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).
Disco 76
Robert · (6 episodes)
2024
Chantal in Fairyland
Prince Bechtold
2024
Verbotene Liebe - Queere Opfer der NS-Diktatur
Self - Interviewee & Investigator
2024
ANDAZ
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Sisi
Franz · (24 episodes)
2021
Westwall
Nick Limbach · (6 episodes)
2021
Your Color
Karl Vogel
2021
Monster Hunter
Aiden
2020
9 Days Awake
Eric Stehfest
2020
Superhero
Sam
2020
Close to the Horizon
Danny
2019
Tage des letzten Schnees
Lutz Wegner
2019
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
(1 episode)
2019
The Aftermath
Albert
2019
Submergence
Paul
2017
High Society
Albrecht von Schlacht
2017
Abendshow
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Godless Youth
Titus
2017
Charité
Otto Marquardt · (6 episodes)
2017
Center of My World
Nicholas
2016
LenaLove
Tim
2016
Die Diplomatin
Nikolaus Tanz · (7 episodes)
2016
Die Hebamme II
Anton
2016
Jesus Cries
Lazarus
2015
Taxi
Alex Bruder Manfred
2015
Call Me Helen
Finn Helen Wilke
2015
Die kalte Wahrheit
Thomas
2015
Shades of Guilt
Lukas · (1 episode)
2015
Die drei Federn
Gustav
2014
Katie Fforde - Das Meer in dir
Thomas Franklin
2014
Spieltrieb
Alev El Quamar
2013
The Inventive Lady
Tommy Freisinger
2013
Mittlere Reife
Tim Seifert
2012
Barbara
Mario
2012
Homevideo
Henry
2011
Garmischer Bergspitzen
Heiko Sailer
2010
Die Kinder von Blankenese
2010
WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee
Bobby (voice)
2009
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
Justus Jonas (voice)
2007
Kolibri
Milo
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden
Tim Landscheid · (1 episode)
2012
Lotta & ...
Ben · (1 episode)
2010
Hamburg Dockland
Jan Wörner · (1 episode)
2007
SOKO Wismar
Timo Bronnert · (1 episode)
2004
ZIBB
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Cologne P.D.
Manuel Fink · (1 episode)
2003
Kommissarin Lucas
Moritz Schreiner · (1 episode)
2003
The Peppercorns
Max · (1 episode)
1999
Volle Kanne
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Leute heute
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
Coast Guard
Sören Gutbrodt · (1 episode)
1997
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
(1 episode)
1997
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Martin Gruber · (1 episode)
1996
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Sebastian Engelhardt · (1 episode)
1995
Bella Block
Felix Larson · (1 episode)
1993
Riverboat
Self · (1 episode)
1992
DAS!
Self · (1 episode)
1991
Der Alte
Leon Tiefensee · (1 episode)
1977
Polizeiruf 110
Jan Gottsched · (1 episode)
1971
Scene of the Crime
Konstantin Auerbach · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Felix Freiberg · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Louis · (1 episode)
1970