Andreas Pietschmann

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

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,