About
Ludwig Blochberger was born in 1982 in East-Berlin. He spent his early childhood in Dresden in the former German Democratic Republic. After the fall of the wall the family moved to Vienna due to a theater engagement of his father (actor and director Lutz Blochberger) at the Wiener Burgtheater. From 1992 until 1995 he was a member of the famous Vienna Boys' Choir and went to perform with them worldwide.
In 1998 director Claus Peymann cast him in the stage play “Edward II” where he played the young Prince Edward III alongside Thomas Thieme at the Wiener Burgtheater. Around that time Blochberger also had his screen acting debut and appeared in the TV movie “Wie eine schwarze Möwe” (Like a black Seagull), playing the favorite brother of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Just before the millennium the family moved back to Berlin. In the Emmy Award winning docudrama-miniseries “The Manns - Novel of a Century” directed by Heinrich Breloer he played Klaus Heuser alongside Armin Mueller-Stahl. The following year he quitted school and began to study at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts being only 18 years old.
During his studies he was filming for the coming-of-age movie “Summer Storm” (2003) dealing with issues around sexual orientation, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner; the Oscar-winning film “The Lives of Others” (2004) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark and “Der Vater meiner Schwester” (The Father of my Sister), a family drama in which Blochberger starred together with Katharina Schüttler and Christian Berkel. It premiered at the Munich Film Festival and earned him an Undine Award nomination for Best Young Actor (TV).
In 2005 he completed his acting studies and worked in three episodes of “Tatort” (Crime Scene). In the movie “The Last Train”, directed by Joseph Vilsmaier & Dana Vávrová, he played the unscrupulous SS-Obersturmführer Crewes who escorted one of the last deportation trains from Berlin to Auschwitz.
2007 Blochberger was already part of the cast for the action film “Stopping Power” directed by Jan de Bont where he was supposed to hunt John Cusack in "the longest car chase in movie history". The production had to be stopped 3 days prior filming following a bankruptcy. The German casting agent Simone Bär, who oversaw both projects quickly arranged an audition with director Stephan Daldry and Blochberger was still able to take part in the production of the Oscar-winning movie “The Reader”. Early the same year he took on the leading role in the world premiere of “Heil Hitler!” by playwright Rolf Hochhuth directed by his father Lutz Blochberger. Blochberger worked closely with the director Hans Neuenfels for many years, in the title role of “Baal” (2007) by playwright Bertolt Brecht at the Munich Volkstheater or most recently at the Vienna State Opera in “The Abduction from the Seraglio” (2020-2024).
The Italien film director Liliana Cavani cast him as Pope Innocent III in in her film adaptation “Francesco” (2013). Furthermore he portrayed the former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in the TV documentary drama “Helmut Schmidt - Questions of Life” directed by Ben von Grafenstein. From 2013 to 2015, Blochberger starred as Riwal in the German crime series “Inspector Dupin”, based on the novels by author Jean-Luc Bannalec which were filmed in Brittany (France). He then starred in the crime series “The Old Fox” as commissioner Tom Kupfer from 2015 to 2021. In “The End of Dreams” (2023) directed by Olga Chajdas he was playing the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Rudolf Höss. The docudrama series was filmed at the original location in Poland. Since 2024 he is performing with a solo concert reading of “The Book of Those Killed by Neil Young” by Navid Kermani where he sings and plays songs by Neil Young live on guitar.
Blochberger is father of a Portuguese-German son, born in 2021.
He is a three time Berlin Marathon finisher.
