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name: "Matthias Brenner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthias-brenner"
fi1m_id: "matthias-brenner"
imdb_id: "nm0107495"
tmdb_id: 8202
wikidata_id: "Q1276507"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 September 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T16:15:39.220406+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Matthias Brenner

## Identity

Matthias Brenner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthias-brenner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthias-brenner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0107495
- **TMDB ID:** 8202
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1276507
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Brenner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8202

Actor. Born 10 September 1957 in Meiningen, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 September 1957, Meiningen, Germany
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2020s 50 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Brenner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8202

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Lives of Others*](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Matthias Brenner is a German actor, director, author and intendant. He was born on 10 September 1957 in Meiningen and is the son of actor Carl Rüdiger Brenner. He studied acting at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst „Ernst Busch“ in Berlin from 1979 to 1982, following early amateur theatre experience at the Meininger Theater. His early engagements included work in Annaberg-Buchholz and Erfurt.

Brenner is known for his film and television roles, including Karl Wallner in *The Lives of Others* (2006), Otto in *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Erzieher Wolfgang in *System Crasher* (2019), Georg in *Nightlife* (2020) and Ernst von Bergmann in *Charité* (2017). He has appeared in numerous episodes of *Scene of the Crime* (Tatort) in various roles. He is married to actress and author Cornelia Heyse.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Fi1m 50, as Otto — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *The Lives of Others* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Karl Wallner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Feste feiern* (2025), as Bernhard
- *Muxˣ* (2025), as Leopold
- *When Fucking Spring Is in the Air* (2024), as Doctor
- *Rosamunde Pilcher: Hochzeitstag* (2022), as Marvin Ferris
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), as Otto — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *Eltern mit Hindernissen* (2020), as Polizeibeamter
- *Ein Tisch in der Provence* (2020), series, as Curé Taroussi
- *Nightlife* (2020), as Georg
- *Julia Must Die* (2020), as Dietmar
- *Viele Kühe und ein schwarzes Schaf* (2020), as Henning Müller
- *System Crasher* (2019), as Erzieher Wolfgang
- *Wir sind doch Schwestern* (2018), Actor
- *The Ranger - On the Hunt* (2018), series, as Karl Nollau
- *The Visit* (2018), as Klaus Myra
- *Trauung mit Hindernissen* (2018), as Polizeibeamter
- *Adam* (2018), as Friend
- *Das Wasser des Lebens* (2017), as König Ansgar
- *Liebling, lass die Hühner frei* (2017), as Gert Jänicke
- *Atempause* (2017), as Dr. Berg
- *Familie mit Hindernissen* (2017), as Polizist
- *Charité* (2017), series, as Ernst von Bergmann
- *Zwei verlorene Schafe* (2016), as Hans Stanew
- *Tod auf Raten* (2016), as Lorenzo
- *Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen* (2016), as Noack
- *NSU German History X* (2016), series, Actor
- *Never Too Late for Justice* (2016), series, as Heiner Brock
- *The Red Band Society* (2015), series, as Benito, Benito (voice)
- *Oh No Not Rudy Again!* (2015), as Bernd
- *Die Kanzlei* (2015), series, as Ecki
- *Zum Sterben zu früh* (2015), Actor
- *Young Doctors* (2015), series, as Thomas Ruland
- *Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos* (2014), as Olaf
- *Bella Dilemma* (2013), as Olaf Wolf
- *Drei Stunden* (2013), as Karl Lindauer
- *Nur eine Nacht* (2013), as Walter Bolt
- *Shores of Hope* (2012), Actor
- *Das Hochzeitsvideo* (2012), as Bruno Schulz
- *Bella Australia* (2012), as Olaf Wolf
- *Letzte Spur Berlin* (2012), series, as Manfred Berg
- *Russendisko* (2012), as Anatol
- *Of Dogs and Horses* (2012), as Rolf
- *Hotel Lux* (2011), as Wilhelm Pieck
- *Vater Mutter Mörder* (2011), as Pfarrer
- *Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer* (2011), as Tretbootverleiher
- *Bella Vita* (2010), as Olaf Wolf
- *Eine Frage des Vertrauens* (2010), as Dr. Thomas Preskow
- *Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten* (2010), as Robber
- *Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen* (2009), as Baumeister
- *Die Freundin der Tochter* (2009), as Lehrer Cellogruppe
- *Der kleine Mann* (2009), series, as Herr Blake
- *Dr. Molly & Karl* (2008), series, as Mathematiklehrer
- *A Good Boy* (2008), as Dieter
- *Paparazzo* (2007), as Vico
- *KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst* (2007), series, as Markus Käfer
- *Hamburg Dockland* (2007), series, as Staatsanwalt Volker Thiemann, Albert Kranz
- *Die Abrechnung* (2006), as Bernd Hopper
- *The Lives of Others* (2006), as Karl Wallner — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-others.md)
- *Die ProSieben Märchenstunde* (2006), series, as Bruto, König
- *All Men Are Suspects* (2006), Actor
- *Noch einmal lieben* (2005), as Homöopat Dr. Sogard
- *Nachbarinnen* (2005), as Polizist
- *KRIMI.DE* (2005), series, as Torsten
- *Der Stich des Skorpion* (2004), as Dieter Michaelis
- *Erbsen auf halb 6* (2004), as Bauer
- *Zeit nach der Trauer* (2004), as Arno
- *SOKO Köln* (2003), series, as Klaus Schmied, Prof. Werner Dillhage
- *The Puppet Grave Digger* (2003), as Paul Lässler
- *Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt* (2003), series, as KHK Sobottka
- *D.I.K. - Jagd auf Virus X* (2003), as Dr. Erwin Huhn
- *Weihnachten* (2002), as Bernhard
- *Blond: Eva Blond!* (2002), series, Actor
- *Vaya con Dios* (2002), as Tassilo
- *Edel & Starck* (2002), series, as Kurt
- *SOKO Leipzig* (2001), series, as Daniel Prohaska, Peter Brankatsch, Peter Gladow
- *Einsatz in Hamburg* (2000), series, as Lamprecht
- *Donna Leon* (2000), series, as Bildhauer
- *The Peppercorns* (1999), series, as Ottsche
- *Ein Mord für Quandt* (1997), series, as Lotar Matusek
- *Im Namen des Gesetzes* (1994), series, as Edgar Wolf
- *Ein starkes Team* (1994), series, as Horst Jäger
- *Ärzte* (1994), series, as Konrad Beyer
- *Bella Block* (1993), series, as Dr. Hector Schliemann, Gerichtsmediziner
- *Wolffs Revier* (1992), series, as Jochen Schmitz
- *Imaginative King* (1990), as Minister
- *Über die Grenzen* (1990), as Antognoni
- *Melanios letzte Liebe* (1988), Actor
- *Martin Luther* (1983), series, as Hebestreit
- *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Bach
- *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Publisher
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Dr. Katzmann, Kurt Steinbrecher, Drechsler, Hans Körner, Wilfried Monhaupt

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