Jannik Schümann

Known For

Acting

Birthday

July 22, 1992 (33 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Jannik Schümann

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).

Known For

  • Monster Hunter

    Monster Hunter

    2020

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath

    2019

  • Close to the Horizon

    Close to the Horizon

    2019

  • Barbara

    Barbara

    2012

  • Submergence

    Submergence

    2017

  • Center of My World

    Center of My World

    2016

  • High Society

    High Society

    2017

  • Godless Youth

    Godless Youth

    2017

  • Charité

    Charité

    2017

  • Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

    Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

    1996

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

    1970

  • Sisi

    Sisi

    2021

  • Chantal in Fairyland

    Chantal in Fairyland

    2024

  • The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island

    The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island

    2007

  • A gURLs wURLd

    A gURLs wURLd

    2010