Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière, 2004

Mathieu Carrière (born 2 August 1950 in Hanover, Germany) is a German actor.

Life

Carrière grew up in Berlin and Lübeck; he attended the Jesuit boarding school Lycée Saint-François-Xavier in Vannes, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's first major film, Volker Schlöndorff. In 1969, Carrière moved to Paris to study philosophy and continue his acting. Carrière is also a director and a writer and is known to fight for the rights of fathers. His sister Mareike Carrière was also an actress.

After playing the young Tonio at the age of 13 in Rolf Thiele's 1964 film Tonio Kröger, he played a main part in the 1966 German movie Der junge Törless (Young Törless). In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• Tonio Kröger (1964), as Tonio Kröger as a Boy
• Young Törless (1966), as Thomas Törless
• Gates to Paradise (1968), as Alexis Melissen
• L'amore breve (1969), as Lorenzo
• La Maison des bories (1970), as Carl-Stéphane Kursdedt
• Le Petit Matin (1971), as Karl
• Rendezvous at Bray (1971), as Julien Eschenbach
• Malpertuis (1971), as Jan
• Man with the Transplanted Brain (1971), as Franz Eckerman
• Bluebeard (1972), as The Violinist
• Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973), as Paul
• There's No Smoke Without Fire (1973), as Ulrich Berl
• Der Kommissar: Sonderbare Vorfälle im Hause von Professor S. (1973, TV series episode), as Alfred Steger
• Giordano Bruno (1973), as Orsini
• Charlotte (1974), as Eric von Schellenberg
• Serious as Pleasure (1975), as a young man (uncredited)
• Isabelle and Lust (1975), as Luc
• Parapsycho – Spectrum of Fear (1975)
• India Song (1975), as L'attaché d'ambassade allemand
• Vortex (1976), as Tauling
• Naked Massacre (1976), as Cain Adamson
• Police Python 357 (1976), as L'inspecteur Ménard
• Le Jeu du solitaire (1976), as Guy
• Derrick: Das Bordfest (1976, TV series episode), as Walter Solms
• Zerschossene Träume (1976), as Partner
• Coup de Grâce (1976), as Volkmar
• Le Jeune Homme et le Lion (1976, TV film), as Roland
• Bilitis (1977), as Nikias
• The Indians Are Still Far Away (1977), as Matthias
• Ein Mann will nach oben (1978, TV series, 13 episodes), as Karl Siebrecht
• Pareil pas pareil (1978), as Ludwig II of Bavaria
• Derrick: Der L-Faktor (1979, TV series episode), as Heinz Bruhn
• Le Navire Night (1979)
• Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979), as German Soldier
• The Associate (1979), as Louis
• Wege in der Nacht (1979)
• Beware of Pity (1979, TV film), as Lt. Anton Hofmiller
• Justocoeur (1980), as Doctor
• Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung (1980), as Egon Schiele
• The Aviator's Wife (1981), as Christian
• Derrick: Eine ganz alte Geschichte (1981, TV series episode), as Arne Reuter
• Anima – Symphonie phantastique (1981), as Bachelor
• Dantons Tod (1981, TV film), as Saint-Just
• Die Laurents (1981, TV series), as Frédéric Laurent
• La Passante du Sans-Souci (1982), as Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo
• Die Versuchung (1982, TV film), as Psychiater
• The Old Fox: Der Tote im Wagen (1983, TV series episode), as John Malven
• A Woman in Flames (1983), as Chris
• Benvenuta (1983), as François
• The Old Fox: Perfektes Geständnis (1984, TV series episode), as Jochen Holmer
• After Your Decrees (1984), as Obersturmführer Knoch
• The Bay Boy (1984), as Father Chaisson
• Angelas krig (1984), as Thomas Schmidt
• Matt in 13 Zügen (1984, TV series), as Claus Korff
• Le Dernier Civil (1984, TV film), as Lt. Träger
• Flügel und Fesseln (1984)
• Yerma (1984), as Víctor
• Abschied in Berlin (1985), as Fischhändler
• L'Amour en douce (1985), as Carl
• Mary Ward (1985), as Reiter
• Le Neveu de Beethoven (1985), as Archduke Rodolphe
• Bras de fer (1985), as von Bleicher
• Spenser: When Silence Speaks (1986, TV series episode), as du Pré
• Terminus (1987), as Doctor (voice)
