Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Jan Sebastian Ballhaus

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Production Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus is known for Balloon (2018), Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) and Generation War (2013).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

    • Photos6

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    Karoline Schuch, Friedrich Mücke, and Tilman Döbler in Balloon (2018)
    Balloon
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2018
    Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, Leighanne Esperanzate, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
    Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Sebastian Ballhaus)
    • 2018
    Generation War (2013)
    Generation War
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Toby Jones and Sienna Miller in The Girl (2012)
    The Girl
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2012

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • City of Blood
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2026
    • Legacy of Spies
      • first assistant director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (2023)
      Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director (pre-production)
      • 2023–2024
    • Noomi Rapace in Constellation (2024)
      Constellation
      6.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Germany, Morocco (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Unwanted (2023)
      Unwanted
      5.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Devrim Lingnau in The Empress (2022)
      The Empress
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: pre-production
      • 2022
    • Tribes of Europa (2021)
      Tribes of Europa
      6.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (2019)
      • 2021
    • Barbarians (2020)
      Barbarians
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: pre-production
      • 2020
    • Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Rick Kavanian, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
      Jim Button and the Wild 13
      6.2
      • first assistant director (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 2020
    • Karoline Schuch, Friedrich Mücke, and Tilman Döbler in Balloon (2018)
      Balloon
      7.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Tom Schilling in Never Look Away (2018)
      Never Look Away
      7.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, Leighanne Esperanzate, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
      Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
      6.3
      • first assistant director (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 2018
    • Hannah Herzsprung, Hanno Koffler, Alina Levshin, and Christian Friedel in Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2016)
      Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director (2016)
      • 2016
    • Point Blank (2016)
      Point Blank
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Liesl Ahlers in Friend Request (2016)
      Friend Request
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Patrick Hastert, Matthias Matschke, and Alexander Fehling in Der Fall Barschel (2015)
      Der Fall Barschel
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Tag der Wahrheit (2015)
      Tag der Wahrheit
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Steve Martin and Michael Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
      Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
      7.4
      • video playback operator (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1988
    • Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
      Under the Cherry Moon
      5.1
      • assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1986
    • Griffin Dunne in After Hours (1985)
      After Hours
      7.6
      • second assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1985
    • Peter Coyote, Carole Laure, Nick Mancuso, and Carol Wayne in Heartbreakers (1984)
      Heartbreakers
      6.2
      • second assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1984
    • Daryl Hannah and Aidan Quinn in Reckless (1984)
      Reckless
      6.2
      • second assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1984
    • Old Enough (1984)
      Old Enough
      6.3
      • third assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1984
    • Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano in Baby It's You (1983)
      Baby It's You
      6.4
      • assistant camera (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1983

    Production Department

    • John Rabe (2009)
      John Rabe
      7.2
      • production consultant
      • 2009
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
      The Fabulous Baker Boys
      6.9
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1989
    • Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
      Working Girl
      6.8
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1988
    • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
      The Last Temptation of Christ
      7.5
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1988
    • Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels in The House on Carroll Street (1988)
      The House on Carroll Street
      6.2
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1988
    • Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
      Broadcast News
      7.3
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1987
    • The Glass Menagerie (1987)
      The Glass Menagerie
      7.1
      • production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jan S. Ballhaus

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Grandson of Oskar Ballhaus and Lena Hutter.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.