Til Schweiger
Biography
Til Schweiger is a German actor and filmmaker who first became known in the 1990s through films including Manta, Manta (1991), Maybe... Maybe Not (1994) and Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997). Born in Freiburg in 1963, he grew up near Giessen and trained at Der Keller in Cologne. He later moved into international productions, among them The Replacement Killers (1998), SLC Punk (1998), Driven (2001), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), King Arthur (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), New Year's Eve (2011), This Means War (2012), Charlie Countryman (2013), Atomic Blonde (2017) and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). He founded Barefoot Films and directed, produced and starred in German hits such as Rabbit Without Ears (2007), Rabbit Without Ears 2 (2009), Kokowääh (2011) and Head Full of Honey (2014). His awards include Bambi Awards for Barfuss and Traumschiff Surprise, and he became the most commercially successful German filmmaker.
62years old
Turns 63 on December 19in 62 days
- Born Freiburg im Breisgau
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Tilman Valentin Schweiger (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 42
- Career span
- 35 years1991 to 2026
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Behind the camera
In 1997, Til Schweiger made his first appearance as a producer and as a director, though he was not credited for the directing, on the film Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
A first
Schweiger played a role in Inglourious Basterds that had him in a Nazi uniform, a first for his career. Quentin Tarantino said this happened only because his character was killing Nazis.
Til Schweiger movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Torsten Künstler directed four of these films, Antoine Fuqua two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Torsten KünstlerDirector, 4 films, 2008 to 2013
All films by Antoine Fuqua
Also three films together6 more actors
- Jan Josef LiefersFour Against the Bank (2016), Head Full of Honey (2014) and Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
- Pasquale AleardiHead Full of Honey (2014), Rabbit Without Ears (2007) and Where Is Fred? (2006)
- Jasmin GeratKokowääh 2 (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Rabbit Without Ears 2 (2009)
- Stefanie StappenbeckClass Reunion 1.0 (2018), Tschiller: Off Duty (2016) and 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)
- Anne-Sophie BriestKokowääh 2 (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
- Emma SchweigerHead Full of Honey (2014), Kokowääh 2 (2013) and Kokowääh (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Til Schweiger's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
20 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 42 films: 20 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 15 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 20Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 15Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$321M20.3% of the total
- 2$204M12.8% of the total
- 3$160M10.1% of the total
- 4$157M9.9% of the total
- 5$142M9.0% of the total
- 6$132M8.3% of the total
- 7$100M6.3% of the total
- 8$81M5.1% of the total
$287 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2010 to 2014, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2010 | Berliner Bär | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Herbert Strate Award | Won | |
| 2013 | Order of Karl Valentin | Won | |
| Romy | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.