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Jacob Matschenz

Geburtsort
Berlin (Ost)
Biography

Jacob Matschenz, born 1984 in Berlin, became an actor during his school days rather accidentally: Sent by his mother, he applied for a casting but did not land the part. Nevertheless, director Jakob Hilpert gave him a part in his graduation film "Kleine Kreise" ("Circling", 1999). In the following years, the autodidact who never attended drama school appeared in movie and TV productions such as Kai Wessel's "Juls Freundin" (2002) or Norbert Baumgarten's comedy "Befreite Zone" ("Liberated Zone", 2003). In 2005, Matschenz made his breakthrough performance in the leading role of "Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische" ("The Smile of the Monsterfish"). His portrayal of a sensitive teenager living in adverse conditions won Matschenz the award of "Best young actor" at the Max Ophuels film festival.

Matschenz then consolidated his reputation as one of the most promising young actors in German cinema with his parts in the highly praised "Wholetrain", a film about graffiti sprayers, and in the drama "Neandertal" (both 2006). In 2008, he appeared in four different productions: Matschenz starred alongside Nadeshda Brennicke in the TV movie "Unschuld", in the "coming of age" story "Zweier Ohne" ("Coxless Pair"), in Dennis Gansel's star-studded adaptation of the novel "Die Welle" ("The Wave"), and in the omnibus film "Berlin – 1. Mai" ("Berlin – 1st of May") that premiered at the 2008 Berlinale.

Also in 2008, he played a supporting role in Caroline Link's "Im Winter ein Jahr" ("A Year Ago in Winter"). This was followed by appearances in "Die Vorstadtkrokodile" ("The Crocodiles") and the adventure romp "12 Meter ohne Kopf" ("12 Paces Without a Head"). In 2010, Matschenz starred in two productions: In "Renn, wenn Du kannst" ("Run If You Can") he plays a male nurse caught in a love triangle, and in the award-winning drama "Bis aufs Blut – Brüder auf Bewährung" ("Stronger Than Blood"), he portrays a convicted youth struggling to break free from a life of crime.

He next portrayed a troubled youth in the drama "Das System - alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen" ("The System", 2011), and had a lead role in "Etwas Besseres als den Tod" ("Beats Being Dead"), Christian Petzold's entry in the TV trilogy "Dreileben".

After appearing in Til Schweiger's action film "Schutzengel" ("Guardians") and Dietrich Brüggemann's "3 Zimmer/Küche/Bad" ("Move"), Matschenz starred in the comedy "Großstadtklein" (2013) and was one of the adult leads in the children's film "Sputnik" ("Mission: Sputnik", D/BE/CZ 2013). Following parts in the TV production "Die Pilgerin" (2014) and the drama "Jack", Matschenz played the title character in "Till Eulenspiegel" (2014, TV). He again proved his knack for comedy in the political satire "Heil" (2015), playing a Neo-Nazi who plans to invade Poland.

After smaller appearances in the international co-production "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" ("Alone in Berlin", 2016) and the children's film "Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein" ("Rico, Oskar and the Mysterious Stone", 2016), he was seen in the comedy "Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben" ("My Blind Date with Life", 2017) in a leading role as the best friend and colleague of a blind waiter. He also had leading roles in the comedy "Vorwärts immer!" ("Forwards Ever!", 2017) and in the tragicomedy "Magical Mystery oder: Die Rückkehr des Karl Schmidt" ("Magical Mystery – or: The Return of Karl Schmidt", 2017).

On television he appeared in Dietrich Brüggemann's "Tatort" series episodes "Stau" (2017, as a chauffeur) and "Murot und das Murmeltier" (2018, as a policeman). From 2017 on, Matschenz belonged to the ensemble of the series "Babylon Berlin" as a supposed communist; in the second season of the series "Charité" (2019) he played a gay nurse who has to hold back his affection for a medical officer in order not to be sent to a concentration camp.

In the award-winning drama "Nur eine Frau" (2019), based on the real-life case of Hatun Sürücü who was shot in the head and killed by her brother, Matschenz played the friend of a German Kurdish woman who wants to lead a self-determined life. Christian Petzold's fairytale love story "Undine" (2020) showed him as the mythical title character's ex-boyfriend.

In spring/summer 2020, Matschenz appeared in front of the camera for "Das schwarze Quadrat" ("The Black Square"), a bizarre comedy of tricksters about two art thieves who steal the famous Malevich painting "The Black Square".

