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Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Actor · Born October 14, 1967 (59) · Worms, Germany

After four years of studying acting, Werner Daehn started his career with roles at various theatre plays throughout Germany. His international breakthrough on the big screen was in 2002 with his role as chain-smoking antagonist of Vin Diesel in the blockbuster movie Triple X, directed by Rob Cohen. His profile rose quickly with further international productions such as THE Lives of Others (2006) which was celebrated worldwide and won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and THE Counterfeiters (2007) which was awarded with an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Top Five Foreign Film Award of the National Board of Review, and was nominated at the Online Film Critics Society Awards. In the TV series Fleming about James Bond for BBC America, Werner took on the role of Hugo Berger. In Field of lost Shoes(2014, directed by Sean McNamara) he played the historic character of General Franz Sigel. Werner Daehn played alongside Tom Cruise as Major Ernst John von Freyend in Valkyrie (2008), directed by Bryan Singer. In 2012, he collaborated again with Rob Cohen for Alex Cross , for which he starred in yet another US Blockbuster. In the summer of 2016, he stood in front of the camera for the international co-production Tom Of Finland directed by Finnish director Dome Karukoski Among his works for TV are a lead role in the NBC series Constantine, the BBC series UNited and 39 Steps as well as Colditz for ITV. In Germany he is well known for his roles in Germany's most important crime series Tatort and other highly popular crime shows. Dec 2018 Werner Daehn wrapped on Medieval, a drama centered in the 14th century about Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire. He stars alongside Michael Caine, Ben Foster and Matthew Goode.The picture will be at the theaters end of 2019. In 2019 the polish-german film Werewolf which was already awarded at festivals and THE Operative will have their release at the theaters too.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 14, 1967 (59)
From
Worms, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 80% in 30 days

What are Werner Daehn's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Morality
18%
Bonds
15%
Survival
14%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Power
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Werner Daehn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Werner Daehn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Children of Kozara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Everyone Asked About You(2025)

    as Gunther

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Medieval(2022)

    as Ulrich

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rookies(2020)

    Show 43 episodes · as Michael Kelting

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Operative(2019)

    as Röska

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Werewolf(2018)

    as SS Man

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dogs of Berlin(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hardy Kranz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Herr und Frau Bulle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Denninger

  • Das schaffen wir schon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Putin

  • Mann im Spagat: Pace, Cowboy, Pace(2016)

    as Kanülen Mike

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tom of Finland(2017)

    as Müller

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Game of Aces(2016)

    as Josef Von Zimmermann

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Die Kanzlei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Popescu

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    as General Franz Sigel

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Allies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Captain Dekker

  • Ein Fall von Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Nobis

  • Constantine(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Vicente

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Silent Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sven Kornatz

  • Der Tropfen - Ein Roadmovie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Verfassungsschützer #1

  • The Berlin File(2013)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Alex Cross(2012)

    as Erich Nunemacher

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Heiter bis tödlich - Akte Ex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Draschko Devedic

  • Letzte Spur Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Kommissar Thiel

  • Die Superbullen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Thilo

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Petrov

  • United(2011)

    as Professor Maurer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Enemies of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Perner

  • SOKO Stuttgart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as René Bayer

  • The 39 Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ackerman

  • Valkyrie(2008)

    as Ernst-John Von Freyend

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer(2008)

    as Sempre Fi-Ber Leader

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Man(2006)

    as Cyrell

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Lives of Others(2006)

    as Einsatzleiter in Uniform

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Colditz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ullman

  • SOKO Köln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Pieter van Ronge

  • xXx(2002)

    as Kirill

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Enemy at the Gates(2001)

    as Politruk

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • SOKO Leipzig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Achim Langsdorf

  • The Invention of Dr. Morel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Anton

  • HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Beobachter

  • Operation Phoenix - Jäger zwischen den Welten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dangerous Dowry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Wanja

  • Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Uwe Kleist · as Walter Holdermann

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Timo Lemke

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Solar Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

xXx (2002)

$277M worldwide

Highest rated

United (2011)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

xXx (2002)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2007 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· xXx

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
0212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Werner Daehn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Everyone Asked About You (2025)

99th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lives of Others (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Werner Daehn's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Werner Daehn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Werner Daehn's MovieCove titles; Petr Jákl shares the most, 2.