Thomas Limpinsel (born 1965) is a German actor, known best for his role as Heinz Linge in Downfall.

Thomas Limpinsel studied acting in 1987 at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.

[3] Since 1997, Limpinsel worked as a freelance Schauspieler and had guest engagements at the Bavarian State Theatre, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Burgtheater in Vienna, the Salzburg Festival, as well as the Komischen Oper, and the Renaissancetheater, along with the Schlossparktheater in Berlin.

Along with his theatre work, Thomas Limpinsel is present in many film and TV productions.

This includes his role as Heinz Linge, the valet for Adolf Hitler, in the Oscar-nominated Bernd Eichinger film Downfall, die Sat1 Comedy Paare (which got nominated for an Emmy), the TV series Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht, the 2012 TV film Rommel, and in many episodes of the crime series Tatort.