Actor profile

Christian Berkel

28th October 1957 Berlin, West Germany [now Germany] Acting

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.

54 Movies 72 TV Shows 1 In Production 187 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ein Taxi für zwei poster

Ein Taxi für zwei 3rd July 2025 as Gregor Basil

Entführen für Anfänger poster

Entführen für Anfänger 28th September 2024 as Adam Lansky

Querschuss poster

Querschuss 24th August 2024 as Andreas

The Blond Boy from the Casbah poster

The Blond Boy from the Casbah 15th November 2023 as Sania

Black Box poster

Black Box 10th August 2023 as Erik Behr

Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" poster

Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" 25th October 2022 as Narrator (voice)

Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit poster

Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit 12th October 2022 as Self

A Retribution poster

A Retribution 30th July 2022 as Simon Wiesenthal

Trügerische Sicherheit poster

Trügerische Sicherheit 4th April 2022 as Magnus Mittendorf

Sportabzeichen für Anfänger poster

Sportabzeichen für Anfänger 8th January 2021 as Bertram Dinkler

Enfant Terrible poster

Enfant Terrible 1st October 2020 as Interviewer

The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes poster

The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes 23rd January 2020 as Louis Ziffer

Scheidung für Anfänger poster

Scheidung für Anfänger 1st September 2018 as Christoph

What Doesn't Kill Us poster

What Doesn't Kill Us 1st September 2018 as Mark

Elle poster

Elle 25th May 2016 as Robert

Ein gefährliches Angebot poster

Ein gefährliches Angebot 1st April 2016 as Michael Dithardt

Trumbo poster

Trumbo 27th October 2015 as Otto Preminger

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 13th August 2015 as Udo

Anti-Social poster

Anti-Social 1st May 2015 as Philip

Dreamgirls poster

Dreamgirls 19th February 2015 as Herr Hegemann

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight poster

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight 30th March 2014 as Ernst Udet

Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit poster

Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit 1st January 2014 as Pilot

Buddy poster

Buddy 25th December 2013 as Dr. Küster

Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall poster

Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall 4th November 2013 as Dr. van der Meer

Das dunkle Nest poster

Das dunkle Nest 28th November 2011 as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg

The Last Employee poster

The Last Employee 27th October 2011 as David Böttcher

Inglourious Basterds poster

Inglourious Basterds 2nd August 2009 as Proprietor Eric

Leningrad poster

Leningrad 1st January 2009 as Vinkelmeyer

Valkyrie poster

Valkyrie 25th December 2008 as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim

Mogadischu poster

Mogadischu 30th November 2008 as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt

Miracle at St. Anna poster

Miracle at St. Anna 15th September 2008 as Captain Eichholz

Haber poster

Haber 5th August 2008 as Fritz Shimon Haber

Flame & Citron poster

Flame & Citron 25th March 2008 as Hoffmann

Der andere Junge poster

Der andere Junge 25th August 2007 as Jakob Wagner

Black Book poster

Black Book 14th September 2006 as General Käutner

Helen, Fred und Ted poster

Helen, Fred und Ted 13th September 2006 as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich

Flightplan poster

Flightplan 22nd September 2005 as Mortuary Director

Guys & Balls poster

Guys & Balls 7th October 2004 as Rudolf

Downfall poster

Downfall 16th September 2004 as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Soundless poster

Soundless 22nd April 2004 as Lang

Safe Conduct poster

Safe Conduct 9th January 2002 as Alfred Greven

The Experiment poster

The Experiment 8th March 2001 as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38

Paradise Is a Trap poster

Paradise Is a Trap 1st October 1999 as Rudi

Your Best Years poster

Your Best Years 3rd September 1999 as Arzt

Sweet Little Sixteen poster

Sweet Little Sixteen 26th March 1999 as Thomas Reiner

Tod auf Amrum poster

Tod auf Amrum 28th December 1998 as Rolf Spiekermann

Rossini poster

Rossini 23rd January 1997 as Weich

Gates of Fire poster

Gates of Fire 10th November 1996 as Dr. Sander

Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! poster

Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! 1st January 1994 as Walter Gebhard

