Heyse, a son of the industrialist and St. Petersburg honorary citizen Ludwig Heyse and his wife Wilhelmine, née Keller, received his acting training probably before the turn of the century . At the beginning of the 20th century he was engaged at German provincial theaters, including the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus under the direction of Louise Dumont and the Municipal Theater of Leipzig under the artistic directorship of Max Martersteig.

The Other
1930 · as Polizeikommissar

Junges Blut
1926

Moon of Israel
1924 · as Khi, the High Priest

The Stone Rider
1923 · as Befreundete Burgherr

The Old Fritz
1928 · as Marquis d'Argens

The Buddenbrooks
1923 · as Kesselmeyer

The Ship of Lost Men
1929

Die Tophar-Mumie
1920 · as Dr. Morris, chief of police

Der Mann ohne Schlaf
1926

Die Augen der Welt
1920 · as Justizrat ter Holt

Das Spiel mit dem Feuer
1921

A Woman with Style
1928

Gräfin Walewska
1922

The Man in the Iron Mask
1923

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
1926

Zirkus des Lebens
1921 · as Agapit

The Death in the Greenstreet
1921

Die Abenteuer der schönen Dorette
1921