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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

184

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-10-28 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]

Also Known As

Christian Berkel

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christian Berkel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Experiment

2001

The Experiment

as

Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38

Downfall

2004

Downfall

as

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Valkyrie

2008

Valkyrie

as

Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim

Leningrad

2009

Leningrad

as

Vinkelmeyer

Soundless

2004

Soundless

as

Lang

Guys & Balls

2004

Guys & Balls

as

Rudolf

Mogadischu

2008

Mogadischu

as

Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt

Flame & Citron

2008

Flame & Citron

as

Hoffmann

Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"

2022

Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"

as

Narrator (voice)

Inglourious Basterds

2009

Inglourious Basterds

as

Proprietor Eric

The Serpent's Egg

1977

The Serpent's Egg

as

Student

Safe Conduct

2002

Safe Conduct

as

Alfred Greven

Trügerische Sicherheit

2022

Trügerische Sicherheit

as

Magnus Mittendorf

The Last Employee

2011

The Last Employee

as

David Böttcher

Black Box

2023

Black Box

as

Erik Behr

A Retribution

2022

A Retribution

as

Simon Wiesenthal

Your Best Years

1999

Your Best Years

as

Arzt

Sweet Little Sixteen

1999

Sweet Little Sixteen

as

Thomas Reiner

Querschuss

2024

Querschuss

as

Andreas

Hexenküsse

2005

Hexenküsse

as

Herbert Zauner

Feuer in der Nacht

2004

Feuer in der Nacht

as

Karl Winkler

Buddy

2013

Buddy

as

Dr. Küster

Rossini

1997

Rossini

as

Weich

Black Book

2006

Black Book

as

General Käutner

Eine Jugendliebe

1977

Eine Jugendliebe

as

Wolfgang

Maiden's War

1977

Maiden's War

as

Karol Djudko

Frau Jenny Treibel

1982

Frau Jenny Treibel

as

Leopold Treibel

Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann

1995

Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann

as

Patrick Lajonne

Lautlose Schritte

1996

Lautlose Schritte

as

Simon Sundermann

Tod auf Amrum

1998

Tod auf Amrum

as

Rolf Spiekermann

Der Unbestechliche

2002

Der Unbestechliche

as

Harald Kittler

Erste Liebe

2002

Erste Liebe

as

Rolf Drost

Der Vater meiner Schwester

2005

Der Vater meiner Schwester

as

Dr. Klaus Merbold

Der andere Junge

2007

Der andere Junge

as

Jakob Wagner

Helen, Fred und Ted

2006

Helen, Fred und Ted

as

Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich

Eine Frage des Gewissens

2006

Eine Frage des Gewissens

as

Martin Beltz

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

as

Captain Eichholz

Das dunkle Nest

2011

Das dunkle Nest

as

Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg

Entführen für Anfänger

2024

Entführen für Anfänger

as

Adam Lansky

Vickys Alptraum

1998

Vickys Alptraum

as

John

Halt mich fest!

2000

Halt mich fest!

as

Axel

Ich, der Boss

1995

Ich, der Boss

as

Victor Mazza

Haber

2008

Haber

as

Fritz Shimon Haber

New Year's Eve

1978

New Year's Eve

as

The Young Man

Elle

2016

Elle

as

Robert

Das schöne irre Judenmädchen

1984

Das schöne irre Judenmädchen

as

Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin

Wallenstein

1987

Wallenstein

as

Schwedischer Hauptmann

Anti-Social

2015

Anti-Social

as

Philip

Wind von Südost

1985

Wind von Südost

as

Gernot

Dreamgirls

2015

Dreamgirls

as

Herr Hegemann

Trumbo

2015

Trumbo

as

Otto Preminger

Ein gefährliches Angebot

2016

Ein gefährliches Angebot

as

Michael Dithardt

Gates of Fire

1996

Gates of Fire

as

Dr. Sander

Spur eines Zweifels

1995

Spur eines Zweifels

as

Jens Kolberg

Enfant Terrible

2020

Enfant Terrible

as

Interviewer

Flightplan

2005

Flightplan

as

Mortuary Director

Sportabzeichen für Anfänger

2021

Sportabzeichen für Anfänger

as

Bertram Dinkler

Der Bastard

Der Bastard

as

Felix Dennison

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Uwe Pfandler

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Erik Steinbeck

Die Kommissarin

Die Kommissarin

as

Walter Neumann

Der Kriminalist

Der Kriminalist

as

Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann

Doppelter Einsatz

Doppelter Einsatz

as

Sebastian van Leuyen

Rosa Roth

Rosa Roth

as

Maiwald

Die Cleveren

Die Cleveren

as

Alfons Kleiber

Derrick

Derrick

as

Jürgen Klose

Derrick

Derrick

as

Rolf Laduhn

Derrick

Derrick

as

Lussmann

Derrick

Derrick

as

Dixi

Derrick

Derrick

as

Psychopath

Derrick

Derrick

as

Alex Sierich

Derrick

Derrick

as

Andy Stein

Der letzte Zeuge

Der letzte Zeuge

as

Helmut Gittel

Der letzte Zeuge

Der letzte Zeuge

as

Hans Leinen

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Mano Deller

Derrick

Derrick

as

Manfred Kessler

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Thilo Müller

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Hans Fänger

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Werner Kuziemsky

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Erik Falter

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Peter Larsen

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Peter Aulan

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Hausmann

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

as

Bernd Marquart

Ein starkes Team

Ein starkes Team

as

Gerhard Brock

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

as

Max Ortheil

Der Mann mit dem Fagott

Der Mann mit dem Fagott

as

Heinrich Bockelmann

Bella Block

Bella Block

as

Thomas Engler

Inspector Rex

Inspector Rex

as

Gregor Schell

Criminal: Germany

Criminal: Germany

as

Steffen Marquardt

Redemption Road

Redemption Road

as

Jonathan Roth

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Rainer Wenisch

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Harry Westphal

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Alfred Waller

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Doc Decker

Hecht & Haie

Hecht & Haie

as

Dr. Frenkel

MDR um 4

MDR um 4

as

Self

Steckbriefe

Steckbriefe

as

Gerhard Hartung

Beat

Beat

as

Richard Diemer

Quizduell

Quizduell

as

Self

Furia

Furia

as

Minister Hardenberg

Die verlorene Tochter

Die verlorene Tochter

as

Heinrich von Gems

DAS!

DAS!

as

Self

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Self

Dickes B

Dickes B

as

Self

In Wahrheit

In Wahrheit

as

Erich Kupka

Thadeusz

Thadeusz

as

self

Im Dialog

Im Dialog

as

self

ZIBB

ZIBB

as

Self

Abendshow

Abendshow

as

Self

MDR um 11

MDR um 11

as

Self

Die Sturmflut

Die Sturmflut

as

Helmut Schmidt

Production

Crew

Directing