 | No Time to Die (2021) as Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
 | BMW iX Test Drive (2020) as Himself |
 | Rifkin's Festival (2020) as Death |
 | QT8: The First Eight (2019) as Himself - Actor |
 | Georgetown (2019) as Ulrich Mott |
 | Alita: Battle Angel (2019) as Dr. Dyson Ido |
 | Downsizing (2017) as Dusan Mirkovic |
 | Tulip Fever (2017) as Cornelis Sandvoort |
 | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) as Captain Leon Rom |
 | Spectre (2015) as Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
 | The Making of Big Eyes (2015) as Himself |
 | Big Eyes (2014) as Walter Keane |
 | Der Meisterfälscher - Ein Fall für Beltracchi: Christoph Waltz (2014) as Himself |
 | Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) as Bert Hanson |
 | Muppets Most Wanted (2014) as Himself |
 | The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers (2013) as Menachem Begin (voice) |
 | The Zero Theorem (2013) as Qohen Leth |
 | Epic (2013) as Mandrake (voice) |
 | Django Unchained (2012) as Dr. King Schultz |
 | It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl (2012) as Theodor Herzl (voice) |
 | Carnage (2011) as Alan Cowan |
 | The Three Musketeers (2011) as Richelieu |
 | Water for Elephants (2011) as August Rosenbluth |
 | The Green Hornet (2011) as Chudnofsky |
 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) as SS Colonel Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa |
 | Todsünde (2008) as Sebastian Flies |
 | Das Geheimnis im Wald (2008) as Hans Kortmann |
 | Das jüngste Gericht (2008) as Toni Peters |
 | Die Zürcher Verlobung – Drehbuch zur Liebe (2007) as Frank 'Büffel' Arbogast |
 | Unter Verdacht: Hase und Igel (2007) as Thomas Sell |
| | Die Verzauberung (2007) as Dr. Helmut Bahr |
| | Franziskas Gespür für Männer (2006) as Karl Löwen |
 | Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären (2006) as Czerny |
| | Schöne Witwen küssen besser (2004) as Jean-France |
 | Mörderische Suche (2004) as Richard Benedek |
| | Scheidungsopfer Mann (2004) as Benedikt von Arn |
 | Herr Lehmann (2003) as Arzt |
 | Tigeraugen sehen besser (2003) as Dr. Thilo Rylow |
 | Jennerwein (2003) as Pföderl |
 | Zwei Tage Hoffnung (2003) as Michael Berg |
 | Dorian (2003) as Rolf Steiner |
 | Der Mörder ist unter uns (2003) as Martin Bach |
| | Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht (2003) as Klaus-Dieter Lehmann |
| | Jagd auf den Flammenmann (2003) as Brisky |
 | Der alte Affe Angst (2003) as Analytiker |
 | Schussangst (2003) as Johannsen |
 | Weihnachtsmann gesucht (2002) as Johannes Böhmke |
 | Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) as Dieter Cilov |
 | Riekes Liebe (2001) as Trainer Peter Karlhoff |
 | Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001) as Ossama/Tarik |
 | Engel sucht Flügel (2001) as Caspari |
 | Queen's Messenger (2001) as Ben Samm |
 | She (2001) as Michael Vincey |
 | Das Teufelsweib (2000) as Finanzbeamter Fink |
 | Falling Rocks (2000) as Louis |
 | Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) as Peter |
 | Dessine-moi un jouet (1999) as Klaus Hermann |
 | Die Braut (1999) as Herzog Carl August |
 | Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit (1998) as Charly |
 | Sieben Monde (1998) as Becker |
 | Schock – Eine Frau in Angst (1998) as Kommissar Kaul |
 | Vickys Alptraum (1998) as Johnny |
 | Das Finale (1998) as Kant |
| | Rache für mein totes Kind (1998) as Paul |
| | Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten (1998) as Moritz Fink |
| | Einsteins Ende (1998) |
 | Our God's Brother (1997) as Max, Maksymilian Gierymski |
 | Rosa Roth: Nirgendwohin (1996) as Wietze |
 | Du bist nicht allein – Die Roy Black Story (1996) as Roy Black |
 | Der Tourist (1996) as Stephan Görner |
 | Catherine the Great (1996) as Mirovich |
 | Ein Anfang von etwas (1995) as Herbert Sobieski |
| | Man(n) sucht Frau (1995) as Christoph |
| | Prinz zu entsorgen (1995) as Roman |
 | Jacob (1994) as Morasch |
| | Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen (1994) as Erwin Mikolajczyk |
 | König der letzten Tage (1993) as Jan van Leyden |
 | 5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad (1992) as Hartwig Klemmnitz |
| | Die Angst wird bleiben (1992) as Manfred |
 | St. Petri Schnee (1991) |
 | Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe (1991) as Jan Tytz |
 | Quicker Than the Eye (1990) as Polizeichef |
 | Goldeneye (1989) as German Spy |
 | The Alien Years (1988) as Stefan Mueller |
 | Das andere Leben (1987) as Stefan |
 | Lenz oder die Freiheit (1986) as Franz Sigel |
 | Wahnfried (1986) as Friedrich Nietzsche |
 | Der Sandmann (1983) |
| | The Mysterious Stranger (1982) as Ernst Wasserman |
 | Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und Isolde (1982) as Tristan |
 | Kopfstand (1982) as Markus Dorn |
| | Dr. Margarete Johnsohn (1982) as Rainer |
 | Trilogie 1848 - Feuer! (1979) as Karl Albrecht Schlick |
 | Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II (1979) as Sanitäter in der Eröffnungssequenz am Bahnhof beim Verwundetenzug |
 | Der Einstand (1977) as Günter Vesely |
 | The French Dispatch |
 | Pinocchio as (voice) |
| | Gilded Rage as Thomas Gilbert Sr. |
| | Every Note Played as Richard |
| | They came out at night as Jack Nord |
 | Fidelio Director |
| | Georgetown Director |
 | Wenn man sich traut Director |
