Thomas Wlaschiha (born 1973) is a German actor. Internationally, he is known for his roles as Jaqen H'ghar in the second, fifth and sixth seasons of the TV series Game of Thrones, as well as Sebastian Berger in the police procedural Crossing Lines. He also appeared in four episodes of Jack Ryan as Max Schenkel. He plays Dmitri Antonov / "Enzo" in the fourth season of Stranger Things.
Early life and education Wlaschiha was born 20 June 1973 in Dohna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany. At the age of 17, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he traveled to the United States as an exchange student, where he remained for a year studying English and performing in theater productions.
Career Since 1998 he has played mostly supporting roles in numerous German and international TV and film productions. In his first leading role he portrayed Stephan in the 2000 gay milieu study No One Sleeps.
On stage Wlaschiha has performed with the Theater Junge Generation (Young Generation) in Dresden from 1996 until 2000, with the Schauspielhaus Zürich in 2002, and with the Schauspiel Frankfurt in 2003.
In August 2011 he was cast as the convict and assassin Jaqen H'ghar in season 2 of the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones, and reprised his role in seasons 5 and 6, starting in 2015. For his performance in Game of Thrones he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series by the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2016.
From 2013 to 2015 he starred in the crime series Crossing Lines as Kommissar Sebastian Berger, a German police officer.
Wlaschiha portrayed Gestapo inspector Hagan Forster in the 2018 television series Das Boot, and subsequently in the second and third series.
As a voice actor Wlaschiha is heard in film dubs, audiobooks, and commercials. For some of his international work (e.g., Game of Thrones), Wlaschiha dubs himself in German. He voiced Buzz Lightyear in the German dub of Lightyear.
Personal life Wlaschiha also speaks English, French, Italian, and Russian.
Baritone singer Ekkehard Wlaschiha was his uncle.
Acting credits Film YearTitleRoleNotes1999Ich wünsch Dir LiebeNachbarTelevision film2000No One SleepsStefan Hein2001Enemy at the GatesSoldierOliverTelevision film2002Alibis for SaleStefanTelevision film2003Fast perfekt verlobtNikas KollegeTelevision film2004Pura vida IbizaFelix2004Die Stunde der OffiziereHauptmann Axel von dem BusscheTelevision film documentarySchafhirt Philipp2005IconMercedes DriverTelevision filmMunichNews Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck200616 BlocksBus PassengerThe CloudHannes2007My Little BoyWolfgangShort filmFürchte dich nichtLt. FalkTelevision film2008BootsmannTelevision filmBrideshead RevisitedKurtKrabatHanzoValkyrieCommunications Officer2011Christopher and His KindGerhardt NeddermayerTelevision filmWho's Watching WhoThomasShort filmStilles TalOlli ReschkeAnonymousCaptain of the Guard (uncredited)ResistanceAlbrecht2012ChrisMoritz BlankTelevision film2013Ohne Gnade!BabooRushHarald Ertl2014Mr. TurnerPrince Albert2017Eltern und andere WahrheitenTorsten PfefferTelevision filmBerlin FallingAndreasDobermannSirasShort film2018I krig & kærlighedGerhard2019Saturday FictionSaul Speyer2020Rose IslandWolfgang Rudy Neumann2022LightyearBuzz Lightyear (voice)German dub2020Escape to the SeaKarlTelevision film 2025 YunanKarl Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don'tHelmut
