---
name: "Sylvester Groth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sylvester-groth"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 March 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T20:13:31.719721+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."
---

# Sylvester Groth

Actor. Born 31 March 1958 in Jerichow, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 March 1958, Jerichow, Germany
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** सिल्वेस्टर ग्रॉथ 
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Groth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76187, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343857/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41965

## Biography

Sylvester Groth is a German actor born on 31 March 1958 in Jerichow. He trained at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin and began his career in East German theatre before escaping to West Germany in 1986. He has worked extensively on stage, including at the Schaubühne in Berlin, and with directors such as Peter Zadek and Robert Wilson.

Groth is known internationally for portraying Joseph Goebbels in *Inglourious Basterds* (2009) and *My Führer* (2007). His other notable film and television roles include Otto in *Stalingrad* (1993), Walter Schweppenstette in the *Deutschland* series (2015–2020), Clausen in *Dark* (2017–2019), and Uncle Rudi in *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015). He appears as Hermann Kühn in the 2026 film *Gentle Monster*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Deutschland* (2015), Fi1m 74, as Walter Schweppenstette — [page](https://film.one/tv/deutschland.md)
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 77, as Joseph Goebbels — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)

## Complete filmography (105)

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

- *Gentle Monster* (2026), as Hermann Kühn — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/gentle-monster.md)
- *Silent Friend* (2026), as Anton
- *Dog* (2025), as Taxifahrer
- *Kati: A Freestyle That Stays* (2024), as Binges
- *The Trouble with Jessica* (2024), as Groth
- *Unwanted* (2023), series, as Klaus
- *German Crime Story: Gefesselt* (2023), series, as Ludwig Lübke
- *The Sheikh* (2022), series, Acting
- *The 355* (2022), as Jonas Muller
- *The Witnesses* (2021), series, as Prof. Max Felsner
- *Berlin, I Love You* (2019), as Frosch
- *Criminal: Germany* (2019), series, as Karl Schultz
- *BFF Detectives* (2019), as Klaus Schmitt
- *Der Club der singenden Metzger* (2019), series, Acting
- *The Master Butcher* (2019), as Robert
- *Kaisersturz* (2018), as Kaiser Wilhelm II.
- *The New End* (2018), as Doktor
- *Dark* (2017), series, as Investigator Clausen — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/dark.md)
- *Breathe* (2017), as Dr. Erik Langdorf
- *In Times of Fading Light* (2017), as Kurt
- *Zorn - Kalter Rauch* (2017), as Adam Völx
- *Wacht am Rhein* (2017), as Dieter Gottschalk
- *Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück* (2016), as Michael Adam
- *NSU German History X* (2016), series, as Walter Ahler
- *Die Mutter des Mörders* (2015), as Dr. Benjamin
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), as Uncle Rudi
- *Deutschland* (2015), series, as Walter Schweppenstette — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/deutschland.md)
- *Sense8* (2015), series, as Sergei Bogdanow
- *Naked Among Wolves* (2015), as Helmut Krämer
- *A Pact* (2013), as Georg
- *Generation War* (2013), series, as Hiemer
- *Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit* (2012), as Liebhaber
- *Bittere Kirschen* (2012), Acting
- *The Weekend* (2012), Acting
- *Frisch gepresst* (2012), as Helgo
- *Shores of Hope* (2012), as Roman
- *Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching* (2011), as Richard Wilhelm - German(voice)
- *Tom Sawyer* (2011), as Doc Robinson
- *Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe* (2011), as Martin Volke
- *Keiner geht verloren* (2010), as Hotte
- *Aghet* (2010), as Martin Niepage
- *Inspektor Barbarotti - Mensch ohne Hund* (2010), as Inspektor Gunnar Barbarotti
- *Zarte Parasiten* (2009), as Martin
- *Whiskey with Vodka* (2009), as Martin Telleck
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), as Joseph Goebbels — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben* (2009), as Kawalerowicz
- *Hilde* (2009), as Boleslaw Barlog
- *Buddenbrooks* (2008), as Kesselmeyer
- *The Reader* (2008), as Prosecuting Council
- *Die Weisheit der Wolken* (2008), as Max Eisenacher
- *Fleisch ist mein Gemüse* (2008), as Oliver Bendt
- *Der Kronzeuge* (2007), as Frank Roloff
- *Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette* (2007), series, as Staatsanwalt Feddersen
- *Schuld und Unschuld* (2007), series, as Jakob Raffael
- *KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst* (2007), series, as Richard Plötz
- *My Führer* (2007), as Joseph Goebbels
- *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Dieter Rohrbach, Martin Kippendorf
- *Nevermore* (2006), as Pfarrer Ekdahl
- *Lulu* (2006), as Dr. Schön
- *Käthchens Traum* (2004), Acting
- *Ein glücklicher Tag* (2004), as George
- *Zerbrechliche Zeugin* (2004), Acting
- *Der Elefant: Mord verjährt nie* (2004), series, as Christian Rilling
- *Das Wunder von Lengede* (2003), as Harald Hansen
- *The Miracle of Lengede* (2003), series, as Harald Hansen
- *Hexen - Magie, Mythen und die Wahrheit* (2003), series, Acting
- *The Third Wave* (2003), as Dauphin
- *Die Geisel* (2003), as Olaf Bodenteich
- *Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex* (2002), as Oswalt Kolle
- *Die geheime Inquisition* (2002), as Großinquisitor Santori
- *Liebe. Macht. Blind.* (2001), as Béla
- *Der Verleger* (2001), as Christian Kracht
- *Mein Leben & Ich* (2001), series, as Dr.Reimann
- *Romeo* (2001), as Klaus Weingarten alias Hermann Weber
- *Jenseits* (2001), as Matthias Mund
- *Verzweiflung* (2000), as Sigs
- *Der Briefbomber* (2000), as Frank Meyer
- *Der Preis der Sehnsucht* (1999), as Aleksander
- *The Volcano* (1999), as Hans Hollmann
- *Requiem for a Romantic Woman* (1999), as Clemens Brentano
- *Gesche's Poison* (1998), as Johann Timm
- *Schimanski* (1997), series, as Christian Wörner
- *Bruder Esel* (1996), series, as Elias Busch
- *Journey to Weimar* (1996), as Dr. Hauke Wolf
- *Sperling* (1996), series, as Ewald
- *Outside Time* (1995), as Georg
- *Rosa Roth* (1994), series, as Michael Katzmann
- *Farewell to Agnes* (1994), as Stefan
- *Die Vergebung* (1994), as Mann
- *Bella Block* (1993), series, as Dr. Jakob Groth
- *Stalingrad* (1993), as Otto
- *The Last U-Boat* (1993), as Funker Maschke
- *Verlorene Landschaft* (1992), as Father (Young)
- *Momo* (1986), as Agent BLW 553 X
- *The House on the River* (1986), as Heinz Hüsgen
- *Junge Leute in der Stadt* (1985), as Reinhardt
- *Der Schimmelreiter* (1985), as Hauke Haien
- *Rote Erde* (1983), series, as Fritz Rewandowski
- *The Turning Point* (1983), as Mark Niebuhr
- *Meines Vaters Straßenbahn* (1980), as Janker
- *Meines Vaters Straßenbahn* (1980), series, as Janker
- *Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung* (1980), as Kilian
- *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Herbert Rühle, Josef Böcking
- *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Hauptkommsissar Jochen Drexler, Hauptkommissar Jochen Drexler, Peter Wengler, Jochen Drexler
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Pathologe, Christian Seitz, Rainer Vaske, Norbert Müller, Dieter Gottschalk, Justus Fürmann, Polizeipräsident

