David Schütter (born David Schütter-Wieske in 1991) is a German actor who has appeared in numerous films, television series and theatres. He is known for his portrayal of Pepe in , Adrian Schimmel in Never Look Away, Ralph in Charlie's Angels and Folkwin Wolfspeer in Barbarians.
Career Born in Hamburg, a city in Northern Germany, David Schütter is grandson of the German actor Friedrich Schütter. He studied acting in between 2009 and 2012. Before the school, he had already made his screen debut in the NDR series Die Pfefferkörner in 2008, following another appearance in Da kommt Kalle, in 2010. In 2011, he had a supporting role in the ZDF crime detective series Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall, and another supporting role in Küstenwache in 2012.
Shortly after graduation, Schütter made his film debut in , in 2013. From 2013 to 2014 he portrayed more than 13 roles in various series, among which are , , Cologne P.D., In aller Freundschaft, Tatort, Großstadtrevier and Der Lehrer. In the last one, together with , he played the role of a problem student named Florian Klosterkämper. He was cast in the title role of the 2014 documentary miniseries Alexander the Great, whom he played 'in a dramatic exaggeration, spitting out the big notes instead of articulating them'. He also played the lead role in the 41-minute short film Porn Punk Poetry (2014). With tattoos, bleached hair and mohawk, he embodied the 27-year-old Damon, who works as a male prostitute, but is now too old for this gay scene and is at a turning point in his life when he meets the young Russian Emma. Schütter represented 'a soul between hardship and romance'. The same year he starred in the award-winning drama film We Are Young. We Are Strong, as neo-Nazi Sandro.
Following some guest and supporting roles in (2015), Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (2015), Weinberg (2015), (2016), Der Kriminalist (2017), (2017) and (2018), Schütter starred in the second season of 4 Blocks as Matthias Keil, one of the leading roles. In the 2019 two-part television thriller Walpurgisnacht – Die Mädchen und der Tod, he embodied the amateur photographer Alexander Zimmermann, who is suspected of being a possible misogynist.
In 2020, Schütter was featured in the film Persian Lessons, the miniseries and the Netflix historical series Barbarians.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Grüttel2014 Porn Punk Poetry Damon Short film We Are Young. We Are Strong Sandro2016 Ben Unsere Zeit ist jetzt Dawid Bastian Pepe2017 Erik TV film Der Reichstag – Geschichte eines deutschen Hauses Ferdinand Hardekopf Docudrama2018 Pablo Never Look Away Adrian Schimmel Klassentreffen 1.0 Karsten The Keeper Richard Holthaus 2019 Sweethearts Charlie Charlie's Angels Ralph 2020 Persian Lessons Paul 2025 The Tank Lieutenant Philip Gerkens 2026 Ghost Song
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Die Pfefferkörner 2 episodes 2010 Da kommt Kalle Episode: "Baby an Bord" 2011 Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall Episode: "Der Stolz der Familie" 2012 Küstenwache Episode: "Unter dem Totenkopf"2013 In aller Freundschaft Episode: "Überdruck" Oscar Banks Episode: "Laubenpieper" Großstadtrevier Episode: "Der zweite Mann" Kollege von Ruben Der Lehrer Florian Klosterkämper Episode: "Wieder so ein fieser Vollmer-Trick"2014 Episode: "" Lubo Cologne P.D. Episode: "Eine Frage der Gerechtigkeit" Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Docudrama; leading role Ewald Persike 6 episodes2015 Weinberg Ulf Lubo Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Episode: "Angst" Reimers Episode: "Monster 1/2" 2017 Der Kriminalist Episode: "Der verlorene Sohn" 2018 4 Blocks Matthias Keil Leading role in seasons 2–32019 Walpurgisnacht – Die Mädchen und der Tod Alexander Zimmermann Robin 8 episodes Schuld nach Ferdinand von Schirach Episode: "Der kleine Mann"2020 Tommy Weidner 3 episodes Barbarians Folkwin Wolfspeer 11 episodes
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