Christian Berkel
Birthdate
October 28, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 28, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For
Acting
Biography
Christian Berkel (born October 28, 1957) is a German actor.
Berkel was born in Berlin, Germany. His father was a military doctor.
From the age of 14 he lived in Paris where he took drama lessons with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin. He then trained at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and appeared on stage in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna and at the Schiller Theatre, Berlin.
He has appeared in many German television productions and secured a major role in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall as Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck. He has followed this with significant roles in the Paul Verhoeven directed Dutch movie Black Book and the big budget United States movies Flightplan, Valkyrie (in which he portrayed Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim) and the Academy Award-nominated Inglourious Basterds.
He lives in Berlin with the actress Andrea Sawatzki, with whom he has two sons. He is also fluent in French and English.
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Berkel was born in Berlin, Germany. His father was a military doctor.
From the age of 14 he lived in Paris where he took drama lessons with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin. He then trained at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and appeared on stage in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna and at the Schiller Theatre, Berlin.
He has appeared in many German television productions and secured a major role in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall as Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck. He has followed this with significant roles in the Paul Verhoeven directed Dutch movie Black Book and the big budget United States movies Flightplan, Valkyrie (in which he portrayed Colonel Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim) and the Academy Award-nominated Inglourious Basterds.
He lives in Berlin with the actress Andrea Sawatzki, with whom he has two sons. He is also fluent in French and English.
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Acting (180)
2024
Entführen für Anfänger as Adam Lansky
2024
Querschuss as Andreas
2023
Once Upon a Time in Algeria as Sania
2023
Black Box as Erik Behr
2022
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" as Narrator (voice)
2022
Schächten as Simon Wiesenthal
2022
Voices of Liberation as Self (11 episodes)
2022
Trügerische Sicherheit as Magnus Mittendorf
2021
Furia as Minister Hardenberg (5 episodes)
2021
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger as Bertram Dinkler
2020
Enfant Terrible as Interviewer
2020
Die verlorene Tochter as Heinrich von Gems (6 episodes)
2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes as Louis Ziffer
2019
Realm of the Volga as Narrator (2 episodes)
2019
Hier spricht Berlin as Self (1 episode)
2019
Criminal: Germany as Steffen Marquardt (3 episodes)
2018
Beat as Richard Diemer (7 episodes)
2018
Talk aus Berlin as Self (1 episode)
2018
What Doesn't Kill Us as Mark
2018
Scheidung für Anfänger as Christoph
2017
Abendshow as Self (1 episode)
2017
In Wahrheit as Erich Kupka (1 episode)
2017
MDR um 11 as Self (1 episode)
2017
Redemption Road as Jonathan Roth (2 episodes)
2016
Ringlstetter as self (1 episode)
2016
Klamroths Konter as Self (1 episode)
2016
Die Superpauker as Self (1 episode)
2016
Elle as Robert
2016
Ein gefährliches Angebot as Michael Dithardt
2016
NSU German History X as Amor (1 episode)
2015
Trumbo as Otto Preminger
2015
Quizduell-Olymp as Self (5 episodes)
2015
Das Literarische Quartett as Self (1 episode)
2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Udo
2015
Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self (7 episodes)
2015
Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015
Anti-Social as Philip
2015
Dreamgirls as Herr Hegemann
2014
Quizduell as Self (2 episodes)
2014
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight as Ernst Udet
2014
MDR um 4 as Self (1 episode)
2014
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit as Pilot
2013
Buddy as Dr. Küster
2013
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall as Dr. van der Meer
2013
Grill den Henssler as Self (1 episode)
2012
Im Leben von … as Self (1 episode)
2012
Roche & Böhmermann as Self (1 episode)
2012
Gottschalk Live as Self (1 episode)
2011
Das dunkle Nest as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
2011
The Last Employee as David Böttcher
2011
Der Mann mit dem Fagott as Heinrich Bockelmann (2 episodes)
2011
Der Mann mit dem Fagott as Heinrich Bockelmann
2011
Günther Jauch as Self (1 episode)
2011
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self (2 episodes)
2009
Inglourious Basterds as Proprietor Eric
2009
Leningrad as Vinkelmeyer
2008
Valkyrie as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
2008
Mogadischu as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
2008
Miracle at St. Anna as Captain Eichholz
2008
Haber as Fritz Shimon Haber
2008
Markus Lanz as Self (2 episodes)
2008
Flame & Citron as Hoffmann
2007
Dickes B as Self (1 episode)
2007
Der andere Junge as Jakob Wagner
2006
Der Kriminalist as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann (109 episodes)
2006
Black Book as General Käutner
2006
Helen, Fred und Ted as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
2006
Eine Frage des Gewissens as Martin Beltz
2006
Die Sturmflut as Innensenator Helmut Schmidt
