Louis Hofmann

Louis Hofmann was born on June 3, 1997, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and grew up in Cologne. His initial foray into television involved appearances on the WDR Fernsehen program “Servicezeit.” This early exposure to the camera led him to pursue acting professionally, and he subsequently joined an acting agency, marking the beginning of his career.

Hofmann’s career progressed quickly with early guest roles in German television series such as “Danni Lowinski” (2010), “Der verlorene Vater” (2010), and “Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei.” His first leading film role came in 2011 as the titular character in the adaptation of Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer,” where he also contributed vocally to the soundtrack. This was followed by a role in the sequel, “The Adventures of Huck Finn” (2012). His performance in the 2015 film “Sanctuary” earned him the Bavarian Film Prize for Best Newcomer Actor and the German Actors Award in the newcomer category. He also garnered international recognition for his role in the Danish-German co-production “Land of Mine” (2015), securing the Best Supporting Actor prize at Denmark’s Bodil Awards in 2016.

A significant milestone in Hofmann’s career was his casting as Jonas Kahnwald in the Netflix science fiction thriller “Dark” (2017), a role he portrayed across three seasons until 2020. This role brought him global attention and critical acclaim. He continued to take on diverse projects, including the romantic drama “Center of My World” (2016), which earned him a European Shooting Stars Award at Berlinale 2017. More recently, he was cast as Werner Pfennig in the Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See” (2023) and appeared in Apple TV+ productions “Masters of the Air” (2024) and “Ripley” (2024). He has two upcoming projects, “Objet A” and “Monstrous Beauty,” and is involved in a new untitled Netflix film about the German NGO Jugend Rettet.