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August Wittgenstein

August Wittgenstein

Born: 1981-01-22 • 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.

Filmography
Before We Forget poster
Before We Forget
2025 • Alexander
Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen poster
Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen
2025 • Carl-Albrecht Nassau
Prodigies poster
Prodigies
2024 • Lenhardt
Number 24 poster
Number 24
2024 • Siegfried Fehmer
Hunting Season poster
Hunting Season
2022 • Peter
Ein Lächeln nachts um vier poster
Ein Lächeln nachts um vier
2017 • Max Severin
Shelter poster
Shelter
2017 • Sebastian
The Maus poster
The Maus
2017 • Alex
Dating Alarm poster
Dating Alarm
2016 • Roman
Until We Bleed poster
Until We Bleed
2014 • Aron
No Image
Ophelia
2014 • Casper
Open Desert poster
Open Desert
2013 • Ben
The Congress poster
The Congress
2013 • Travis (voice)
Ludwig II poster
Ludwig II
2012 • Alfred Graf von Dürckheim
Grave Dawn poster
Grave Dawn
2010 • Erwin Buchholz
Angels & Demons poster
Angels & Demons
2009 • Swiss Guardsman
Thorns poster
Thorns
2009 • Fabius Jucundus