Portrait of Sebastian Koch

Acting

Sebastian Koch

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sebastian Koch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Emotional Depth 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Conspiracy Thriller 2
  • Friendship 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 70
Etty
Etty (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Julius Spier

Máxima
Máxima (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Claus

Your Honor
Your Honor (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Michael Jacobi

1821 at the Cinema
1821 at the Cinema (2021)

as (archive footage)

Shadowplay
Shadowplay (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dr. Werner Gladow "Engelmacher"

2010s

21 titles · average score 59
Never Look Away
Never Look Away (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

as Carl Seeband

Bel Canto
Bel Canto (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

as Messner

Take Down
Take Down (2016)
GoodWatch score 27

as Bobby Hartmann

In Her Name
In Her Name (2016)
GoodWatch score 87

as Doctor Dieter Krombach

Fog in August
Fog in August (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Werner Veithausen

Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as Wolfgang Vogel

The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

as Warnekros

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

as Heinz Wittmer (voice)

A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Yuri Komarov

God Loves Caviar
God Loves Caviar (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ioannis Varvakis

Suspension of Disbelief
Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
GoodWatch score 25

as Martin

Unknown
Unknown (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Professor Leo Bressler

2000s

24 titles · average score 67
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Wolf Larsen

Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

as Wolf Larsen

Effi Briest
Effi Briest (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Geert von Instetten

The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

as Georg Dreyman

Black Book
Black Book (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ludwig Müntze

Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect
Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Albert Speer

Operation Valkyrie
Operation Valkyrie (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. Stauffenberg

Deadly Diversion
Deadly Diversion (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Philipp

The Flying Classroom
The Flying Classroom (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

as Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft

The Tunnel
The Tunnel (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Matthis Hiller

Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Richard Oetker

Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Buddha
Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Buddha (2000)

as Max / Nick

1990s

38 titles · average score 62
Schwarzes Blut
Schwarzes Blut (1999)

as Patrick Schönfeldt

Der Mörder meiner Mutter
Der Mörder meiner Mutter (1999)

as Marc Balthasar

Das Tal der Schatten
Das Tal der Schatten (1999)

as von Sviet

Der Rosenmörder
Der Rosenmörder (1998)

as Bernd

Dead Pool
Dead Pool (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Andreas Baader

Woanders scheint nachts die Sonne
Woanders scheint nachts die Sonne (1997)

as Pit

The Burning Snail
The Burning Snail (1996)

as Gerd

The Alsatians or the two Mathilde
The Alsatians or the two Mathilde (1996)

TV show · as Wismar-Marbach

Schrecklicher Verdacht
Schrecklicher Verdacht (1995)

as Ernst Hoffmann

Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kurt

Der Mann mit der Maske
Der Mann mit der Maske (1994)

as Bernhard 'Bernd' Schild

Transit
Transit (1991)

as Gerhardt

1980s

5 titles · average score 66
Die Männer vom K3
Die Männer vom K3 (1988)

TV show · as Richard Diestel

Anwalt Abel
Anwalt Abel (1988)

TV show · as Peter Salewsky

Der Liebe auf der Spur
Der Liebe auf der Spur (1988)

as Mücke

Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Frank

A Case For Two
A Case For Two (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Schütz / Dr. Martin Velder

1970s

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

TV show · as Herr Pontini / Hansi Wallner

Derrick
Derrick (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Martin Sasse

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

TV show · as Heinz Stolle