Thomas Thieme
Acting
Thomas Thieme (born 29 October 1948) is a German actor. He is considered to be a prolific stage actor and also appeared in more than 100 film and television productions since 1973. In his film and television appearances, Thieme often plays powerful but morally dubious characters. He is perhaps best-known internationally for his roles as Martin Bormann in Downfall (2004) and as Communist minister Bruno Hempf in the Oscar-winning The Lives of Others, for which he was compared to Sydney Greenstreet by Roger Ebert in his review. He played former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß, who had to spent time in jail for tax evasion, in the 2015 television film Der Patriarch. He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
Known for
2025Kundschafter des Friedens 2
Locke
2025Dahlmanns letzte Bescherung
Alfons Dahlmann
2024LasVegas
Hermann von Lossberg
2024Max and the Senior Squad
Horst Dobberkau
2021Kaiserspiel
Otto von Bismarck
2021An seiner Seite
Martin Scherer
2020Max und die wilde 7
Horst Dobberkau
2019Blame Game
Hubert
2019The Audition
2019Menuett
Martin Scheerer
2018Die Affäre Borgward
Carl F. W. Borgward
2017Rübezahls Schatz
Narrator (voice)
2017Old Agent Men
Locke
2017Willkommen bei den Honeckers
Fritz Krozowski
2017The Nameless Day
Jakob Franck
2016Im Zweifel
Theo Schwarzberg
2016Fritz Lang
Ernst Gennat
2016Chamisso’s Shadow
Captain James Cook (voice)
2015Die Eisläuferin
Dieter Kahnitz
2015Uli Hoeneß - Der Patriarch
Uli Hoeneß
2015Der weisse Äthiopier
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Weilandt
2015Look Who's Back
Kärrner
2014The King's Surrender
Harthmann
2014Lucky Child
Herr Wenzel