Peter Schneider (born 1975) is a German actor and musician.
He specialized in the clarinet and saxophone, while at the same time taking German studies and pedagogy at Leipzig University.
In 1998, he switched to studying drama at the Leipzig University of Music and Theater, from which he graduated in 2002.
He is a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie and the European Film Academy.
Since 2017, Schneider has portrayed middle-aged Helge Doppler in the Netflix series Dark.