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Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

Actor · Born December 11, 1980 (45) · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Trystan Wyn Pütter (born December 11, 1980, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German theater, film, and television actor. He rose to prominence in 2013 for his role as Bertok in the three-part television series *Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter* (Generation War). Pütter was born in Frankfurt in 1980 and has a younger brother. After graduating from high school in Dietzenbach, he completed a Master's degree program in Performing Arts at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2001 to 2004. While there, he appeared in various productions, including *Liebe mich irgendwie, nein lieber doch nicht!* by René Pollesch. In 2005, he was engaged by the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen. Two years later, he moved to the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin, where he collaborated with directors such as Frank Castorf, Dimiter Gotscheff, and René Pollesch. Alongside his theater work, Pütter has appeared in numerous feature films and television productions, including *Hilde*, *Passion*, and *Fünf Jahre Leben*. He has also acted in TV series such as *Ein starkes Team* and *Der Kriminalist*. In 2013, he gained wider public recognition through his role as Bertok in the three-part television drama *Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter*. That same year, he made his directorial debut, co-directing the music video for the song "Money and Women" by Wyn Davies alongside Volker Bruch. In April 2021, Pütter participated in the #allesdichtmachen initiative; however, he subsequently withdrew his contribution following public criticism. Trystan Pütter is in a relationship with Heike Makatsch, with whom he has a daughter born in 2015.

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Born
December 11, 1980 (45)
From
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on Motif · 59 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Trystan Pütter's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
33%
Self
26%
Bonds
20%
Power
12%
Survival
9%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Cold
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Trystan Pütter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Trystan Pütter's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

59 credits, 18 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Louma - Familie ist kein Kinderspiel(2026)

    as Tristan

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sabbatical (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Robert

  • Telegram - The Dark Empire by Pavel Durov (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Thanks for Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Herr Labude

  • Long Story Short (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Adam

  • The Therapy(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Martin Roth

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Flying Classroom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Non-Smoker

  • German Genius(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Trystan Pütter

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Check Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Markus

  • Herzogpark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alf Bernbauer

  • Ramstein - The Pierced Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hagen Dudek

  • JGA (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Simon

  • Hinterland(2021)

    as Gerster

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ku'damm 63 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Freddy Donath

  • Into the Beat(2020)

    as Victor Orlow

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Freies Land(2019)

    as Patrick Stein

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • TKKG (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kommissar Glockner

  • Eden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark Walser

  • Kühn hat zu tun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dr. Hans Globke

  • Perfume (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Thomas Butsche

  • Crossroads (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tim Dührsen

  • Transit(2018)

    as American Consul

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ku'damm 59 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Freddy Donath

  • Bad Banks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Schunk

  • Emma and the Fury (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Danny the Pimp

  • Babylon Berlin(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · as Hans Litten

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Antimarteria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Max

  • Toni Erdmann(2016)

    as Tim

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein(2016)

    as Svens Vater

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Freddy Donath

  • Mordkommission Berlin 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Johann Barnekow

  • A Bitter Mix (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Benny

  • Buddha's Little Finger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Das goldene Ufer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Diebold

  • The Cold Truth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Anton Stein

  • Phoenix(2014)

    as Soldat an Brücke

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kommissarin Heller (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jens Wieczorek

  • Hanna's Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Alex

  • Generation War(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bertok

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Herztöne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gregor

  • Passion(2012)

    as Eric

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Five Years (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Collins

  • Schutzengel(2012)

    Actor

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Spira

  • War Horse(2011)

    as German Trench Soldier #1

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Desire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Receptionist

  • Anonymous(2011)

    as Bottom

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Simon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Simon

  • Almanya: Welcome to Germany(2011)

    as David

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Drama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Ein Dorf schweigt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Hilde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kurt Hirsch

  • Einer bleibt sitzen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Memme

  • Der Kriminalist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Rüdiger

  • Windows on Monday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Old Fox (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Hasso Böhme

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Stefan Wohlleben · as Erik Tillmann

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Hamburg Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show Actor

  • Vienna Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Toni Erdmann (2016)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Motif 91st

Most popular right now

Phoenix (2014)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 Motif titles. 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Almanya: Welcome to Germany
  • 2020First top-billed film· Free Country
  • 2020Career best· Free Country
  • 2023Career best· Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score62nd

By decade

1970s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s34 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
1116

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Trystan Pütter's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Schutzengel (2012)

58th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Babylon Berlin (2017)

Motif 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Trystan Pütter's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

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

Who does Trystan Pütter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Trystan Pütter's Motif titles; Marc Limpach shares the most, 2.