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).
Acted in 56
2020s
- 2026
The Rainbow Fish
Rainbow Fish (voice)
Cyberpunk Romance
Milo
The Three Investigators: Isle of Death
Olin
- 2025
High Stakes
Vincent van de Waal · 6 episodes
- 2024
Disco 76
Robert · 6 episodes
- 2021
Westwall
Nick Limbach · 6 episodes
Your Color
Karl Vogel
- 2020
9 Days Awake
Eric Stehfest
Superhero
Sam
2010s
- 2019
Tage des letzten Schnees
Lutz Wegner
- 2018
- 2017
Godless Youth
Titus
- 2016
Die Diplomatin
Nikolaus Tanz · 9 episodes
Die Hebamme II
Anton
- 2015
Jesus Cries
Lazarus
Taxi
Alex Bruder Manfred
Call Me Helen
Finn Helen Wilke
The Cold Truth
Thomas
- 2014
Die drei Federn
Gustav
Katie Fforde - Das Meer in dir
Thomas Franklin
- 2013
Spieltrieb
Alev El Quamar
The Inventive Lady
Tommy Freisinger
- 2012
Mittlere Reife
Tim Seifert
- 2011
Homevideo
Henry
- 2010
A gURLs wURLd
Nicholas Holz · 26 episodes
Die Kinder von Blankenese
Walter
Lotta & ...
Ben · 1 episode
2000s
- 2009
WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee
Bobby (voice)
- 2007
Das Glück am anderen Ende der Welt
Lukas Holländer · 2 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1993
