Jannik Schümann
Born: 1992-07-22 in Hamburg, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jannik Schümann is a German actor, musical performer, and voice actor. He studied English Studies and Media Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, where he wrote his bachelor thesis on queer-coding in Disney films. Schümann lives in Berlin with his partner Felix Kruck; they announced their engagement in March 2024. He began his TV career in 2003 with The Rescue Pilots. He had roles in A Life So Far Away (2007) and Tatort: Love Hunger (2007). In 2011, he gained wider recognition by playing Henry in the TV movie Homevideo and made his film debut in Barbara (2012) as Mario. That same year, he played the principal’s son in Middle Maturity. In 2015 he starred as Finn Wilke in My Son Helen (2015). He played the role of Nicholas in the film adaptation of Andreas Steinhöfel’s bestselling novel Center of My World (2016). And he's played Nikolaus Tanz in The Diplomat since 2016. Other appearances include Monster Hunter (2020), Tribes of Europa (2021), and Charité at War (2019).
Filmography
2026
- Die drei ??? - Toteninsel as Olin
2025
- Cyberpunk Romance as Milo
- High Stakes as Vincent van de Waal
2024
- Chantal in Fairyland as Prinz Bechtold
- Verbotene Liebe - Queere Opfer der NS-Diktatur as Self - Interviewee & Investigator
- Disco 76 as Robert
2022
- ANDAZ as Self
2021
- Sisi as Franz
- Westwall as Nick Limbach
- Your Color as Karl Vogel
2020
- Monster Hunter as Aiden
- 9 Days Awake as Eric Stehfest
- Superhero as Sam
2019
- The Aftermath as Albert
- Close to the Horizon as Danny
- Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben as Self
- Tage des letzten Schnees as Lutz Wegner
2017
- High Society as Albrecht von Schlacht
- Charité as Otto Marquardt
- Godless Youth as Titus
- Abendshow as Self
- Submergence as Paul
2016
- Center of My World as Nicholas
- Die Diplomatin as Nikolaus Tanz
- LenaLove as Tim
- Die Hebamme II as Anton
2015
- Taxi as Alex Bruder Manfred
- Jesus Cries as Lazarus
- The Cold Truth as Thomas
- Shades of Guilt as Lukas
- Call Me Helen as Finn Helen Wilke
2014
- Katie Fforde - Das Meer in dir as Thomas Franklin
- Die drei Federn as Gustav
2013
- The Inventive Lady as Tommy Freisinger
- Spieltrieb as Alev El Quamar
2012
- Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden as Tim Landscheid
- Barbara as Mario
- Mittlere Reife as Tim Seifert
2011
- Homevideo as Henry
2010
- Die Kinder von Blankenese as Walter
- A gURLs wURLd as Nicholas Holz
- Lotta & ... as Ben
- Garmischer Bergspitzen as Heiko Sailer
2009
- WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee as Bobby (voice)
2007
- Hamburg Dockland as Jan Wörner
- The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island as Justus Jonas (voice)
2004
- SOKO Wismar as Timo Bronnert
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Cologne P.D. as Manuel Fink
- Kommissarin Lucas as Moritz Schreiner
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- The Peppercorns as Max
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Coast Guard as Sören Gutbrodt
- Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Martin Gruber
1995
- Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall as Sebastian Engelhardt
1993
- Bella Block as Felix Larson
1992
- Riverboat as Self
1991
- DAS! as Self
1977
- Der Alte as Leon Tiefensee
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Jan Gottsched
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Konstantin Auerbach