2005
Thadeusz as self (1 episode)
2005
Flightplan as Mortuary Director
2005
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" as Self
2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester as Dr. Klaus Merbold
2005
Fröhlich lesen as Self (1 episode)
2005
Star-Biathlon as Self (1 episode)
2005
Hexenküsse as Herbert Zauner
2004
Feuer in der Nacht as Karl Winkler
2004
Guys & Balls as Rudolf
2004
Downfall as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
2004
Soundless as Lang
2003
ZIBB as Self (3 episodes)
2002
Der Unbestechliche as Harald Kittler
2002
Paradise Is a Trap as Rudi
2002
NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self (1 episode)
2002
Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self (1 episode)
2002
Safe Conduct as Alfred Greven
2002
Erste Liebe as Rolf Drost
2001
The Experiment as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
2000
Verzweiflung
2000
Menschen der Woche as Self (1 episode)
2000
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben as Dietrich
2000
Halt mich fest! as Axel
1999
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht as Richard
1999
Maybrit Illner as Self (2 episodes)
1999
Your Best Years as Arzt
1999
Volle Kanne as Self (5 episodes)
1999
Sweet Little Sixteen as Thomas Reiner
1998
Tod auf Amrum as Rolf Spiekermann
1998
Ein Herz für Kinder as Self (1 episode)
1998
Der letzte Zeuge as Hans Leinen (1 episode)
1998
Der letzte Zeuge as Helmut Gittel (1 episode)
1998
Single sucht Nachwuchs
1998
Die Cleveren as Alfons Kleiber (1 episode)
1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self (2 episodes)
1998
Vickys Alptraum as John
1997
Simones Entscheidung
1997
Rossini as Weich
1997
Im Dialog as self (1 episode)
1997
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns as Stelzer
1996
Lautlose Schritte as Simon Sundermann
1996
Gates of Fire as Dr. Sander
1996
Zimmer frei! as Self (1 episode)
1996
Der Mann ohne Schatten as Bruno Kuhlin (14 episodes)
1995
Spur eines Zweifels as Jens Kolberg
1995
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Lefevre (1 episode)
1995
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann as Patrick Lajonne
1995
Ich, der Boss as Victor Mazza
1995
Ein Herz für Laura
1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self (1 episode)
1994
Inspector Rex as Gregor Schell (1 episode)
1994
Rosa Roth as Maiwald (1 episode)
1994
Die Kommissarin as Walter Neumann (1 episode)
1994
Doppelter Einsatz as Sebastian van Leuyen (1 episode)
1994
Air Albatros (2 episodes)
1994
Die Gerichtsreporterin as Dr. Wegener (1 episode)
1994
Gute Referenzen
1994
Ein starkes Team as Gerhard Brock (1 episode)
1994
Bella Block as Thomas Engler (1 episode)
1994
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! as Walter Gebhard
1993
Das Schicksal der Lilian H. as Josef
1993
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende (1 episode)
1993
Hecht & Haie as Dr. Frenkel (1 episode)
1993
The Devil Kissed from Behind
1992
Morgenmagazin as self (1 episode)
1992
Riverboat as Self (2 episodes)
1991
DAS! as Self (4 episodes)
1990
Kommissar Klefisch as Terboven (1 episode)
1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self (2 episodes)
1989
Der Bastard as Felix Dennison (3 episodes)
1988
Münchhausens letzte Liebe as Wilhelm
1987
Wallenstein as Schwedischer Hauptmann
1985
Wind von Südost as Gernot
1984
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
1982
Frau Jenny Treibel as Leopold Treibel
1982
Steckbriefe as Gerhard Hartung (1 episode)
1981
A Case For Two as Bernd Marquart (1 episode)
1981
Wetten, dass..? as Self (1 episode)
1979
NDR Talk Show as Self (5 episodes)
1978
New Year's Eve as The young man
1978
SOKO 5113 (1 episode)
1977
The Serpent's Egg as Student
1977
Eine Jugendliebe as Wolfgang
1977
Der Mädchenkrieg as Karol Djudko
1977
Der Alte as Erik Falter (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Hans Fänger (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Harry Westphal (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Hausmann (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Mano Deller (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Peter Aulan (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Peter Larsen (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Thilo Müller (1 episode)
1977
Der Alte as Werner Kuziemsky (1 episode)
1976
Kölner Treff as Self (4 episodes)
1974
Derrick as Alex Sierich (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Andy Stein (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Dixi (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Jürgen Klose (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Lussmann (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Manfred Kessler (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Psychopath (1 episode)
1974
Derrick as Rolf Laduhn (1 episode)
1971
Polizeiruf 110 as Max Ortheil (1 episode)
1971
Dalli Dalli as Self (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime as Alfred Waller (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime as Doc Decker (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime as Erik Steinbeck (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime as Rainer Wenisch (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime as Uwe Pfandler (1 episode)
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self (2 episodes)
1948
Bambi Awards as Self (3 episodes)
Directing (1)
1991
Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch
• Director
Production (1)
2024
Querschuss
• Producer
Writing (1)
1991
Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch
• Writer