Das Schicksal der Lilian H. poster

Das Schicksal der Lilian H. 23rd September 1993 as Josef

Wallenstein poster

Wallenstein 1st January 1987 as Schwedischer Hauptmann

New Year's Eve poster

New Year's Eve 31st December 1978 as The Young Man

The Serpent's Egg poster

The Serpent's Egg 28th October 1977 as Student

Maiden's War poster

Maiden's War 7th June 1977 as Karol Djudko

Hijack poster

Hijack 28th June 2023 as Roland Murnau

Voices of Liberation poster

Voices of Liberation 2nd May 2022 as Self

Furia poster

Furia 26th September 2021 as Minister Hardenberg

Die verlorene Tochter poster

Die verlorene Tochter 27th January 2020 as Heinrich von Gems

Realm of the Volga poster

Realm of the Volga 18th November 2019 as Narrator

Criminal: Germany poster

Criminal: Germany 20th September 2019 as Steffen Marquardt

Beat poster

Beat 9th November 2018 as Richard Diemer

In Wahrheit poster

In Wahrheit 9th June 2017 as Erich Kupka

Redemption Road poster

Redemption Road 30th January 2017 as Jonathan Roth

Ringlstetter poster

Ringlstetter 1st December 2016 as self

NSU German History X poster

NSU German History X 30th March 2016 as Amor

Wer weiß denn sowas? poster

Wer weiß denn sowas? 6th July 2015 as Self

Wer weiß denn sowas? poster

Wer weiß denn sowas? 6th July 2015

MDR um 4 poster

MDR um 4 6th January 2014 as Self

Grill den Henssler poster

Grill den Henssler 29th September 2013 as Self

Roche & Böhmermann poster

Roche & Böhmermann 4th March 2012 as Self

The Man with the Bassoon poster

The Man with the Bassoon 29th September 2011 as Heinrich Bockelmann

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell 11th June 2011 as Self

Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz 3rd June 2008 as Self

Der Kriminalist poster

Der Kriminalist 8th December 2006 as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann

Helen, Fred und Ted poster

Helen, Fred und Ted 13th September 2006 as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich

Die Sturmflut poster

Die Sturmflut 19th February 2006 as Helmut Schmidt

maybrit illner poster

maybrit illner 21st October 1999 as Self

Ein Herz für Kinder poster

Ein Herz für Kinder 3rd November 1998 as Self

Der letzte Zeuge poster

Der letzte Zeuge 23rd March 1998 as Hans Leinen

Der letzte Zeuge poster

Der letzte Zeuge 23rd March 1998 as Helmut Gittel

Die Cleveren poster

Die Cleveren 10th March 1998 as Alfons Kleiber

Zimmer frei! poster

Zimmer frei! 9th July 1996 as Self

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft poster

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft 3rd January 1995 as Lefevre

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio poster

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio 27th December 1994 as Self

Inspector Rex poster

Inspector Rex 10th November 1994 as Gregor Schell

Rosa Roth poster

Rosa Roth 5th November 1994 as Maiwald

Die Kommissarin poster

Die Kommissarin 6th October 1994 as Walter Neumann

Doppelter Einsatz poster

Doppelter Einsatz 20th September 1994 as Sebastian van Leuyen

Ein starkes Team poster

Ein starkes Team 28th March 1994 as Gerhard Brock

Bella Block poster

Bella Block 17th December 1993 as Thomas Engler

Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende poster

Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende 1st May 1993

Morgenmagazin poster

Morgenmagazin 19th July 1992 as Self

Riverboat poster

Riverboat 3rd January 1992 as Self

DAS! poster

DAS! 2nd January 1991 as Self

Der Bastard poster

Der Bastard 26th January 1989 as Felix Dennison

A Case For Two poster

A Case For Two 11th September 1981 as Bernd Marquart

Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..? 14th February 1981 as Self

Verstehen Sie Spaß? poster

Verstehen Sie Spaß? 31st January 1980 as Self

NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show 9th February 1979 as Self

SOKO München poster

SOKO München 2nd January 1978

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Mano Deller

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Thilo Müller

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Hans Fänger

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Werner Kuziemsky

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Peter Larsen

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Peter Aulan

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Erik Falter

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Hausmann

The Old Fox poster

The Old Fox 11th April 1977 as Harry Westphal

Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff 25th January 1976 as Self

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Lussmann

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Jürgen Klose

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Rolf Laduhn

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Alex Sierich

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Psychopath

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Andy Stein

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Dixi

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Manfred Kessler

Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110 27th June 1971 as Max Ortheil

Dalli Dalli poster

Dalli Dalli 13th May 1971 as Self

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Uwe Pfandler

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Erik Steinbeck

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Rainer Wenisch

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Alfred Waller

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Doc Decker

Bambi poster

Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self

Block 10 poster

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Block 10 5th November 2026 as Dr. Maximilian Samuel