Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, known professionally as August Wittgenstein (born 22 January 1981), is a German-Swedish actor and member of the princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Wittgenstein has appeared in English, German, and Swedish language films, starring in the 2013 German television movie Desert Heart - The Trip of My Life. He is known for his portrayals of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse in The Crown and Count Alfred Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin in Ludwig II as well as his roles as Karl Tennstedt in Das Boot and Andreas Wolf in Deadwind.

Filmography

• Rex - Vienna Calling — Martin Vrenker
• The Trio — Hugo
• 2025Before We Forget — Alexander
• Faithless — Markus Vogler
• Ku'damm 77 — Wolfgang von Boost
• 2025Mord in Wien - Der letzte Bissen — Carl-Albrecht Nassau
• Doktrinen — Jacob Weiss
• Jana - Marked For Life — Peer Bruckner
• 2024Number 24 — Siegfried Fehmer
• 2024Prodigies — Lenhardt
• Hellground — Fabian Lambert
• 2022Hunting Season — Peter
• The Net – Prometheus — Hans Maurer
• The Palace — Georg Weiss
• Ku'damm 63 — Wolfgang von Boost
• Dark Woods — Jan Gerke
• Professionals — Luther Bruhn
• Hidden: First Born — Jonas
• Das Boot — Karl Tennstedt
• Deadwind — Andreas Wolf
• Jenny: Echt gerecht — Maximilian Mertens
• Ku'damm 59 — Wolfgang von Boost
• 2017Ein Lächeln nachts um vier — Max Severin
• 2017Shelter — Sebastian
• 2017The Maus — Alex
• 2016Dating Alarm — Roman
• Ku'damm 56 – Rebel with a Cause — Wolfgang von Boost
• The Crown — Grand Duke Georg Donatus
• Josephine Klick — Karl Krause
• 2014Ophelia — Casper
• 2014Until We Bleed — Aron
• Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion — Nils Ek
• 2013Open Desert — Ben
• 2013The Congress — Travis (voice)
• Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara — Erik Simon
• 2012Ludwig II — Alfred Graf von Dürckheim
• 2010Grave Dawn — Erwin Buchholz
• 2009Angels & Demons — Swiss Guardsman
• 2009Thorns — Fabius Jucundus
• Hamburg Dockland — Heiner Brüggemann
• SOKO Köln — Thomas Prinz
• Leipzig Homicide — Joost Hertel, Ivo Novack
• Scene of the Crime — Johannes Hagen
• Tomb Raider — Lukas

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Wer weiß denn sowas? — Self
• Volle Kanne — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• Kölner Treff — Self