Cinema
2022
UNGEDULD DES HERZENS (AT)
Lauro Cress
Schiwago Film, DFFB
2017
A STORY ABOUT LOVE
Peter Evers
Zum Goldenen Lamm
Video
2007
THE READER
Stephen Daldry
Neunte Babelsberg Film
EFFI BRIEST
Hermine Huntgeburth
Constantin Film
2005
THE LAST TRAIN
Joseph Vilsmaier & Dana Vávrová
CCC-Filmkunst
Video
2004
THE LIFE OF OTHERS
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Wiedemann & Berg Film
2003
SUMMER STORM
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Claussen + Wöbke
Television
2024
KABUL
Kasia Adamik, Olga Chajdas
France Télévisions, ZDF, RAI
2023
THE END OF DREAMS
Olga Chajdas
ARD/arte/ORF
2022
SPREEWALDKRIMI XV: Die siebte Person
Lars-Gunnar Lotz
ZDF
2021 - 2015
THE OLD FOX
durchgehende Hauptrolle
ZDF
Video
2018
SOKO KÖLN: Hitze
Alexander Costea
ZDF
2016
MÜNCHEN MORD: Auf der Straße, nachts, allein
Anno Saul
ZDF
Video
SOKO WIEN: Himmel voller Sterne
Holger Barthel
ZDF
DIE SPEZIALISTEN: Romeo
Michael Wenning
ZDF
2015
INSPECTOR DUPIN: Breton tide
Thomas Roth
ARD
INSPECTOR DUPIN: Breton pride
Thomas Roth
ARD
2014
KOMMISSARIN HELLER: Schattenriss
Christiane Balthasar
ZDF
Video
DAS PROGRAMM
Till Endemann
ARD
Video
INSPECTOR DUPIN: Breton gold
Thomas Roth
ARD
Video
FRANCESCO
Liliana Cavani
RAI1
Video
INSPECTOR DUPIN: Breton surf
Thomas Roth
ARD
2013
MURDER BY THE LAKE: The Celtic Mystery
Andreas Linke
ZDF
INSPECTOR DUPIN: Breton conditions
Matthias Tiefenbacher
ARD
SOKO WISMAR: Über sieben Brücken
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
ZDF
SOKO KITZBÜHEL: Feine Gesellschaft
Martin Kinkel
ZDF
HELMUT SCHMIDT - LEBENSFRAGEN
Ben von Grafenstein
ARD
Video
DER ALTE: Melodie des Todes
Michael Kreindl
ZDF
SOKO STUTTGART: Eine Frage der Ehre
Kaspar Heidelbach
ZDF
2012
MEIN KAMPF MIT HITLER
Gordian Maugg
ZDF
LETZTE SPUR BERLIN: Kontrollverlust
Thomas Jahn
ZDF
BLOCH: Die Lavendelkönigin
Michael Verhoeven
WDR
Video
TATORT: Alter Ego
Thomas Jauch
WDR
Video
SOKO LEIPZIG: Das Monster
Patrick Winczewski
ZDF
2011
SPREEWALDKRIMI IV: Eine tödliche Legende
Torsten C. Fischer
ZDF
Video
LENA FAUCH UND DIE TOCHTER DES AMOKLÄUFERS
Kai Wessel
ZDF
Video
DIE CHEFIN: Enthüllung
Maris Pfeiffer
ZDF
EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI: Mord im Callcenter
Tom Zenker
ZDF
GENERATION WAR
Philipp Kadelbach
ZDF
2010
DANNI LOWINSKI: Komaheirat
Zoltan Spirandelli
SAT.1
DER STAATSANWALT: Tod einer Ehe
Boris Keidies
ZDF
NORD NORD MORD
Josh Broecker
ZDF
DOCTOR'S DIARY: Oh je! Dein Ex auf Wein, das lass sein!
Franziska Meyer Price
RTL
Video
SOKO KÖLN: Die Berufenen
Torsten Wacker
ZDF
2009
UNTIL NOTHING REMAINS
Niki Stein
ARD
Video
DER ALTE: Tödliches Alibi
Michael Schneider
ZDF
LIEBLING, WECK DIE HÜHNER AUF
Matthias Steurer
ARD
POLIZEIRUF 110: Tod im Atelier
Torsten Näter
ARD
DER RAKETENMANN - Wernher von Braun
Peter Claridge
ZDF
2008
EIN GEHEIMNISVOLLER SOMMER
Johannes Grieser
ZDF
Video
DER ALTE: Das Dunkel hinter deiner Tür
Vadim Glowna
ZDF
KOMMISSAR STOLBERG: Die besten Jahre
René Heisig
ZDF
NOTRUF HAFENKANTE: Der Neue
Rolf Wellingerhof
ZDF
EIN STARKES TEAM: Die Schöne vom Beckenrand
Matthias Tiefenbacher
ZDF
DER KRIMINALIST: Eiskalter Tod
Buddy Giovinazzo
ZDF
SOKO KITZBÜHEL: Jagatee
Gerald Liegel
ZDF
KÜSTENWACHE: Der kalte Tod
Raoul W. Heimrich
ZDF
2007
SOKO WIEN: Mordgesellen
Erwin Keusch
ZDF
2006
DIE TODESAUTOMATIK
Niki Stein
ZDF
ARME MILLIONÄRE: Rollenspiele
Michael Karen
RTL
