Matthias Lühn
Description
Matthias Lühn is a German actor and voice artist born in 1970 in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony. His path to a career in performance began with the study of theater studies, Germanistics, and philosophy, followed by formal acting training at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. His early career included stage engagements at prestigious venues such as the Vienna Burgtheater and the Schauspiel Frankfurt. Concurrent with his stage work, he began working as a speaker for radio broadcasters, which led to his establishment as a voice actor for film and television dubbing, as well as an interpreter of audiobooks.
Lühn has built an extensive career in voice work, with over one hundred credited dubbing roles and more than three hundred audiobook and radio drama productions. His voice is heard across a wide spectrum of media, including advertising, documentaries, video games, and e-learning content. In the realm of anime and animation, Lühn provides the German voice for a variety of characters. He voices the character Jack Hammer in the series Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament, a role that originates from the Japanese voice actor Kouichi Sakaguchi. His other notable anime dubbing credits include roles in popular series such as Overlord, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Hunter x Hunter, Blue Exorcist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Bleach, and Jormungand.
Beyond anime, Lühn's voice is frequently heard in German dubs of live-action series and films, lending his voice to actors such as Alec Newman in Karen Pirie and Call the Midwife, and actors in productions like Ripper Street, The Job Lot, and Doctor Who. He has a substantial body of work as an audiobook narrator, having recorded hundreds of titles across genres including science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers. He is the narrator for series such as Codename Ganymed, Die Hegemonie von Krayt, and Perimeterverteidigung, and has read James S. A. Corey's The Expanse series for the Der Hörverlag label.
Lühn is also an active performer in radio dramas, particularly for the Titania Medien label, where he has taken on numerous roles in their Grusel Kabinett and Sherlock Holmes series. His roles in this medium include Archibald Craven, Harry Houdini, and various narrators and characters in productions from 2015 to 2024. His professional profile lists him as being based in Cologne and capable of performing in German, English, Spanish, and French, with a range of German dialects.
Lühn has built an extensive career in voice work, with over one hundred credited dubbing roles and more than three hundred audiobook and radio drama productions. His voice is heard across a wide spectrum of media, including advertising, documentaries, video games, and e-learning content. In the realm of anime and animation, Lühn provides the German voice for a variety of characters. He voices the character Jack Hammer in the series Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament, a role that originates from the Japanese voice actor Kouichi Sakaguchi. His other notable anime dubbing credits include roles in popular series such as Overlord, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Hunter x Hunter, Blue Exorcist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Bleach, and Jormungand.
Beyond anime, Lühn's voice is frequently heard in German dubs of live-action series and films, lending his voice to actors such as Alec Newman in Karen Pirie and Call the Midwife, and actors in productions like Ripper Street, The Job Lot, and Doctor Who. He has a substantial body of work as an audiobook narrator, having recorded hundreds of titles across genres including science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers. He is the narrator for series such as Codename Ganymed, Die Hegemonie von Krayt, and Perimeterverteidigung, and has read James S. A. Corey's The Expanse series for the Der Hörverlag label.
Lühn is also an active performer in radio dramas, particularly for the Titania Medien label, where he has taken on numerous roles in their Grusel Kabinett and Sherlock Holmes series. His roles in this medium include Archibald Craven, Harry Houdini, and various narrators and characters in productions from 2015 to 2024. His professional profile lists him as being based in Cologne and capable of performing in German, English, Spanish, and French, with a range of German dialects.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament
- GermanAnime overview: Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
- GermanAnime overview: Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
- GermanAnime overview: Shirobako
- GermanAnime overview: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood