| Thomas Thieme | |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Weimar, Germany |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1973–present |
Thomas Thieme (born 29 October 1948) is a German actor. He is considered to be a prolific stage actor[1] 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.[2] He played former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß, who had to spend time in jail for tax evasion, in the 2015 television film Der Patriarch.[3] He had a recurring role in the successful series Babylon Berlin as the police chief Karl Zörgiebel.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer | ||
| 1975 | Lotte in Weimar | Kestner - Young | |
| 1982 | Das Fahrrad | ||
| 1998 | Fat World | Gustl | |
| 2001 | Taking Sides | Reichsminister | |
| 2003 | Eierdiebe | Hans Schwarz | |
| Hamlet_X | Polonius #2 | ||
| 2004 | Downfall | Martin Bormann | |
| 2006 | The Lives of Others | Kulturminister Bruno Hempf | |
| 2007 | Emperor William I | TV film | |
| Ludwig Wellingsen | TV film | ||
| 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Richter Dr. Prinzing | |
| 2009 | Effi Briest | Herr von Briest | |
| Ingo Kloos | |||
| Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach | TV miniseries | ||
| Berlin 36 | Hans von Tschammer und Osten | ||
| Heinz Koops | TV film | ||
| The Door | Siggi Butschma | ||
| Helmut Kohl | TV film | ||
| Stasi-Major Kutzner | |||
| 2011 | If Not Us, Who? | Will Vesper | |
| Lessons of a Dream | Dr. Roman Bosch | ||
| Hotel Lux | Georgi Dimitroff | ||
| Alexander Decker | |||
| 2012 | Frauensee | The Old Fisherman | |
| Karl Ferber | TV film | ||
| Rommel | Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge | TV film | |
| 2013 | Gustaf Schadt | TV miniseries | |
| Rainer Van Kampen | |||
| The Berlin File | Siegmund | ||
| Paul Wegener | TV film | ||
| 2014 | The King's Surrender | Harthmann | |
| Holländer-Michel | TV film | ||
| Heinz Braun | TV film | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ein Fall für Zwei | Dr Oskar Renners | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back | Senderchef Kärrner | |
| 2016 | Ernst Gennat | ||
| 2017 | Kundschafter des Friedens | Locke | |
| 2017–2020 | Babylon Berlin | Karl Zörgiebel | TV series |
| 2018 | Parfum | Internatsleiter | TV series |
| Carl F. W. Borgward | TV film | ||
| 2019 | The Audition | Walter | |