Sylvester Groth
Actor · Since 1970
Known for
Sylvester Groth has built a long career as a German actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Careers that pass the 46-year mark are a small club. The single most recognizable credit is 'Inglourious Basterds', playing Joseph Goebbels. 'Dark' belongs on any short list of his work.
Sylvester Groth
Actor · Since 1970
47 Movies · 25 Series
Sylvester Groth has built a long career as a German actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Careers that pass the 46-year mark are a small club. The single most recognizable credit is 'Inglourious Basterds', playing Joseph Goebbels. 'Dark' belongs on any short list of his work.
Movies
Plays Joseph Goebbels
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Plays Jonas Muller
The 355
2022
Plays Anton
Silent Friend
2026
Plays Uncle Rudi
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
Plays Dr. Erik Langdorf
Breathe
2017
Plays Prosecuting Council
The Reader
2008
Plays Otto
Stalingrad
1993
Plays Hermann Kühn
Gentle Monster
2026
Plays Agent BLW 553 X
Momo
1986
Plays Frosch
Berlin, I Love You
2019
Plays Joseph Goebbels
My Führer
2007
Plays Martin
Zarte Parasiten
2009
Plays Helmut Krämer
Naked Among Wolves
2015
Plays Groth
The Trouble with Jessica
2024
Plays Doc Robinson
Tom Sawyer
2011
Plays Kurt
In Times of Fading Light
2017
Plays Dr. Schön
Lulu
2006
Plays Dauphin
The Third Wave
2003
Plays Kesselmeyer
Buddenbrooks
2008
Plays Dr. Hauke Wolf
Journey to Weimar
1996
Plays Boleslaw Barlog
Hilde
2009
Plays Klaus Schmitt
BFF Detectives
2019
Plays Georg
A Pact
2013
Plays Kawalerowicz
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben
2009
Plays Adam Völx
Zorn - Kalter Rauch
2017
Plays Oliver Bendt
Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
2008
Plays Martin Telleck
Whiskey with Vodka
2009
Plays Harald Hansen
Das Wunder von Lengede
2003
Plays Roman
Shores of Hope
2012
Plays Oswalt Kolle
Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex
2002
Plays Clemens Brentano
Requiem for a Romantic Woman
1999
Plays Christian Kracht
Der Verleger
2001
Plays Janker
Meines Vaters Straßenbahn
1980
Plays Mark Niebuhr
The Turning Point
1983
Plays Pfarrer Ekdahl
Nevermore
2006
TV Shows
Plays Walter Schweppenstette
Deutschland
2015
Plays Klaus
Unwanted
2023
Plays Prof. Max Felsner
The Witnesses
2021
Plays Pathologe
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Ludwig Lübke
German Crime Story: Gefesselt
2023
Plays Investigator Clausen
Dark
2017
Plays Hauptkommsissar Jochen Drexler
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Plays Robert
Der Club der singenden Metzger
2019
Plays Fritz Rewandowski
Rote Erde
1983
Plays Karl Schultz
Criminal: Germany
2019
Plays Hiemer
Generation War
2013
Plays Sergei Bogdanow
Sense8
2015
Plays Staatsanwalt Feddersen
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
2007
Plays Harald Hansen
The Miracle of Lengede
2003
Plays Janker
Meines Vaters Straßenbahn
1980
Plays Dieter Rohrbach
Der Kriminalist
2006
Plays Herbert Rühle
The Old Fox
1977
Plays Dr.Reimann
Mein Leben & Ich
2001
Plays Ewald
Sperling
1996
Plays Christian Rilling
Der Elefant: Mord verjährt nie
2004
Plays Christian Wörner
Schimanski
1997
Plays Richard Plötz
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007
Plays Walter Ahler
NSU German History X
2016
Plays Dr. Jakob Groth
Bella Block
1993
Plays Michael Katzmann
Rosa Roth
1994
Latest Trailers
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Gentle Monster
Full Filmography 72
Gentle Monster
Hermann Kühn
2026
Silent Friend
Anton
2026
The Trouble with Jessica
Groth
2024
Unwanted
Klaus · 8 episodes
2023–
German Crime Story: Gefesselt
Ludwig Lübke · 6 episodes
2023–
The 355
Jonas Muller
2022
The Witnesses
Prof. Max Felsner · 8 episodes
2021–
Berlin, I Love You
Frosch
2019
Criminal: Germany
Karl Schultz · 3 episodes
2019–
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Sylvester Groth and where are they from?
Sylvester Groth is 68 years old, born on March 31, 1958 in Jerichow, Germany.
What are the most famous roles of Sylvester Groth?
Sylvester Groth is best known for roles in Inglourious Basterds, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Reader.
How many movies has Sylvester Groth been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Sylvester Groth has appeared in 47 movies and 25 TV shows.
What was Sylvester Groth's first movie?
The career of Sylvester Groth began with Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung (1980).
What is Sylvester Groth's most recent movie or series?
Sylvester Groth's most recent release is Gentle Monster, which premiered on September 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Sylvester Groth appeared in?
On television, Sylvester Groth has appeared in Dark, Sense8, Generation War, Deutschland.
Sylvester Groth
1958-03-31 · Jerichow, Germany
Sylvester Groth was born in Jerichow, German Democratic Republic on March 31st, 1958. He is an actor with an extensive television and theater career, well known for portraying Goebbels in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Clausen in Dark (2019) and starring in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Stalingrad (1993) and Deutschland 83 (2015).