
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).

Monster Hunter
2020 · as Aiden

Chantal in Fairyland
2024 · as Prinz Bechtold

The Aftermath
2019 · as Albert

Close to the Horizon
2019 · as Danny

LenaLove
2016 · as Tim

Submergence
2018 · as Paul

High Society
2017 · as Albrecht von Schlacht

Center of My World
2016 · as Nicholas

Barbara
2012 · as Mario

Godless Youth
2017 · as Titus

Cyberpunk Romance
2026 · as Milo

Agnes & Amir
2026

Rate Your Date
2019 · as Schauspieler

The Three Investigators: Isle of Death
2026 · as Olin

Jesus Cries
2015 · as Lazarus

Taxi
2015 · as Alex Bruder Manfred

Homevideo
2011 · as Henry

9 Days Awake
2020 · as Eric Stehfest