## Gallery

- ![Sylvester Groth beim Kritikerpreis 2007, Verleihung am 22. Mai 2007 im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Berlin.](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-75130faa5a09.jpg) Sylvester Groth beim Kritikerpreis 2007, Verleihung am 22. Mai 2007 im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Berlin. — Franz Richter (User:FRZ), permission granted, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Sylvester_Groth.3988.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sylvester Groth beim Kritikerpreis 2007, Verleihung am 22. Mai 2007 im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Berlin.](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-710d3af82b8a.jpg) Sylvester Groth beim Kritikerpreis 2007, Verleihung am 22. Mai 2007 im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Berlin. — Franz Richter (User:FRZ), permission granted, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Sylvester_Groth.3990.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sylvester Groth](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-aa0b807392dc.jpg) Sylvester Groth — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF.jpg/1280px-Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![German actor Sylvester Groth at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-3c71a0a788ae.jpg) German actor Sylvester Groth at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009) — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sylvester Groth](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-ff3c4b659acb.jpg) Sylvester Groth — Image via TMDB
- ![Sylvester Groth](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-79caded0d1b0.jpg) Sylvester Groth — Image via TMDB
- ![Sylvester Groth](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-ebca16f9087d.jpg) Sylvester Groth — Image via TMDB
- ![German actor Sylvester Groth at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/96338/gallery-11408af84658.jpg) German actor Sylvester Groth at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009) — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/1280px-Sylvester_Groth_KVIFF_%28cropped_2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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