Trystan Pütter
Actor
December 11, 1980 (45 years)
Trystan Wyn Pütter (born December 11, 1980, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German theater, film, and television actor. He rose to prominence in 2013 for his role as Bertok in the three-part television series *Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter* (Generation War).
Pütter was born in Frankfurt in 1980 and has a younger brother. After graduating from high school in Dietzenbach, he completed a Master's degree program in Performing Arts at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2001 to 2004. While there, he appeared in various productions, including *Liebe mich irgendwie, nein lieber doch nicht!* by René Pollesch.
In 2005, he was engaged by the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen. Two years later, he moved to the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin, where he collaborated with directors such as Frank Castorf, Dimiter Gotscheff, and René Pollesch.
Alongside his theater work, Pütter has appeared in numerous feature films and television productions, including *Hilde*, *Passion*, and *Fünf Jahre Leben*. He has also acted in TV series such as *Ein starkes Team* and *Der Kriminalist*. In 2013, he gained wider public recognition through his role as Bertok in the three-part television drama *Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter*.
That same year, he made his directorial debut, co-directing the music video for the song "Money and Women" by Wyn Davies alongside Volker Bruch. In April 2021, Pütter participated in the #allesdichtmachen initiative; however, he subsequently withdrew his contribution following public criticism.
Trystan Pütter is in a relationship with Heike Makatsch, with whom he has a daughter born in 2015.
Pütter was born in Frankfurt in 1980 and has a younger brother. After graduating from high school in Dietzenbach, he completed a Master's degree program in Performing Arts at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2001 to 2004. While there, he appeared in various productions, including *Liebe mich irgendwie, nein lieber doch nicht!* by René Pollesch.
In 2005, he was engaged by the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen. Two years later, he moved to the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin, where he collaborated with directors such as Frank Castorf, Dimiter Gotscheff, and René Pollesch.
Alongside his theater work, Pütter has appeared in numerous feature films and television productions, including *Hilde*, *Passion*, and *Fünf Jahre Leben*. He has also acted in TV series such as *Ein starkes Team* and *Der Kriminalist*. In 2013, he gained wider public recognition through his role as Bertok in the three-part television drama *Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter*.
That same year, he made his directorial debut, co-directing the music video for the song "Money and Women" by Wyn Davies alongside Volker Bruch. In April 2021, Pütter participated in the #allesdichtmachen initiative; however, he subsequently withdrew his contribution following public criticism.
Trystan Pütter is in a relationship with Heike Makatsch, with whom he has a daughter born in 2015.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Louma - Familie ist kein Kinderspiel · as Tristan |
| 2025 | Telegram - Das dunkle Imperium von Pawel Durow · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2025 | Danke für nichts · as Herr Labude |
| 2024 | Sabbatical · as Robert |
| 2024 | Long Story Short · as Adam |
| 2023 | The Therapy · as Dr. Martin Roth |
| 2023 | The Flying Classroom · as Non-Smoker |
| 2022 | Ramstein: Das durchstoßene Herz · as Hagen Dudek |
| 2022 | Herzogpark · as Alf Bernbauer |
| 2022 | JGA: Jasmin. Gina. Anna. · as Simon |
| 2021 | Hinterland · as GersterOn Plex |
| 2021 | Ku'damm 63 · as Freddy Donath |
| 2020 | Into the Beat · as Victor Orlow |
| 2019 | Freies Land · as Patrick Stein |
| 2019 | TKKG · as Kommissar Glockner |
| 2019 | Eden · as Mark Walser |
| 2019 | Kühn hat zu tun · as Dr. Hans Globke |
| 2018 | Das Boot · as Reinhard Weiss |
| 2018 | Perfume (2018) · as Thomas Butsche |
| 2018 | Crossroads · as Tim Dührsen |
| 2018 | Transit · as American ConsulOn Plex |
| 2018 | Ku'damm 59 · as Freddy Donath |
| 2018 | Bad Banks · as Alexander Schunk |
| 2017 | Emma and the Fury · as Danny The Pimp |
| 2017 | Babylon Berlin · as Hans LittenOn Plex |
| 2017 | Antimarteria · as Max |
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann · as Tim |
| 2016 | Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein · as Svens Vater |
| 2016 | The Berlin Dance School · as Freddy Donath |
| 2015 | Berlin One · as Johann Barnekow |
| 2015 | A Bitter Mix · as Benny |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Das goldene Ufer · as Diebold |
| 2015 | The Cold Truth · as Anton Stein |
| 2015 | Anyways · as Schauspieler |
| 2014 | Phoenix · as Soldat An Brücke |
| 2014 | Inspector Heller · as Jens Wieczorek |
| 2013 | Hanna's Journey · as Alex |
| 2013 | Five Years · as Collins |
| 2013 | Generation War · as BertokOn Plex |
| 2013 | A Royal Affair · as Gregor |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Passion · as Eric |
| 2012 | Letzte Spur Berlin · as Tim Spira |
| 2011 | War Horse · as German Trench Soldier #1 |
| 2011 | Hotel Desire · as Receptionist |
| 2011 | Looking for Simon · as Simon |
| 2011 | Anonymous · as Bottom |
| 2011 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany · as David |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Hilde · as Kurt Hirsch |
| 2008 | Einer bleibt sitzen · as Memme |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist · as Thomas Rüdiger |
| 2006 | |
| 1977 | The Old Fox · as Hasso Böhme |
| 1970 | Tatort · as Erik Tillmann |
| 2024 | Becoming Navalny · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | German Genius · as Trystan Pütter |
| 2015 | Wer weiß denn sowas? · as Self |
| 2014 | Quizduell · as Self |
| 1999 | Volle Kanne · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute · as Self |
| 1991 | DAS! · as Self |
| 1989 | ZDF-Mittagsmagazin · as Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show · as Self |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff · as Self |