Portrait of Sylvester Groth

Acting

Sylvester Groth

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sylvester Groth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Friendship 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Interrogation Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles · average score 61
Silent Friend
Silent Friend (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

as Anton

Gentle Monster
Gentle Monster (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hermann Kühn

Dog
Dog (2025)

as Taxifahrer

The Trouble with Jessica
The Trouble with Jessica (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Groth

Kati: A Freestyle That Stays
Kati: A Freestyle That Stays (2024)

as Binges

German Crime Story: Gefesselt
German Crime Story: Gefesselt (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Ludwig Lübke

Unwanted
Unwanted (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Klaus

The 355
The 355 (2022)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jonas Muller

The Sheikh
The Sheikh (2022)

TV show

The Witnesses
The Witnesses (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Prof. Max Felsner

2010s

29 titles · average score 66
Criminal: Germany
Criminal: Germany (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Karl Schultz

Der Club der singenden Metzger
Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

as Kurt

Dark
Dark (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Investigator Clausen

Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück
Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück (2016)

as Michael Adam

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

as Uncle Rudi

Deutschland
Deutschland (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Walter Schweppenstette

Naked Among Wolves
Naked Among Wolves (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Helmut Krämer

A Pact
A Pact (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Georg

Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

as Doc Robinson

Aghet
Aghet (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Martin Niepage

Inspektor Barbarotti - Mensch ohne Hund
Inspektor Barbarotti - Mensch ohne Hund (2010)

as Inspektor Gunnar Barbarotti

2000s

33 titles · average score 64
Zarte Parasiten
Zarte Parasiten (2009)

as Martin

Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Martin Telleck

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
GoodWatch score 81

as Joseph Goebbels

My Führer
My Führer (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joseph Goebbels

Der Kronzeuge
Der Kronzeuge (2007)

as Frank Roloff

Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Staatsanwalt Feddersen

Lulu
Lulu (2006)

as Dr. Schön

Nevermore
Nevermore (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pfarrer Ekdahl

Hexen - Magie, Mythen und die Wahrheit
Hexen - Magie, Mythen und die Wahrheit (2003)

TV show

Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex
Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex (2002)

as Oswalt Kolle

Der Verleger
Der Verleger (2001)

as Christian Kracht

Verzweiflung
Verzweiflung (2000)

as Sigs

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
Requiem for a Romantic Woman
Requiem for a Romantic Woman (1999)

as Clemens Brentano

The Volcano
The Volcano (1999)

as Hans Hollmann

Der Preis der Sehnsucht
Der Preis der Sehnsucht (1999)

as Aleksander

Schimanski
Schimanski (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Christian Wörner

Journey to Weimar
Journey to Weimar (1996)

as Dr. Hauke Wolf

Outside Time
Outside Time (1995)

as Georg

Farewell to Agnes
Farewell to Agnes (1994)

as Stefan

Rosa Roth
Rosa Roth (1994)

TV show · as Michael Katzmann

Die Vergebung
Die Vergebung (1994)

as Mann

Stalingrad
Stalingrad (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

as Otto

Bella Block
Bella Block (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Dr. Jakob Groth

Verlorene Landschaft
Verlorene Landschaft (1992)

as Father (Young)

1980s

9 titles · average score 67
The House on the River
The House on the River (1986)

as Heinz Hüsgen

Momo
Momo (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Agent BLW 553 X

Der Schimmelreiter
Der Schimmelreiter (1985)

as Hauke Haien

Junge Leute in der Stadt
Junge Leute in der Stadt (1985)

as Reinhardt

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1983)

as Mark Niebuhr

Rote Erde
Rote Erde (1983)

TV show · as Fritz Rewandowski

Meines Vaters Straßenbahn
Meines Vaters Straßenbahn (1980)

TV show · as Janker

Meines Vaters Straßenbahn
Meines Vaters Straßenbahn (1980)

as Janker

Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung
Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung (1980)

as Kilian

1970s

3 titles · average score 64
The Old Fox
The Old Fox (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Josef Böcking / Herbert Rühle

Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Jochen Drexler / Hauptkommsissar Jochen Drexler

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Rainer Vaske / Dieter Gottschalk