Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German stage and screen actor with strong French connections. He has appeared in around 250 films worldwide and in 4000 hours of television. Carrière is also a director and a writer and is known as an advocate for the rights of fathers.

Life Carrière was born near Hanover of two psychotherapists and grew up in Berlin and Lübeck. He attended the Jesuit boarding school Lycée Saint-François-Xavier in Vannes, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's first major film, Volker Schlöndorff. In 1969, Carrière moved to Paris to study philosophy with the philosopher Gilles Deleuze and continue his acting.

In 1983, he married the American artist Jennifer Bartlett with whom he had a daughter, Alice Carrière, the author of the Spiegel & Grau memoir Everything/Nothing/Someone that recounts the author's challenging life in their household. They divorced in the early 1990s. He lives in Hamburg and Paris. His sister Mareike Carrière was also an actress.

Career After playing the young Tonio at the age of 13 in Rolf Thiele's 1964 film Tonio Kröger; he next played a main part in the 1966 German movie Der junge Törless (Young Törless). Other film roles include major appearances in Andrzej Wajda's Gates to Paradise (1967), Harry Kümel's Malpertius (1971) and Roger Vadim's Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973). Carrière has performed on film with Orson Welles in Malpertius (1971), Brigitte Bardot in Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973), Romy Schneider in The Sanssouci Walker (1982) and Isabelle Huppert in Malina (1991).

In 1980, Carrière was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

Tonio Kröger (1964), as Tonio Kröger as a Boy Young Törless (1966), as Thomas Törless Gates to Paradise (1968), as Alexis Melissen (1969), as Lorenzo (1970), as Carl-Stéphane Kursdedt (1971), as Karl Rendezvous at Bray (1971), as Julien Eschenbach Malpertuis (1971), as Jan Man with the Transplanted Brain (1971), as Franz Eckerman Bluebeard (1972), as The Violinist Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973), as Paul There's No Smoke Without Fire (1973), as Ulrich Berl Der Kommissar: Sonderbare Vorfälle im Hause von Professor S. (1973, TV series episode), as Alfred Steger Giordano Bruno (1973), as Orsini Charlotte (1974), as Eric von Schellenberg Serious as Pleasure (1975), as a young man (uncredited) Isabelle and Lust (1975), as Luc Parapsycho – Spectrum of Fear (1975) India Song (1975), as L'attaché d'ambassade allemand Vortex (1976), as Tauling Naked Massacre (1976), as Cain Adamson Police Python 357 (1976), as L'inspecteur Ménard Le Jeu du solitaire (1976), as Guy Derrick: Das Bordfest (1976, TV series episode), as Walter Solms (1976), as Partner Coup de Grâce (1976), as Volkmar (1976, TV film), as Roland Bilitis (1977), as Nikias The Indians Are Still Far Away (1977), as Matthias (1978, TV series, 13 episodes), as Karl Siebrecht Pareil pas pareil (1978), as Ludwig II of Bavaria Derrick: Der L-Faktor (1979, TV series episode), as Heinz Bruhn (1979) Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979), as German Soldier The Associate (1979), as Louis (1979) Beware of Pity (1979, TV film), as Lt. Anton Hofmiller Justocoeur (1980), as Doctor Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung (1980), as Egon Schiele The Aviator's Wife (1981), as Christian Derrick: Eine ganz alte Geschichte (1981, TV series episode), as Arne Reuter Anima – Symphonie phantastique (1981), as Bachelor Dantons Tod (1981, TV film), as Saint-Just (1981, TV film), as Psychiater Die Laurents (1981, TV series), as Frédéric Laurent La Passante du Sans-Souci (1982), as Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo The Old Fox: Der Tote im Wagen (1983, TV series episode), as John Malven A Woman in Flames (1983), as Chris Benvenuta (1983), as François The Old Fox: Perfektes Geständnis (1984, TV series episode), as Jochen Holmer (1984), as Obersturmführer Knoch The Bay Boy (1984), as Father Chaisson (1984), as Thomas Schmidt Matt in 13 Zügen (1984, TV series), as Claus Korff The Last Civilian (1984, TV film), as Lt. Träger The Future of Emily (1984), as Friedrich (voice) Yerma (1984), as Víctor Abschied in Berlin (1985), as Fischhändler L'Amour en douce (1985), as Carl (1985), as Reiter Beethoven's Nephew (1985), as Archduke Rudolf (1985), as von Bleicher Spenser: When Silence Speaks (1986, TV series episode), as du Pré Terminus (1987), as Doctor (voice) (1987), as Eduard Strauss Love Rites (1987), as Hugo Arnold Derrick: Mordträume (1988, TV series episode), as Max Binder The Abyss (1988), as Pierre de Hamaere Sanguines (1988), as Johann El placer de matar (1988), as Andrés Francesco (1989), as Man in the Lateran Palace (uncredited) Fool's Mate (1989, also directed) Quantum Leap: Honeymoon Express (1989, TV series episode), as Roget Una ombra en el jardí (1989), as Luis The Betrothed (1989, TV miniseries), as Count Attilio Rock Hudson (1990, TV film), as French Doctor (1990), as Oskar Hungarian Requiem (1990), as Örnagy Aschenglut (1990) Malina (1991), as Malina Success (1991), as Erich Bornhaak Manila (1991), as Carlos Cómo levantar 1000 kilos (1991), as Schneider Shining Through (1992), as Von Haefler Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), as King John Un placer indescriptible (1992), as Vivaldi Die Zeit danach (1992) Schloß Hohenstein (1992–1995, TV series, 13 episodes), as Count Gregor von Hohenstein Böses Blut (1993, TV film), as Werner Westfal Eurocops: Flamingo (1993, TV series episode), as Dr. Bosch Oh God, Women Are So Loving (1994), as Daniel (1994, TV miniseries), as Victor Die Kommissarin: Schatten der Vergangenheit (1994, TV series episode), as Erich Markwald L'amour conjugal (1995), as Anchire Tödliche Liebe (1995) Mordpoker (1995, TV series episode), as H.C. Tatort: Bei Auftritt Mord (1996, TV series episode), as Lewald Doppelter Einsatz: Wunder auf Bestellung (1996, TV series episode), as Kinzel A Girl Called Rosemary (1996, TV film), as Fribert Desert of Fire (1997, TV miniseries), as François Legrand Tatort: Manila (1998, TV series episode), as Wehling El far (1998), as Mike (1999), as Michael The Old Fox: Die Wahrheit ist der Tod (1999, TV series episode), as Stefan Achatz Küstenwache: Das letzte Ufer (2000, TV series episode), as Fabian Keusch Inspector Rex: The Full Moon Murderer (2000, TV series episode), as Prof. Paul Mandl Ternitz, Tennessee (2000), as Plastic surgeon Judas (2001, TV film), as Pontius Pilate Thomas (2001, TV film), as Pontius Pilate Utta Danella: Die Hochzeit auf dem Lande (2002, TV series episode), as Arndt Graf Solm-Weltingen High Speed (2002), as Lucas Regarde-moi (2002), as Pierre Ein Fall für zwei: Erics Tod (2003, TV series episode), as Armin Steiner Luther (2003), as Cardinal Cajetan The Ride (2003), as Lucas Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003, TV film), as Otto Tears of Kali (2004), as Edgar Cornelsen (segment "Kali") Der Ermittler: Schönheitsfehler (2004, TV series episode), as Dr. Schönemann Arsène Lupin (2004), as Le duc d'Orléans The Clan (2005) Pfarrer Braun: Adel vernichtet (2005, TV series episode), as Baron Friedrich von Falkenberg Die Rosenheim-Cops: Mord im Paradies (2005, TV series episode), as Ferdinand Buxner Your Name Is Justine (2005), as Gunter Du bist nicht allein (2007), as Regisseur Les murs porteurs (2007), as André The Fakir of Venice (2008), as Massimo (2009), as Gerhardt Rott Alarm für Cobra 11: Bounty on Kim Krüger (2010, TV series episode), as Rolf Reinhardt (2010), as Capitaine (2010), as Robert Masse Slave (2012) Der letzte Bulle: Es lebe der Sport (2012, TV series episode), as Henri Durand Leipzig Homicide: Stilbruch (2012, TV series episode), as Harry Reich The Mark of the Angels – Miserere (2013), as Peter Hansen The Tunnel (2013, TV series), as Alain Joubert False Freedom (2013), as Vollmann (2014), as Knoch / Hannes Frisch Look 4 Them (2014), as Gallery Owner Rhein-Lahn Krimi: Jammertal (2017), as Siegfried Brecht Vollmond (2017), as Hermann Zuber Joyce (2019) Breakdown Forest - Reise in den Abgrund (2019), as Der Billionär Sans Tête (2024), as Moderator