August Wittgenstein
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Prodigies
as Lenhardt
2024
Angels & Demons
as Swiss Guardsman
2009
Ophelia
as Casper
2014
Hunting Season
as Peter
2022
Open Desert
as Ben
2013
Before We Forget
as Alexander
2025
Dating Alarm
as Roman
2016
The Maus
as Alex
2017
Ein Lächeln nachts um vier
as Max Severin
2017
Ludwig II
as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim
2012
Shelter
as Sebastian
2017
Until We Bleed
as Aron
2014
Number 24
as Siegfried Fehmer
2024
Thorns
as Fabius Jucundus
2009
Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen
as Carl-Albrecht Nassau
2025
Grave Dawn
as Erwin Buchholz
2010
The Congress
as Travis (voice)
2013
TV Appearances
Ku'damm 63
as Wolfgang von Boost
2021
Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
as Erik Simon
2012
Scene of the Crime
as Johannes Hagen
1970
Wer weiß denn sowas?
as Self
2015
The Palace
as Georg Weiss
2022
Kölner Treff
as Self
1976
Josephine Klick
as Karl Krause
2014
SOKO Köln
as Thomas Prinz
2003
SOKO Leipzig
as Joost Hertel
2001
SOKO Leipzig
as Ivo Novack
2001
Hamburg Dockland
as Heiner Brüggemann
2007
The Crown
as Grand Duke Georg Donatus
2016