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August Wittgenstein

August Wittgenstein

Actor · Born January 22, 1981 (45) · Siegen, Germany

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1981 (45)
From
Siegen, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are August Wittgenstein's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
49%
Morality
22%
Bonds
12%
Survival
6%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous6

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 August Wittgenstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for August Wittgenstein'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

43 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Trio(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Ku'damm 77 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Wolfgang von Boost

  • Before We Forget(2024)

    as Alexander

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Carl-Albrecht Nassau

  • Faithless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Markus Vogler

  • Prodigies(2024)

    as Lenhardt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Doktrinen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jacob Weiss

  • Nr. 24(2024)

    as Siegfried Fehmer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jana - Marked for Life(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Peer Bruckner

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Net – Prometheus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hans Maurer

  • Hellground(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fabian Lambert

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Hunting Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Peter

  • The Palace(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Georg Weiss

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Wolfgang von Boost

  • Dark Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jan Gerke

  • Professionals(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Luther Bruhn

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Hidden: First Born(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Das Boot(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Karl Tennstedt

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Jenny: Echt gerecht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Maximilian Mertens

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Wolfgang von Boost

  • Deadwind(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Andreas Wolf

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Ein Lächeln nachts um vier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Max Severin

  • Shelter(2017)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Maus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alex

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Grand Duke Georg Donatus

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dating Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Roman

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Wolfgang von Boost

  • Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Nils Ek

  • Until We Bleed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Aron

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

    as Casper

  • Josephine Klick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Krause

  • Open Desert(2013)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Congress(2013)

    as Travis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ludwig II(2012)

    as Alfred Graf von Dürckheim

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Erik Simon

  • Grave Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Erwin Buchholz

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    as Swiss Guardsman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thorns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fabius Jucundus

  • Hamburg Dockland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Heiner Brüggemann

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

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Prinz

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ivo Novack · as Joost Hertel

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Johannes Hagen

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Tomb Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Lukas

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Nr. 24 (2024)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Nr. 24 (2024)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Professionals (2020)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2024 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1970s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do August Wittgenstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Professionals (2020)

76th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Nr. 24 (2024)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 55. 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.

Who does August Wittgenstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of August Wittgenstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fredrik Ljungberg shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers