Andreas Schmidt, born November 23, 1963, in Heggen in the Sauerland, played his first leading role already at the age of eleven in the TV movie "Alwin auf der Landstraße". After finishing school he studied German philology and philosophy but then again turned to acting and attended several seminars for directing and acting. He made his first professional experiences at theatres in Mannheim, Dortmund, Bonn, and Berlin. In 1987, Schmidt made his debut on the big screen in the hyped-up crime comedy "Peng! Du bist tot!". Then, Schmidt played a minor role in the musical "Linie 1".

After numerous roles in short films and in TV movies, Schmidt caused a stir in 1998 in the role of Alex in Eoin Moore"s film "Plus-Minus-Null" ("Break Even"). Schmidt also starred in Moore"s next two films, as Axel in Conamara" (2000), and as Laxe in "Pigs will fly" (2002). For his part in "Pigs will fly", Schmidt was nominated as "Best actor" for the German film award. He also won a nomination as "Best supporting actor" for the German film award for his highly praised performance in Andreas Dresen"s successful film "Sommer vorm Balkon" ("Summer in Berlin").

Schmidt also played distinctive parts in the youth story "Bin ich sexy" (2004), in the tragicomedy "Im Schwitzkasten" ("No Sweat", 2005, again directed by Eoin Moore), and in the box office hit "Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel 2" ("Rudy - The Return of the Racing Pig", 2007), directed by Peter Timm. Schmidt played his most recent leading role in the much noticed tragicomedy "Fleisch ist mein Gemüse". Besides his work for film and TV productions, Andreas Schmidt who temporarily was the singer of the rock band "Lillies große Liebe" is a successful theatre director in Berlin.