Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch
Schuch in 2019
Born	Albrecht Abraham Schuch (1985-08-21) 21 August 1985 (age 39) Jena, East Germany
Education	University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present [1]
Notable work	All Quiet on the Western Front System Crasher
Relatives	Karoline Schuch (sister)

Albrecht Abraham Schuch (born 21 August 1985) is a German actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four German Film Awards, a Bavarian Film Award, and a German Television Award. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).

Early life

Schuch was born in 1985 in Jena, East Germany. ^{[1] [2]} He is the younger brother of actress Karoline Schuch. ^[3] He studied acting at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 2006 to 2010. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Schuch made his film debut in Robert Thalheim's Westwind. ^[2] In 2012, he played his first film starring role as Alexander von Humboldt in Detlev Buck's Measuring the World ^[4] based on Daniel Kehlmann's novel of the same name. ^[5]

He is the only male actor to win the German Film Award in two categories as lead and supporting actor at the same award ceremony. In 2020, he won both awards for the films System Crasher and Berlin Alexanderplatz . ^[6] Two years later, he won again as Best Actor for the Film Dear Thomas . ^[7] In 2023 he won the German Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front . ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Westwind	Ronny
2012	Measuring the World	Alexander von Humboldt	Credited as Albrecht Abraham Schuch
2016	Paula	Otto Modersohn
2018	Atlas	Jan Haller
2019	System Crasher	Michael Heller	German Film Award for Best Actor
2020	Berlin Alexanderplatz	Reinhold	German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2021	Fabian: Going to the Dogs	Stephan Labude
	Dear Thomas	Thomas Brasch	German Film Award for Best Actor Bavarian Film Award for Best Actor
	Schachnovelle	Philip Stölzl
2022	All Quiet on the Western Front	Stanislaus Katczinsky	Nominated for BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Dark Satellites
2024	Peacock	Matthias	Austrian Film Award for Best Actor [9]

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Bei uns und um die Ecke		TV movie
2010	Polizeiruf 110	Jacob	Episode: Schatten
2010	The Old Fox	Adrian Humbold	Episode: Ende der Schonzeit
2010	Neue Vahr Süd  [ de ]	Harry
2012	NeoParadise	Himself	Episodes: Money Boy schlägt Klaas nieder/Der Pickup Artist/The Voice
2013	Tatort	Pater Rufus	Episode: Allmächtig
2014	Die Fahnderin  [ de ]	Florian Hofmann	TV movie
2016	NSU German History X	Uwe Mundlos	TV mini-series
2018	54 Hours  [ de ]	Peter Meyer	TV film German Screen Actors Award for Best Supporting Actor
2018	Bad Banks	Adam Pohl	TV series (2 seasons) German Television Award for Best Supporting Actor

References

1. "Albrecht Schuch" (PDF). Agentur Lambsdorff. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. "Albrecht Schuch". Film & Festivals. Cool Connections. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
3. "Sagen Sie jetzt nichts, Karoline und Albrecht Schuch" [Don't say anything now, Karoline and Albrecht Schuch]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 26 October 2012.
4. "Abraham Albrecht Schuch: New exciting face in German cinema". klatsch-tratsch.de. 2012-10-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
5. "ALBRECHT ABRAHAM SCHUCHDETLEV BUCKDIE VERMESSUNG DER WELT" (in German). Interview. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
6. "Deutscher Filmpreis 2020" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
7. "Deutscher Filmpreis 2022" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
8. "Deutscher Filmpreis 2022" (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
9. Gottlieb, Susanne (13 June 2025). "The Village Next to Paradise and Sleeping with a Tiger dominate the Austrian Film Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

External links

• Albrecht Schuch at IMDb