019
Gallery owner
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
Movie • 2020
Hans Remscheid
Geboren 1999
Movie • 1992
Karl Meiberg
Hello Again - A Wedding A Day
Movie • 2020
Andreas
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Die Räuber
Movie • 2009
Hallo Spencer - Der Film
Movie • 2024
Fred Forthmann
MOBY DICK; or, The Whale
Movie • 2022
Freaks
Movie
Thomas Lang
December Evening
Movie • 2025
Detlef
Der letzte Zeuge
TV • 1998
Ralph Schwarzkopf
Wolffs Revier
TV • 1992
Bernd Adler
Wolffs Revier
TV • 1992
Hans
Der Kriminalist
TV • 2006
Peter Aschinger
Die Cleveren
TV • 1998
Heiner Wagner
Der König
TV • 1994
Dirk Walz
Jury Trial
TV • 1995
Christoph Seibel
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
TV • 1995
Karl Wieland
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
TV • 1997
Markus Amman
Finn Zehender
TV • 2011
Lars Döbbelin
A Case For Two
TV • 1981
Alexander Hagenbach
Hamburg Dockland
TV • 2007
Jan König
Hamburg Dockland
TV • 2007
Mats Kurschmann
Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
André Plötz
Der Alte
TV • 1977
Christian Vondrell
Dark
TV • 2017
Michael Kahnwald
Old Land
TV • 2020
Bernhard
Munich Games
TV • 2022
Michael Hahn
Schlosshotel Orth
TV • 1996
Enno Hallberg
Polizeiruf 110
TV • 1971
Axel Dietrich
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
TV • 1997
Rüdiger Münchhoff
MDR um 4
TV • 2014
Self
Zugriff
TV • 1998
Student
The Wall
TV • 2020
In Wahrheit
TV • 2017
Herr Mahn
Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Heinrich Vogel