Michael Epp

Michael Epp was born in 1983 in Konstanz and holds both German and British nationality. He trained at the HB Studio New York under Austin Pendleton and has built an extensive international career across film and television in Europe and the United States. His English-language credits include War & Peace (BBC), SS-GB, Hanna (Amazon), Jack Ryan (Amazon), Secret Invasion (Marvel/Disney+), Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, David Ayer’s The Beekeeper, and Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth (Apple+).

He appeared in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (2023), which received the Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe for Best Drama Film in 2025.

He also played one of the lead roles in Kristen Stewart’s debut feature film The Chronology of Water, which premiered in Cannes (2025). His German credits include the ARD series Ludwig by Nina Vukovic and the ARD production Die Toten vom Jakobsweg, directed by Adolfo Kommerer.

Film & TV   Selection

2025
Any Other Night
2025
Grace
2025
Ludwig (AT)
2025
Red Eye
2025
John
2024
Galizien Krimi
2024
The Chronology of Water
2024
Kacken an der Havel
2024
Fountain of Youth
2023
The World Will Tremble
2023
The Brutalist
2023
Secret Invasion
2023
Bad Influencer
2022
Untitled Marvel Project
2022
Unspoken (AT)
2022
The Beekeeper
2022
But the sun never rose
2022
Kolleginnen
2022
Lamia
2021
Souls
2021
Spencer
2021
Jack Ryan (3. Staffel)
2021
Nurenberg
2020
WaPo Berlin
2020
Complete
2019
The Mallorca Files
2019
Saving Pushkin
2019
The Survivor
2019
Gemmeker
2019
Der Zürich Krimi - Borchert und die Familie
2019
Dunkelstadt
2018
Bayerns Weg zur Demokratie
2018
Hanna
2018
O mein Gott
2018
Voucher
2017
Another Mother's Son
2017
Unlocked
2017
Gezeichnet
2017
Overlord
2017
SS-GB
2017
SOKO München - "Tod unter Brücken"
2016
Wir sind die Flut
2016
War & Peace
2016
Collide
2016
Beyond Valkyrie: Morgendämmerung des 'Vierten Reichs'
2016
Wann endlich küsst du mich
2016
The Confessions
2016
Denial
2015
Und ich so: Äh
2015
The Childhood of a Leader
2015
The Nightmare
2015
Potato Salad
2015
Die jungen Ärzte
2014
Gefällt mir
2014
Doberman
2014
Comtesse
2014
Soko Stuttgart - "Die Tote in der Dusche"
2014
Binny und der Geist
2014
Soko Wismar - "Glück und Glas"
2014
Morden im Norden
2013
Die Holzbaronin
2013
Crossing Lines - "The Animals"
2012
Die Unschuldigen
2011
Music.Love.Wasted
2011
Weissensee
2009
Hey Diddle Diddle
2009
The Guiding Light

Theatre   Selection

2012
Die Bucht vor Nizza
2012
New York
2012
Sommergaeste
2011
Arthur Miller's American Clock
2011
Die Katze auf dem heissen Blechdach

Awards

2025

Jupiter Award - bester Hauptdarsteller, Die Toten vom Jakobsweg (TV / Streaming)

The Brutalist - Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival 2024, 3 Academy Awards/ Oscars in 2025 (Best Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody, Best Cinematography), Golden Globe 2025 for Best Drama