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Christian Berkel

Actor, Producer
Born October 28, 1957 (66 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Downfall
  • Furia
Known For
  • Downfall
  • The Experiment
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Valkyrie
  • Elle
  • Black Book
  • Flame & Citron
  • The Serpent's Egg
  • Leningrad
  • Criminal: Germany
  • Anti-Social
  • The Last Employee
  • Beat
  • Soundless
  • Mogadischu
  • Furia
  • Der Kriminalist
  • Buddy
  • Schächten: A Retribution
  • Safe Conduct
  • Der Mann mit dem Fagott
  • The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
  • Sweet Little Sixteen
  • Scheidung für Anfänger

Filmography

2024
Querschuss · as Andreas
2023
2023
Black Box · as Erik Behr
2022
Schächten: A Retribution · as Simon Wiesenthal
2022
Erinyes (TV Series) · as Eberhard Mock
2022
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" · as Narrator (voice)
2022
Trügerische Sicherheit · as Magnus Mittendorf
2021
Furia (TV Series) · as Minister Hardenberg
2021
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger · as Bertram Dinkler
2020
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger · as Bertram Dinkler
2020
Enfant Terrible · as Interviewer
2020
The Prodigal Daughter (TV Series) · as Heinrich Von Gems
2020
2019
Realm of the Volga (TV Series) · as Narrator
2019
Criminal: Germany (TV Series) · as Steffen Marquardt
2019
Scheidung für Anfänger · as Christoph
2018
2018
Beat (TV Series) · as Richard Diemer
2017
In Truth (TV Series) · as Erich Kupka
2017
2017
District Court - History of a Family (TV Series) · as Jonathan Roth
2017
Redemption Road · as Jonathan Roth
2016
Elle · as Robert
2016
Ein gefährliches Angebot · as Michael Dithardt
2016
NSU German History X (TV Series) · as Amor
2015
Trumbo · as Otto Preminger
2015
2015
Anti-Social · as Philip
2015
Dreamgirls · as Herr Hegemann
2014
2014
Secret Societies (TV Series)
2013
Buddy · as Dr. Küster
2011
The Dark Nest · as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
2011
Der Mann mit dem Fagott · as Heinrich Bockelmann
2010
The Last Employee · as David Böttcher
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
Flame & Citron · as Hoffmann
2007
Attack on Leningrad (TV Series) · as Винкельмайер
2007
The Other Boy · as Jakob Wagner
2006
Der Kriminalist (TV Series) · as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann
2006
Black Book · as General Käutner
2006
Helen, Fred und Ted · as Eduard 'ted' Fröhlich
2006
Die Sturmflut · as Innensenator Helmut Schmidt
2005
Flightplan · as Mortuary Director
2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester · as Dr. Klaus Merbold
2004
Guys and Balls · as Rudolf
2004
Downfall · as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
2004
Soundless · as Lang
2002
Safe Conduct · as Alfred Greven
2001
The Experiment · as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
2000
Halt mich fest! · as Axel
1999
1999
1999
Sweet Little Sixteen · as Thomas Reiner
1998
Tod auf Amrum · as Rolf Spiekermann
1998
Der letzte Zeuge (TV Series) · as Helmut Gittel
1998
Die Cleveren (TV Series) · as Alfons Kleiber
1998
The King of St. Pauli (TV Series) · as Christoph Allers
1997
Rossini · as Weich
1996
Gates of Fire · as Dr. Sander
1995
A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (TV Series) · as Lefevre
1994
Inspector Rex (TV Series) · as Gregor Schell
1994
Rosa Roth (TV Series) · as Maiwald
1994
Die Kommissarin (TV Series) · as Walter Neumann
1994
Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Sebastian Van Leuyen
1994
Air Albatros (TV Series)
1994
Ein starkes Team (TV Series) · as Gerhard Brock
1993
Bella Block (TV Series) · as Thomas Engler
1993
Hecht & Haie (TV Series) · as Dr. Frenkel
1991
Karniggels · as Man #2
1990
Kommissar Klefisch (TV Series) · as Terboven
1989
Der Bastard (TV Series) · as Felix Dennison
1987
Scoop · as Ishmaelia - Heinz
1981
A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Bernd Marquart
1978
SOKO 5113 (TV Series)
1977
The Serpent's Egg · as Student
1977
Maiden's War · as Karol Djudko
1977
The Old Fox (TV Series) · as Harry Westphal
1974
Derrick (TV Series) · as Jürgen Klose
1971
Police Call 110 (TV Series) · as Max Ortheil
1970
Tatort (TV Series) · as Alfred Waller

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