About

Known credits:
94
Birthday:
1957-10-28
Place of birth:
Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
Website:
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Christian Berkel

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2024 Entführen für Anfänger Actor Adam Lansky N/A
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2024 Querschuss Actor Andreas 58
Average
2023 Once Upon a Time in Algeria Actor Sania 58
Average
2023 Black Box Actor Erik Behr 58
Average
2022 Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
2022 Schächten Actor Simon Wiesenthal 58
Average
2022 Voices of Liberation Actor Self 68
Fair
2022 Trügerische Sicherheit Actor Magnus Mittendorf 58
Average
2021 Sportabzeichen für Anfänger Actor Bertram Dinkler 59
Average
2020 Enfant Terrible Actor Interviewer 57
Average
2020 Die verlorene Tochter Actor Heinrich von Gems 69
Fair
2020 The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes Actor Louis Ziffer 58
Average
2019 Realm of the Volga Actor Narrator 70
Good
2019 Criminal: Germany Actor Steffen Marquardt 69
Fair
2018 Beat Actor Richard Diemer 69
Fair
2018 What Doesn't Kill Us Actor Mark 59
Average
2018 Scheidung für Anfänger Actor Christoph 58
Average
2017 In Wahrheit - Mord am Engelsgraben Actor Erich Kupka 60
Fair
2017 Redemption Road Actor Jonathan Roth 68
Fair
2016 Elle Actor Robert 64
Fair
2016 Ein gefährliches Angebot Actor Michael Dithardt 59
Average
2015 Trumbo Actor Otto Preminger 68
Fair
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Actor Udo 70
Good
2015 Anti-Social Actor Philip 58
Average
2015 Dreamgirls Actor Herr Hegemann 58
Average
2014 Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight Actor Ernst Udet 58
Average
2014 Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit Actor Pilot N/A
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2013 Buddy Actor Dr. Küster 59
Average
2013 Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall Actor Dr. van der Meer N/A
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2011 Das dunkle Nest Actor Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg 59
Average
2011 The Last Employee Actor David Böttcher 59
Average
2011 Der Mann mit dem Fagott Actor Heinrich Bockelmann N/A
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2009 Inglourious Basterds Actor Proprietor Eric 81
Very good
2009 Leningrad Actor Vinkelmeyer 58
Average
2008 Valkyrie Actor Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim 67
Fair
2008 Mogadischu Actor Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt 59
Average
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Actor Captain Eichholz 59
Average
2008 Haber Actor Fritz Shimon Haber 59
Average
2008 Flame & Citron Actor Hoffmann 61
Fair
2007 Der andere Junge Actor Jakob Wagner 58
Average
2006 Der Kriminalist Actor Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann 68
Fair
2006 Black Book Actor General Käutner 70
Good
2006 Helen, Fred und Ted Actor Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich 58
Average
2006 Eine Frage des Gewissens Actor Martin Beltz N/A
N/A
2006 Die Sturmflut Actor Innensenator Helmut Schmidt 58
Average
2005 Flightplan Actor Mortuary Director 64
Fair
2005 Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" Actor Self N/A
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2005 Der Vater meiner Schwester Actor Dr. Klaus Merbold N/A
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2005 Hexenküsse Actor Herbert Zauner N/A
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2004 Feuer in der Nacht Actor Karl Winkler 59
Average
2004 Guys & Balls Actor Rudolf 59
Average
2004 Downfall Actor Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck 76
Good
2004 Soundless Actor Lang 59
Average
2002 Der Unbestechliche Actor Harald Kittler 59
Average
2002 Paradise Is a Trap Actor Rudi N/A
N/A
2002 Safe Conduct Actor Alfred Greven 59
Average
2002 Erste Liebe Actor Rolf Drost 59
Average
2001 The Experiment Actor Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38 69
Fair
2000 Verzweiflung Actor 59
Average
2000 Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben Actor Dietrich 59
Average
2000 Halt mich fest! Actor Axel N/A
N/A
1999 Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht Actor Richard 59
Average
1999 Your Best Years Actor Arzt 58
Average
1999 Sweet Little Sixteen Actor Thomas Reiner 59
Average
1998 Tod auf Amrum Actor Rolf Spiekermann 59
Average
1998 Single sucht Nachwuchs Actor 59
Average
1998 Vickys Alptraum Actor John N/A
N/A
1997 Simones Entscheidung Actor N/A
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1997 Rossini Actor Weich 59
Average
1997 Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns Actor Stelzer N/A
N/A
1996 Lautlose Schritte Actor Simon Sundermann N/A
N/A
1996 Gates of Fire Actor Dr. Sander N/A
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1996 Der Mann ohne Schatten Actor Bruno Kuhlin N/A
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1995 Spur eines Zweifels Actor Jens Kolberg N/A
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1995 Ich, der Boss Actor Victor Mazza N/A
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1995 Ein Herz für Laura Actor N/A
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1995 Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann Actor Patrick Lajonne N/A
N/A
1994 Gute Referenzen Actor N/A
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1994 Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! Actor Walter Gebhard 59
Average
1993 Das Schicksal der Lilian H. Actor Josef N/A
N/A
1993 The Devil Kissed from Behind Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Der Bastard Actor Felix Dennison N/A
N/A
1988 Münchhausens letzte Liebe Actor Wilhelm N/A
N/A
1987 Wallenstein Actor Schwedischer Hauptmann N/A
N/A
1985 Wind von Südost Actor Gernot N/A
N/A
1984 Das schöne irre Judenmädchen Actor Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin N/A
N/A
1982 Frau Jenny Treibel Actor Leopold Treibel N/A
N/A
1978 New Year's Eve Actor The young man N/A
N/A
1977 The Serpent's Egg Actor Student 59
Average
1977 Eine Jugendliebe Actor Wolfgang N/A
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1977 Der Mädchenkrieg Actor Karol Djudko N/A
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Directing
1991 Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1991 Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Querschuss Production Producer 58
Average