Andreas Pietschmann is a German stage, film, and television actor. He is known for playing Rudolf Hess in the 2025 film Nuremberg and for starring in two TV series released on Netflix: the science fiction drama Dark (2017–2020) and the 2026 spy drama series Unfamiliar.
Career Pietschmann attended drama school in the city of Bochum from 1993 to 1996, followed by a four-year engagement at the Schauspielhaus Bochum drama theater. He then transferred to the Thalia Theater in Hamburg for the 2000/2001 season, and he left in 2007 to focus on film and television.
Pietschmann gained fame due to his role in the 2007 television series GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben. From 2017 to 2020, he had a starring role in the Netflix series Dark. He plays a leading role in the 2026 Netflix spy drama series Unfamiliar.
Personal life As of 2007, Pietschmann was living in Berlin with his partner, the actress Jasmin Tabatabai. He has two children with her.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes 1996 Regular Guys Marco 1999 Sonnenallee Sheikh of Berlin 2009 Altiplano Paul 2012 Mary of Nazareth Jesus TV movie 2013 Belle and Sebastian Lieutenant Peter Braun 2014 Beloved Sisters Friedrich von Beulwitz 2025 Nuremberg Rudolf Hess 2027 Post-production
Television + Year Title Role Notes 2000Anke 1 episode 2001 SK Kölsch 1 episode 2003 Die Pfefferkörner 1 episode 2004Edel & Starck 1 episode 2005 Adelheid und ihre Mörder 1 episode 2005–2007 Vier gegen ZMatreus 41 episodes 2007 Rosa Roth 1 episode 2007–2008GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr LebenKonny von Brendorp 16 episodes2010 Großstadtrevier 1 episode Löwenzahn 1 episode2011Der letzte Bulle 1 episodeEin Fall für zwei 1 episode 2011–2014Polizeiruf 110 5 episodes 2012Der Kriminalist 1 episode 2013, 2016SOKO München 2 episodes 2015The TeamElias Müller 8 episodes2016Cologne P.D. 1 episodeDie Chefin 1 episode 2017–2020 DarkThe Stranger / Jonas Kahnwald 15 episodes20221899Eyk Larsen 8 episodes2026UnfamiliarJonas Auken 6 episodes
Audiobooks 2010: Alicia Bessette: Weiß der Himmel von Dir (together with Jessica Schwarz), publisher: der Hörverlag, 2014: Frauke Scheunemann: Hochzeitsküsse, publisher: der Hörverlag, 2017: Gil Ribeiro: Lost in Fuseta, publisher: Argon Hörbuch, 2020: Gil Ribeiro: Schwarzer August: Lost in Fuseta. Ein Portugal-Krimi, publisher: Argon Verlag, 2020: Michael Ende: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer - Kinderoper, publisher: Hörbuch Hamburg,
References
External links
Andreas Pietschmann at the German Dubbing Card Index