Jacob Matschenz
Personal data
foreign languages: foreign languages: english
dialects: berlin dialect
News
Miss Sophie
Same Procedure As Every Year
The new six-part Prime Video series, premiering on December 22, 2025, reveals the untold story behind the legendary New Year's Eve sketch “Dinner For One.” Jacob Matschenz stars in one of the leading roles as “Sir Toby,” alongside Tom Beck, who plays “Pablo Picasso.” Production: UFA Fiction, Casting: Die Besetzer.
Gar kein Geld macht auch nicht glücklich
Using clever tricks, virologist Kim and her half-sisters Lesley and Olivia rob a bank's safe deposit box room. Kim wants to expose her ex-colleague Christian Heisinger as a fraud who stole her research on an HIV vaccine and passed it off as his own. But the heist fails. The comedy starring Jacob Matschenz will be available in the ARD media library from November 29, 2025, and will be broadcast on ARD on December 8, 2025, at 8:15 p.m.
Doktor Ballouz
Nur ein Wunder
The new season starts on October 2 at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF and will be available for streaming from September 25. Jacob Matschenz has taken on the role of Nur ein Wunder. Casting: Marc Schötteldreier.
Dates
Gar kein Geld macht auch nicht glücklich
12/8/2025 | 8:15 PM |
ZDF
with Jacob Matschenz
Director: Jonas Grosch
Awards & Distinctions (Selection)
2022/2023:
Big Shorts Award
· "Best Actor" for his role in "Schutzbefohlen" by Sebastian Urzendowsky
2021:
Babylon Berlin (Staffel 3)
· Nominated category "Best TV-show national", Jupiter Award
2021:
Undine
· Nominated category "Best movie national", Jupiter Award
2021:
Unterleuten - Das zerrissene Dorf
· Nominated Adolf-Grimme-Preis (fiction)
2020:
Nur eine Frau
· Prix Italia 2020 nomination
2019:
Werk ohne Autor
· Oscar nomination best foreign language film
2018:
Babylon Berlin
· Deutscher Fernsehpreis u.a. for best Drama-Show (among others)
2012:
Dreileben
· Deutscher Fernsehpreis in the category special performance// Grimme Preis in the category special
2011:
Bis aufs Blut
· Bayrischer Filmpreis in the category Best Young Actor
Recent projects (Selection)
2025:
Dr. Nice (2025) 3. Staffel
· Television
· Regie: Holger Haase
· Casting: Karen Wendland
· Dreamtool Entertainment GmbH
| ZDF
2025:
Gar kein Geld macht auch nicht glücklich
· Television
· Regie: Jonas Grosch
· Casting: Rebecca Gerling, Network Movie
· Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
| ZDF
2024:
Charlotte Link - Einsame Nacht
· Television
· Regie: Jörg Lühdorff
· Casting: Anja Dihrberg
· W&B Television GmbH
| ARD/ Degeto
2024:
Miss Sophie Same Procedure as Every Year
· Streaming
· Regie: Markus Sehr, Daniel Rakete Siegel
· Casting: Die Besetzer
· UFA Fiction GmbH
| Amazon Prime
2024:
Dr. Nice
· Television
· Regie: Christian Theede / Ulrike Grote / Kerstin Ahlrichs
· Casting: Karen Wendland
· Dreamtool Entertainment GmbH
| ZDF
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