• Johann Strauß – Der König ohne Krone (1987), as Eduard Strauss
• Love Rites (1987), as Hugo Arnold
• Derrick: Mordträume (1988, TV series episode), as Max Binder
• The Abyss (1988), as Pierre de Hamaere
• Sanguines (1988), as Johann
• El placer de matar (1988), as Andrés
• Francesco (1989), as Man in the Lateran Palace (uncredited)
• Fool's Mate (1989, also directed)
• Quantum Leap: Honeymoon Express (1989, TV series episode), as Roget
• Una ombra en el jardí (1989), as Luis
• The Betrothed (1989, TV miniseries), as Count Attilio
• Rock Hudson (1990, TV film), as French Doctor
• Rosamunde (1990), as Oskar
• Hungarian Requiem (1990), as Örnagy
• Aschenglut (1990)
• Malina (1991), as Malina
• Success (1991), as Erich Bornhaak
• Manila (1991), as Carlos
• Cómo levantar 1000 kilos (1991), as Schneider
• Shining Through (1992), as Von Haefler
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), as King John
• Un placer indescriptible (1992), as Vivaldi
• Die Zeit danach (1992)
• Schloß Hohenstein (1992–1995, TV series, 13 episodes), as Count Gregor von Hohenstein
• Eurocops: Flamingo (1993, TV series episode), as Dr. Bosch
• Oh God, Women Are So Loving (1994), as Daniel
• Die Kommissarin: Schatten der Vergangenheit (1994, TV series episode), as Erich Markwald
• L'amour conjugal (1995), as Anchire
• Tödliche Liebe (1995)
• Faust: Mordpoker (1995, TV series episode), as H.C.
• Tatort: Bei Auftritt Mord (1996, TV series episode), as Lewald
• Doppelter Einsatz: Wunder auf Bestellung (1996, TV series episode), as Kinzel
• A Girl Called Rosemary (1996, TV film), as Fribert
• Desert of Fire (1997, TV miniseries), as François Legrand
• Tatort: Manila (1998, TV series episode), as Wehling
• El far (1998), as Mike
• Wer liebt, dem wachsen Flügel (1999), as Michael
• The Old Fox: Die Wahrheit ist der Tod (1999, TV series episode), as Stefan Achatz
• Küstenwache: Das letzte Ufer (2000, TV series episode), as Fabian Keusch
• Inspector Rex: The Full Moon Murderer (2000, TV series episode), as Prof. Paul Mandl
• Ternitz, Tennessee (2000), as Plastic surgeon
• Judas (2001, TV film), as Pontius Pilate
• Thomas (2001, TV film), as Pontius Pilate
• Utta Danella: Die Hochzeit auf dem Lande (2002, TV series episode), as Arndt Graf Solm-Weltingen
• High Speed (2002), as Lucas
• Regarde-moi (2002), as Pierre
• Ein Fall für zwei: Erics Tod (2003, TV series episode), as Armin Steiner
• Luther (2003), as Cardinal Cajetan
• The Ride (2003), as Lucas
• Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003, TV film), as Otto
• Tears of Kali (2004), as Edgar Cornelsen (segment "Kali")
• Der Ermittler: Schönheitsfehler (2004, TV series episode), as Dr. Schönemann
• Arsène Lupin (2004), as Le duc d'Orléans
• The Clan (2005)
• Pfarrer Braun: Adel vernichtet (2005, TV series episode), as Baron Friedrich von Falkenberg
• Die Rosenheim-Cops: Mord im Paradies (2005, TV series episode), as Ferdinand Buxner
• Your Name Is Justine (2005), as Gunter
• Du bist nicht allein (2007), as Regisseur
• Les murs porteurs (2007), as André
• The Fakir of Venice (2008), as Massimo
• Die Entbehrlichen (2009), as Gerhardt Rott
• Alarm für Cobra 11: Bounty on Kim Krüger (2010, TV series episode), as Rolf Reinhardt
• Bergblut (2010), as Capitaine
• Sans queue ni tête (2010), as Robert Masse
• Slave (2012)
• Der letzte Bulle: Es lebe der Sport (2012, TV series episode), as Henri Durand
• Leipzig Homicide: Stilbruch (2012, TV series episode), as Harry Reich
• The Mark of the Angels – Miserere (2013), as Peter Hansen
• The Tunnel (2013, TV series), as Alain Joubert
• Frei (2014), as Vollmann
• Auf das Leben! (2014), as Knoch / Hannes Frisch
• Look 4 Them (2014), as Gallery Owner
• Rhein-Lahn Krimi: Jammertal (2017), as Siegfried Brecht
• Vollmond (2017), as Hermann Zuber
• Joyce (2019)
• Breakdown Forest - Reise in den Abgrund (2019), as Der Billionär

External links

• Mathieu Carrière at IMDb
• Home page (in German)