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1995Stubbe – Von Fall zu FallKoschiEpisode 1.1: "Stubbes Erbschaft"1996Max WolkensteinKaiEpisode 1.5: "Verbotene Liebe"1997Mama ist unmöglichRicoEpisode 1.7: "Mama ahoi!"1998Der FahnderDieter FeldbergEpisode 8.5: "Direkt ins Herz"2000Die CleverenJochenEpisode 2.2: "Der Rosenkavalier"TatortLars KanteEpisode: "Das letzte Rodeo"2000–2004Die RettungsfliegerFeldwebel Torsten Biedenstedt14 episodes2003Die SitteBernd HorstenEpisode 1.2: "Auf gute Nachbarschaft"Unser CharlyRichyEpisode 8.2: "Charly sieht alles"Im Namen des GesetzesTobias OrdingEpisode 3.8: "Todesspiel"KüstenwacheFelix KemperEpisode 6.12: "Entführung auf See"Hallo Robbie!HorstEpisode 3.1: "In letzter Sekunde"2004Ein Fall für zweiEpisode 24.2: "Mord aus Liebe"2004, 2007, 2012In aller FreundschaftDr. Daniel Lohmann (season 7 & 9) / Julian Tessner (season 14; uncredited)4 episodes2006Unter den Linden – Das Haus GravenhorstHermann Pikeweit13 episodesSOKO WismarJens HollingEpisode 3.8: "Halbe Volte"Zwei Engel für AmorSebastian / Mann (uncredited)3 episodes2007GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr LebenWettingEpisode 1.9: "Abgewiesen"Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die AutobahnpolizeiNick WeissEpisode 22.6: "Stunde der Wahrheit"2008Die GustloffBootsmannSpoonsUnschuldigEndresEpisode 1.9: "Große Fische"Die Patin – Kein Weg zurückLew2009WilsbergStefan WehnertEpisode 1.26: "Der Mann am Fenster"Eine für alle – Frauen können's besserSebastian Vollenbrinck19 episodesIhr Auftrag, Pater CastellThomas WelzEpisode 2.2: "Der Schatz des Kaufmanns"2010Der letzte BulleMarkus BreckwoldtEpisode 1.2: "Überlebenstraining"The DeepArkady4 episodesThe Sarah Jane AdventuresLt. KoenigEpisodes 4.9 and 4.10: "Lost in Time"2011Stuttgart HomicideBenedikt FahlEpisode 3.9: "Lavendeltod"2012Leipzig HomicideEpisode 11.12: "Junggesellinnenabschied"2012; 2015–2016Game of ThronesJaqen H'gharRecurring (season 2), main role (seasons 5–6); 17 episodes2013–2015Crossing LinesSebastian Berger34 episodes2013Agatha Christie's PoirotSchwartzEpisode 13.4: "The Labours of Hercules"2014BorgiaPhilip of HabsburgEpisode 3.13: "1506"2015TatortThorsten RauschEpisode: "Borowski und die Kinder von Gaarden"2017MaigretCarl AndersenEpisode 2.1: "Maigret's Night at the Crossroads"Schuld nach Ferdinand von SchirachKommissar WeinhauerEpisode 2.2: "Anatomie"Dengler Marius BrauerEpisode 1.3: "Die schützende Hand" 2018Das BootHagen Forster19 episodes2019Thanks for the MemoriesJustin Beckmann2 episodesJack RyanMax Schenkel4 episodes2022Stranger ThingsDmitri "Enzo" AntonovRecurring (season 4); 8 episodes2022Last LightKarl BergmannRecurring; 4 episodes2022Dangerous LiaisonsHenri de MontrachetRecurring; 3 episodes2023Mrs. DavisHans ZieglerRecurring; 5 episodes
Theatre Year Play Role Venue 1993 Saved Fred Schauspiel Leipzig Year unknown Volpore Voltore 1999 Drei Schwestern Tusenbach tjg, Dresden Bluthochzeit The Bridegroom 2000 Faust ist tot Donny TiF, Dresden 2001 Tartuffe (Molière) Valère Mecklenburg State Theatre, Schwerin Engel der Tankstelle Marshall Volksbühne, Berlin 2003 Heinrich IV Mortimer Schauspielhaus Zürich Klinik Markus 2005 Maria Magdalena (Hebbel) Secretary Schauspiel Frankfurt 2006 231 East 47th Street Andy Warhol Sophiensæle, Berlin 2007 Das ist mein Bett (Franckh) Phillip Wechselbad, Dresden Der Freigeist (Schmitt) Denis Diderot 2008 Frühling (Léhar) Ewald Volksbühne, Berlin 2009 Salome Maraboth Staatstheater Stuttgart 2025 The Land of the Living Thomas Royal National Theatre
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