Filmography
2024/2025
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year
  • Cast
2020-2024
Fünf Finger sind 'ne Faust
  • Cast
2023/2024
Für immer Freibad
  • Cast
2023/2024
Max und die Wilde 7: Die Geister-Oma
  • Cast
2022/2023
Wolfsjagd
  • Cast
2021/2022
Meine Freundin Volker
  • Cast
2021/2022
Lauchhammer - Tod in der Lausitz
  • Cast
2021/2022
Der Kommissar und die Eifersucht
  • Cast
2020/2021
Das schwarze Quadrat
  • Cast
2019-2021
Stille Post
  • Cast
2020/2021
Dolce Vita
  • Cast
2019/2020
Altes Land
  • Cast
2015-2021
Chasing Paper Birds
  • Cast
2018-2020
Unterleuten - Das zerissene Dorf
  • Cast
2019/2020
Undine
  • Cast
2019/2020
Es ist zu deinem Besten
  • Cast
2018/2019
Babylon Berlin [Staffel 3]
  • Cast
2017-2019
Rest In Greece
  • Cast
2018/2019
Nur eine Frau
  • Cast
2016-2018
Werk ohne Autor
  • Cast
2017/2018
Charité [Staffel 2]
  • Cast
2017/2018
Fünf Freunde und das Tal der Dinosaurier
  • Cast
2016/2017
Babylon Berlin [Staffel 2]
  • Cast
2016/2017
Babylon Berlin [Staffel 1]
  • Cast
2016/2017
Stau
  • Cast
2016/2017
Magical Mystery
  • Cast
2016
Konstruktion
  • Cast
2015-2017
Vorwärts immer!
  • Cast
2015/2016
Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein
  • Cast
2015/2016
Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben
  • Cast
2014/2015
Heil
  • Cast
2014/2015
3 Türken & 1 Baby
  • Cast
2013/2014
Nachspielzeit
  • Cast
2013/2014
Alle meine Jungs
  • Cast
2013/2014
Jack
  • Cast
2012/2013
Sputnik
  • Cast
2012/2013
Grossstadtklein
  • Cast
2013
Die Pilgerin
  • Cast
2011/2012
Der Fahrgast und das Mädchen
  • Cast
2011/2012
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
  • Cast
2011/2012
3 Zimmer/Küche/Bad
  • Cast
2012
Schutzengel
  • Cast
2010/2011
Wickie auf großer Fahrt
  • Cast
2010/2011
Männerherzen...und die ganz ganz große Liebe
  • Cast
2010/2011
Komm' mir nicht nach
  • Cast
2010/2011
Eine Minute Dunkel
  • Cast
2010/2011
Etwas Besseres als den Tod
  • Cast
2010/2011
Adams Ende
  • Cast
2010/2011
Das System - alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen
  • Cast
2010
Vorstadtkrokodile 3 - Freunde für immer
  • Cast
2009/2010
Renn, wenn du kannst
  • Cast
2010
Kalte Karibik
  • Cast
2009/2010
Bis aufs Blut - Brüder auf Bewährung
  • Cast
2009
Der gestiefelte Kater
  • Cast
2008/2009
Vorstadtkrokodile
  • Cast
2008/2009
Fliegen
  • Cast
2008/2009
Zwölf Meter ohne Kopf
  • Cast
2008
2er ohne
  • Cast
2008
Tod in der Eifel
  • Cast
2008
Unschuld
  • Cast
2007/2008
Im Winter ein Jahr
  • Cast
2006-2008
1. Mai
  • Cast
2007/2008
Die Welle
  • Cast
2006/2007
An die Grenze
  • Cast
2006/2007
Dreams of Happiness
  • Cast
2005/2006
Ludgers Fall
  • Cast
2005/2006
Nachtwanderer
  • Cast
2005/2006
Neandertal
  • Cast
2005/2006
Tollpension
  • Cast
2004-2006
Wholetrain
  • Cast
2005
Rose
  • Cast
2004/2005
Sex Up - Ich könnt' schon wieder
  • Cast
2004/2005
Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische
  • Cast
2004
Fliehendes Land
  • Cast
2004
Zahme Vögel
  • Cast
2003
Sex Up - Jungs haben's auch nicht leicht
  • Cast
2002/2003
Befreite Zone
  • Cast
2001/2002
Mutanten
  • Cast
2000
Kleine Kreise
  • Cast
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