Christoph Waltz (born October 4, 1956) is an Austrian actor who also holds German citizenship. He received international acclaim for his portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
Known For
Spectre
(2015)
Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Downsizing
(2017)
Dusan Mirkovic
Django Unchained
(2012)
Dr. King Schultz
Alita: Battle Angel
(2019)
Dr. Dyson Ido
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
COL. Hans Landa
Dead for a Dollar
(2022)
Max Borlund
No Time to Die
(2021)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Horrible Bosses 2
(2014)
Bert Hanson
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(2022)
Count Volpe (voice)
Epic
(2013)
Mandrake (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
(2016)
Captain Leon Rom
The French Dispatch
(2021)
Paul Duval
The Three Musketeers
(2011)
Richelieu
The Green Hornet
(2011)
Chudnofsky
Big Eyes
(2014)
Walter Keane
Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
Christoph Waltz
Full Filmography
Acting
Der Einstand
(1977)
Günter Vesely
Die goldene Rose von Montreux
(1978)
Breakthrough
(1979)
Paramedic
Feuer!
(1979)
Karl Albrecht Schlick
The World Machine
(1981)
Young Painter / New York Diner Youth
The Mysterious Stranger
(1982)
Ernst Wasserman
Fire and Sword
(1982)
Tristan
Headstand
(1982)
Markus Dorn
Dr. Margarete Johnson
(1982)
Rainer
The Sandman
(1983)
Nathanael
Die Wupper
(1985)
August Puderbach, Färber
The Lenz Papers
(1986)
Franz Sigel
Wahnfried
(1986)
Friedrich Nietzsche
Der einsame Weg
(1987)
Felix
Das andere Leben
(1987)
Stefan
Quicker Than the Eye
(1989)
Polizeichef
The Mortal Fortune
(1989)
Guy on Train (uncredited)
Goldeneye
(1989)
German Spy
St. Petri Schnee
(1991)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
(1991)
Jan Tytz
Die Angst wird bleiben
(1992)
Manfred
5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom
(1992)
Hartwig Klemmnitz
A King for Burning
(1993)
Jan van Leyden
Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen
(1994)
Erwin Mikolajczyk
Jacob
(1994)
Morasch
Ein Anfang von etwas
(1995)
Herbert Sobieski
Prinz zu entsorgen
(1995)
Roman Hertz
Man in Search of Woman
(1995)
Christoph
Catherine the Great
(1996)
Mirovich
The Tourist
(1996)
Stephan Görner
You Are Not Alone - The Roy Black Story
(1996)
Roy Black
Our God's Brother
(1997)
Max, Maksymilian Gierymski
Rache für mein totes Kind
(1998)
Paul
Strange Behavior of Sexually Mature Urbanites at Mating Season
(1998)
Charly
Night Time
(1998)
Becker
Einsteins Ende
(1998)
Das Finale
(1998)
Kant
Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten
(1998)
Moritz Fink
Vickys Alptraum
(1998)
Johnny
Die Braut
(1999)
Herzog Carl August
Dessine-moi un jouet
(1999)
Klaus Hermann
The Beast
(2000)
Finanzbeamter Fink
Falling Rocks
(2000)
Louis
Ordinary Decent Criminal
(2000)
Peter
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker
(2001)
Dieter Cilov
Rieke's Love
(2001)
Trainer Peter Karlhoff
Engel sucht Flügel
(2001)
Caspari
Queen's Messenger
(2001)
Ben Samm
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express
(2001)
Ossama/Tarik
She Who Must Be Obeyed
(2001)
Michael Vincey
Weihnachtsmann gesucht
(2002)
Johannes Böhmke
Gun-shy
(2003)
Johannsen
Angst
(2003)
Analytiker
Jennerwein
(2003)
Pföderl
One Hell of a Night
(2003)
Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
Two Days of Hope
(2003)
Michael Berg
Der Mörder ist unter uns
(2003)
Martin Bach
Berlin Blues
(2003)
Arzt
Dorian
(2003)
Rolf Steiner
Jagd auf den Flammenmann
(2003)
Brisky
Tiger Eyes See Better
(2003)
Dr. Thilo Rylow
Schöne Witwen küssen besser
(2004)
Jean-France
Mörderische Suche
(2004)
Richard Benedek
Scheidungsopfer Mann
(2004)
Benedikt von Arn
Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären
(2006)
Czerny
Franziskas Gespür für Männer
(2006)
Karl Löwen
Die Zürcher Verlobung - Drehbuch zur Liebe
(2007)
Frank 'Büffel' Arbogast
Die Verzauberung
(2007)
Dr. Helmut Bahr
Todsünde
(2008)
Sebastian Flies
Das Geheimnis im Wald
(2008)
Hans Kortmann
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
COL. Hans Landa
The Three Musketeers
(2011)
Richelieu
Carnage
(2011)
Alan Cowan
Water for Elephants
(2011)
August Rosenbluth
The Green Hornet
(2011)
Chudnofsky
It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
(2012)
Theodor Herzl (voice)
Django Unchained
(2012)
Dr. King Schultz
Djesus Uncrossed (Director's Cut)
(2013)
Jesus
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
(2013)
Menachem Begin (voice)
The Zero Theorem
(2013)
Qohen Leth
Epic
(2013)
Mandrake (voice)
Ode to Joy
(2013)
The Man
Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
Christoph Waltz
Horrible Bosses 2
(2014)
Bert Hanson
Big Eyes
(2014)
Walter Keane
Spectre
(2015)
Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Oh du mein Österreich
(2015)
Himself
The Making of Big Eyes
(2015)
Himself
The Legend of Tarzan
(2016)
Captain Leon Rom
Tulip Fever
(2017)
Cornelis Sandvoort
Downsizing
(2017)
Dusan Mirkovic
Georgetown
(2019)
Ulrich Mott
Alita: Battle Angel
(2019)
Dr. Dyson Ido
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
(2019)
Self
Rifkin's Festival
(2020)
Death
Cinema Austria, the first 112 Years
(2020)
Himself
Little Berlin
(2020)
Narrator
Dodge and Miles
(2020)
No Time to Die
(2021)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The French Dispatch
(2021)
Paul Duval
Being James Bond
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(2022)
Count Volpe (voice)
Dead for a Dollar
(2022)
Max Borlund
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
(2022)
Self
The Portable Door
(2023)
Humphrey Wells / John Wells Snr
Directing
Production