Christoph Waltz biography
Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor (born 1956), born on 4 October 1956 in Vienna.
Christoph Waltz's screen career began in 1977 with Am dam des, playing Singer.
Christoph Waltz has appeared in 59 films and 80 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Minions & Monsters (2026), Frankenstein (2025), Dracula: A Love Tale (2025).
Honours include Romy, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2 times).
- Born
- 4 October 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1977 to present
- Awards
- Romy
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2 times)
- O.E. Hasse Award
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Christoph Waltz filmography
59 films and 80 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minions & Monsters | Max (voice) | English | |
| 2025 | Frankenstein | Heinrich Harlander | English | |
| 2025 | Dracula: A Love Tale | English | ||
| 2025 | Dracula | Priest | English | |
| 2024 | Old Guy | Danny Dolinski | English | |
| 2023 | The Portable Door | Humphrey Wells | English | |
| 2022 | Dead for a Dollar | Max Borlund | English | Also executive producer |
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Count Volpe (voice) | English | |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | English | |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Paul Duval | English | |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Death | English | |
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | Dyson Ido | English | |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Ulrich Mott | English | Directorial debut |
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | Cornelis Sandvoort | English | |
| 2017 | Downsizing | Dusan Mirkovic | English | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Léon Rom | English | |
| 2015 | Spectre | Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld | English | |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | English | ||
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Burt Hanson | English | |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Walter Keane | English | |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Qohen Leth | English | Also co-producer |
| 2013 | Epic | Mandrake (voice) | English | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Dr. King Schultz | English, German | |
| 2012 | It Is No Dream | Theodor Herzl (voice) | English | Documentary |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | English |
Show all 59 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carnage | Alan Cowan | English | |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | August Rosenbluth | English | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Benjamin Chudnofsky / Bloodnofsky | English | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Colonel Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa | English, German, French, Italian | |
| 2008 | Tatort: Liebeswirren | German | ||
| 2006 | Tatort: Schlaflos in Weimar | German | ||
| 2006 | Lapislazuli: In the Eyes of the Bear | Czerny | German | |
| 2004 | Pact with the Devil | Rolf Steiner | English | |
| 2003 | Berlin Blues | Doctor | German | |
| 2003 | Gun-Shy | Johannsen | German | |
| 2003 | Der Fall Gehring | German | ||
| 2003 | Angst | Psychoanalyst | German | |
| 2001 | Riekes Liebe | German | ||
| 2001 | She | Michael Vincey | English | |
| 2001 | Queen's Messenger | Ali Ben Samm | English | |
| 2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal | Peter | English | |
| 2000 | Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express | Ossama / Tarik | English | |
| 2000 | Wenn man sich traut | |||
| 2000 | Falling Rocks | Louis | German | |
| 1999 | The Bride | Karl August | German | |
| 1998 | Love Scenes from Planet Earth | Charly | German | |
| 1998 | Night Time | Police Inspector Becker | German | |
| 1997 | Our God's Brother | Maksymilian Gierymski | English | |
| 1995 | The Start of Something | Herbert | German | |
| 1992 | 5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad | German | ||
| 1991 | Zycie za zycie. Maksymilian Kolbe | Polish | ||
| 1991 | Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe | Jan Tytz | Polish | Credited as Christopher Waltz |
| 1990 | Napoleon and Europe | |||
| 1988 | Quicker Than the Eye | Police Chief | English | |
| 1987 | Tatort: Wunschlos tot | German | ||
| 1986 | Wahnfried | Friedrich Nietzsche | German | |
| 1982 | Fire and Sword | Tristan | English | |
| 1981 | Headstand | Markus | German | |
| 1979 | Breakthrough | Paramedic | English | Uncredited[citation needed] |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Only Murders in the Building | Sebastian "Bash" Steed | English | Recurring guest role |
| 2023 | The Consultant | Regus Patoff | English | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Miles Sellars | English | 27 episodes |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live | Host | English | Episode: "Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes" |
| 2008 | Ten: Umbra Mortis | Peters | German | Television film |
| 2008 | Tatort | Gerd Weißenbach | German | Episode: "Liebeswirren " |
| 2008 | Polonius Fischer | Sebastian Flies | German | Episode: "Todsünde" |
| 2008 | Die Anwälte | Herbert Jahn | German | Episode: "Leben und Tod" |
| 2008 | Das Geheimnis im Wald | Hans Kortmann | German | Television film |