ARME MILLIONÄRE: Einmal Polen und zurück
Oliver Schmitz
RTL
SOKO WISMAR: Seitenwechsel
Peter Lichtefeld
ZDF
ALARM FÜR COBRA 11: Der Staatsanwalt
Axel Sand
RTL
2005
TATORT: Sonnenfinsternis
Dieter Berner
MDR
SOKO KÖLN: Die Rache der Elfen
Axel Barth
ZDF
TATORT: Im Alleingang
Richard Huber
NDR
TATORT: Leerstand
Niki Stein
HR
2004
ARME MILLIONÄRE: New York, New York
Peter Gersina
RTL
SOKO LEIPZIG: Der Japaner
Michel Bielawa
ZDF
DIE LETZTE SCHLACHT
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
ZDF
MY SISTER'S FATHER
Christoph Stark
ARD
DIE KONFERENZ
Niki Stein
ARD
2003
DIE VERSUCHUNG
Bodo Fürneisen
ARD
WOLFFS REVIER: Fahrerflucht
Michael Mackenroth
SAT.1
2002
DIE STIMMEN
Rainer Matsutani
RTL
LIEBLING, BRING DIE HÜHNER INS BETT
Matthias Tiefenbacher
ARD
TAGE DES STURMS
Thomas Freundner
ARD
DIE CLEVEREN: Herbstkinder
Dennis Satin
RTL
2001
DR. SOMMERFELD: Das Ultimatum
Karsten Wichniarz
ARD
2000
THE MANNS - NOVEL OF A CENTURY
Heinrich Breloer
ARD
Video
1998
WIE EINE SCHWARZE MÖWE
Norbert Beilharz
ZDF
Short
2013
A MURDERER'S CONFESSION
Julian Cohn
unfourseen
Video
2010
TANGO
Miriam Bliese
DFFB
Video
2008
21:37
Michal Ostatkiewicz
DFFB
2001
MY DEAR MISTER SINGING CLUB
Marcel Neudeck
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
2000
HIER SPRICHT DER WERWOLF
Leif von dem Bussche
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Theatre
2023
HOLZTHEATER (Rolf Hochhuth - Thomas Bernhard)
Lutz Blochberger & Ludwig Blochberger
Ekhof-Theater
2024 - 2020
THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO
Hans Neuenfels
Vienna State Opera
2020
OFF TO SPACE
Nelly Danker
Philharmonie Luxembourg
2016 - 2013
KLEIDER MACHEN LEUTE
norton.commander.productions
Theater an der Parkaue
2014
DEATH OF A HUNTER
Lutz Blochberger
Akademie der Künste Berlin
2011
HEINRICH UND KLEIST (UA)
Hermann Beil
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester
2007
DER SCHWIERIGE
Christopher Widauer
Festspiele Reichenau
BAAL
Hans Neuenfels
Münchner Volkstheater
HEIL HITLER! (UA)
Lutz Blochberger
Akademie der Künste Berlin
2006
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Hans Neuenfels
Komische Oper Berlin
LULU
Maria Happel
Festspiele Reichenau
2005
SCHUMANN, SCHUBERT UND DER SCHNEE (UA)
Hans Neuenfels
Ruhrtriennale Bochmun
2004
McKINSEY KOMMT! (UA)
Oliver Munk
Brandenburger Theater
2003
THE BIRDS
Christian Weise
Deutsches Theater Berlin
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Dimiter Gotscheff
Deutsches Theater Berlin
2000
MAIENSCHLAGER
Hans-Joachim Frank
theater 89
1998
EDWARD II.
Claus Peymann
Wiener Burgtheater
1996
ASCHENBRÖDEL
Felix Benesch
Wiener Burgtheater
1995
WOYZECK
Felix Benesch
Freilichtspiele Chur
Speaker
2019
ICH MUSSTE RAUS - Wege aus der DDR
Hörbuch
Buchfunk Verlag
2008
BOOT CAMP
Hörspiel
Thomas Werner
WDR
1998
DESERT BLUES
Hörspiel
Götz Fritsch
ORF
Dubbing
2013
THE MASTER
Elisabeth von Molo
FFS Synchron
2010
THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER
Petra Barthel
Lavendelfilm
MOTHER
Elisabeth von Molo
Lavendelfilm
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
Elisabeth von Molo
Berliner Synchron AG
2008
THE ANARCHIST'S WIFE
Elisabeth von Molo
Lavendelfilm
Awards
2006
Undine Award nomination
THE LIFE OF OTHERS
Best Teen Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
2005
Undine Award nomination
MY SISTER'S FATHER
Best Youth Character Actor