Actor profile

August Wittgenstein

22nd January 1981 Siegen, Germany Acting

Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, known professionally as August Wittgenstein (born 22 January 1981), is a German-Swedish actor and member of the princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Wittgenstein has appeared in English, German, and Swedish language films, starring in the 2013 German television movie Desert Heart - The Trip of My Life. He is known for his portrayals of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse in The Crown and Count Alfred Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin in Ludwig II as well as his roles as Karl Tennstedt in Das Boot and Andreas Wolf in Deadwind.

17 Movies 30 TV Shows 47 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Before We Forget poster

Before We Forget 11th July 2025 as Alexander

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen poster

Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen 19th April 2025 as Carl-Albrecht Nassau

Prodigies poster

Prodigies 20th November 2024 as Lenhardt

Number 24 poster

Number 24 30th October 2024 as Siegfried Fehmer

Hunting Season poster

Hunting Season 18th August 2022 as Peter

Ein Lächeln nachts um vier poster

Ein Lächeln nachts um vier 10th December 2017 as Max Severin

Shelter poster

Shelter 19th October 2017 as Sebastian

The Maus poster

The Maus 21st September 2017 as Alex

Dating Alarm poster

Dating Alarm 20th September 2016 as Roman

Until We Bleed poster

Until We Bleed 22nd October 2014 as Aron

Ophelia 28th September 2014 as Casper

Open Desert poster

Open Desert 9th October 2013 as Ben

The Congress poster

The Congress 3rd July 2013 as Travis (voice)

Ludwig II poster

Ludwig II 25th December 2012 as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

Grave Dawn poster

Grave Dawn 1st January 2010 as Erwin Buchholz

Angels & Demons poster

Angels & Demons 20th April 2009 as Swiss Guardsman

Thorns poster

Thorns 1st January 2009 as Fabius Jucundus

The Trio poster

The Trio 1st June 2026 as Hugo

Ku'damm 77 poster

Ku'damm 77 27th December 2025 as Wolfgang von Boost

Faithless poster

Faithless 26th January 2025 as Markus Vogler

Doktrinen poster

Doktrinen 12th November 2024 as Jacob Weiss

Jana - Marked For Life poster

Jana - Marked For Life 19th April 2024 as Peer Bruckner

The Net – Prometheus poster

The Net – Prometheus 1st November 2022 as Hans Maurer

Hellground poster

Hellground 31st October 2022 as Fabian Lambert

The Palace poster

The Palace 3rd January 2022 as Georg Weiss

Ku'damm 63 poster

Ku'damm 63 21st March 2021 as Wolfgang von Boost

Dark Woods poster

Dark Woods 25th November 2020 as Jan Gerke

Professionals poster

Professionals 23rd November 2020 as Luther Bruhn

Hidden: First Born poster

Hidden: First Born 1st February 2019 as Jonas

Das Boot poster

Das Boot 23rd November 2018 as Karl Tennstedt

Jenny: Echt gerecht poster

Jenny: Echt gerecht 3rd April 2018 as Maximilian Mertens

Ku'damm 59 poster

Ku'damm 59 18th March 2018 as Wolfgang von Boost

Deadwind poster

Deadwind 14th March 2018 as Andreas Wolf

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Grand Duke Georg Donatus

Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause poster

Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause 20th March 2016 as Wolfgang von Boost

Wer weiß denn sowas? poster

Wer weiß denn sowas? 6th July 2015

Nord bei Nordwest poster

Nord bei Nordwest 6th November 2014 as Nils Ek

Josephine Klick poster

Josephine Klick 5th May 2014 as Karl Krause

Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara poster

Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara 5th April 2012 as Erik Simon

Hamburg Dockland poster

Hamburg Dockland 4th January 2007 as Heiner Brüggemann

SOKO Köln poster

SOKO Köln 22nd October 2003 as Thomas Prinz

SOKO Leipzig poster

SOKO Leipzig 31st January 2001 as Ivo Novack

Volle Kanne 30th August 1999 as Self

Leute heute poster

Leute heute 23rd July 1997 as Self

Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff 25th January 1976 as Self

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Johannes Hagen

Tomb Raider poster

Tomb Raider as Lukas