| 2007 | Die Verzauberung | Dr. Helmut Bahr | German | Television film |
| 2007 | Unter Verdacht | Thomas Sell | German | Episode: "Hase and Igel " |
| 2007 | The Zürich Engagement | Frank "Büffel" Arbogast | German | Television film |
| 2007 | Der letzte Zeuge | Dr. Martin York | German | Episode: "Martinspassion" |
| 2007 | Der Staatsanwalt | Dr. Claudius Tressen | German | Episode: "Glückskinder " |
| 2006 | Tatort | Professor Robert Henze | German | Episode: "Schlaflos in Weimar" |
| 2006 | Stolberg | Paul Büttner | German | Episode: "Kreuzbube" |
| 2006 | SOKO Rhein-Main | Andreas Senner | German | Episode: "Schuld und Sühne" |
| 2006 | Polizeiruf 110 | Dr. Juris Gríns | German | Episode: "Die Lettin und ihr Lover " |
| 2006 | Franziska Luginsland | Karl Löwen | German | Episode: "Franziskas Gespür für Männer" |
| 2005 | Unsolved | Richard Seemann | German | Episode: "Verlorene Jahre" |
| 2005 | Die Patriarchin | Wolf Sevening | German | Television miniseries |
| 2004 | Schöne Witwen küssen besser | Jean-France | German | Television film |
| 2004 | Scheidungsopfer Mann | Benedikt von Arn | German | Television film |
| 2004 | Murderous Search | Richard Benedek | German | Television film |
| 2003 | Jennerwein | Pföderl | German | Television film |
Show all 80 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Two Days of Hope | Michael Berg | German | Television film |
| 2003 | Tiger Eyes See Better | Dr. Thilo Rylow | German | Television film |
| 2003 | Instinct for Crime | Brisky | German | Television film |
| 2003 | Der Mörder ist unter uns | Martin Bach | German | also known as Der Fall Gehring; Television film |
| 2002 | Weihnachtsmann gesucht | Johannes Böhmke | German | Television film |
| 2002 | One Hell of a Night | Klaus-Dieter Lehmann | German | Television film |
| 2001 | Rieke's Love | Pair Skating Coach Peter Karlhoff | German | Television film |
| 2001 | Engel sucht Flügel | Caspari | German | Television film |
| 2001 | Dance with the Devil | Dieter Cilov | German | Television film |
| 2000 | The Beast | Herbert Fink | German | also known as Das Teufelsweib; Television film |
| 1999 | Dessine-moi un jouet | Klaus Hermann | French | Television film |
| 1998 | The Final Game | Kant | German | Television film |
| 1998 | Vicky's Nightmare | Johnny | German | Television film |
| 1998 | Schock , Eine Frau in Angst | Kommissar Kaul | German | Television film |
| 1998 | Rache für mein totes Kind | Paul | German | Television film |
| 1998 | Murderous Legacy | Moritz Fink | German | Television film |
| 1997 | Schimanski | Klaus Mandel | German | Episode: "Blutsbrüder" |
| 1997 | Maître Da Costa | Walter Mueller | French | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Faust | Gerhardt Schulze-Leitner | German | Episode: "Villa Palermo" |
| 1996 | You Are Not Alone: The Roy Black Story | Roy Black | German | Television film |
| 1996 | The Tourist | Stephan Görner | German | Television film |
| 1996 | Rosa Roth | Wietze | German | Episode: "Nirgendwohin" |
| 1996 | Rex: A Cop's Best Friend | Martin Wolf | German | Episode: "Der Puppenmörder" |
| 1995 | The Public Prosecutor | Andreas Döpke | German | Television miniseries |
| 1995 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | "Weak Moustache" | English | Episode #2.3 |
| 1995 | Prinz zu entsorgen | Roman | German | Television film |
| 1995 | Catherine the Great | Mirovich | English | Television film |
| 1994 | Jacob | Morash | English | Television film |
| 1994 | Man in Search of Woman | Christoph | German | Television film |
| 1994 | Judgment Day | Erwin Mikolajczyk | German | Television film |
| 1993 | A King for Burning | John of Leiden | German | Television film |
| 1992 | Die Angst wird bleiben | Manfred | German | Television film |
| 1992 | 5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom | Hartwig Klemmnitz | German | Television film |
| 1991 | The Gravy Train Goes East | Dr. Hans-Joachim Dorfmann | English | 4 episodes |
| 1991 | Napoleon | Karl Emmanuel | French | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Old Fox | Christian Kamp | German | Episode: "So gut wie tot" |
| 1990 | The Gravy Train | Dr. Hans-Joachim Dorfmann | English | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Goldeneye | German Spy | English | Television film |
| 1988 | Mord inklusive | German | ||
| 1988 | The Alien Years | Stefan Mueller | English | Television series |
| 1988 | Derrick | Schumann | German | Episode: "Mord inklusive" |
| 1987 | Tatort | Police Inspector Passini | German | Episode: "Wunschlos tot " |
| 1987 | Das andere Leben | Stefan | German | Television film |
| 1986 | Schonzeit für Mörder? | German | ||
| 1986 | The Lenz Papers | Franz Sigel | German | Television miniseries |
| 1986 | Derrick | Eberhard Bothe | German | Episode: "Schonzeit für Mörder" |
| 1986 | Der Alte | Hans Baumeister | German | Episode: "Zwei Leben" |
| 1985 | Ein Fall für zwei | Alf | German | Episode: "Blutsbande" |
| 1983 | The Sandman | Nathanael | German | Television film |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Stranger | Ernst Wasserman | English | Television film |
| 1982 | Dr. Margarete Johnsohn | Rainer | German | Television film |
| 1979 | Feuer! | Karl Albrecht Schlick | German | Television film |
| 1979 | Parole Chicago | Eduard "Ede" Bredo | German | 13 episodes |
| 1977 | Der Einstand | Gunther Vesley | German | Television film |
| 1977 | Am dam des | Singer | German |