Christian Berkel
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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Acted in
Entführen für Anfänger
2024
as Adam Lansky
Querschuss
2024
as Andreas
Once Upon a Time in Algeria
2023
as Sania
Black Box
2023
as Erik Behr
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Schächten
2022
as Simon Wiesenthal
Voices of Liberation
2022
as Self
Trügerische Sicherheit
2022
as Magnus Mittendorf
Furia
2021
as Minister Hardenberg
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
2021
as Bertram Dinkler
Enfant Terrible
2020
as Interviewer
Die verlorene Tochter
2020
as Heinrich von Gems
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2020
as Louis Ziffer
Realm of the Volga
2019
as Narrator
Criminal: Germany
2019
as Steffen Marquardt
Beat
2018
as Richard Diemer
What Doesn't Kill Us
2018
as Mark
Scheidung für Anfänger
2018
as Christoph
In Wahrheit
2017
as Erich Kupka
Redemption Road
2017
as Jonathan Roth
Die Superpauker
2016
as Self
Elle
2016
as Robert
Ein gefährliches Angebot
2016
as Michael Dithardt
NSU German History X
2016
as Amor
Trumbo
2015
as Otto Preminger
Quizduell-Olymp
2015
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
as Udo
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
as Self - Guest
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
Anti-Social
2015
as Philip
Dreamgirls
2015
as Herr Hegemann
Quizduell
2014
as Self
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
2014
as Ernst Udet
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
2014
as Pilot
Buddy
2013
as Dr. Küster
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
2013
as Dr. van der Meer
Grill den Henssler
2013
as Self
Das dunkle Nest
2011
as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
The Last Employee
2011
as David Böttcher
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
2011
as Heinrich Bockelmann
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
2011
as Heinrich Bockelmann
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
as Self
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as Proprietor Eric
Leningrad
2009
as Vinkelmeyer
Valkyrie
2008
as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Mogadischu
2008
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Captain Eichholz
Haber
2008
as Fritz Shimon Haber
Flame & Citron
2008
as Hoffmann
Der andere Junge
2007
as Jakob Wagner
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann
Black Book
2006
as General Käutner
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Eine Frage des Gewissens
2006
as Martin Beltz
Die Sturmflut
2006
as Innensenator Helmut Schmidt
Flightplan
2005
as Mortuary Director
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005
as Self
Der Vater meiner Schwester
2005
as Dr. Klaus Merbold
Star-Biathlon
2005
as Self
Hexenküsse
2005
as Herbert Zauner
Feuer in der Nacht
2004
as Karl Winkler
Guys & Balls
2004
as Rudolf
Downfall
2004
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Soundless
2004
as Lang
Der Unbestechliche
2002
as Harald Kittler
Paradise Is a Trap
2002
as Rudi
Safe Conduct
2002
as Alfred Greven
Erste Liebe
2002
as Rolf Drost
The Experiment
2001
as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Verzweiflung
2000
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
2000
as Dietrich
Halt mich fest!
2000
as Axel
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
1999
as Richard
Your Best Years
1999
as Arzt
Sweet Little Sixteen
1999
as Thomas Reiner
Tod auf Amrum
1998
as Rolf Spiekermann
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Hans Leinen
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Helmut Gittel
Single sucht Nachwuchs
1998
Die Cleveren
1998
as Alfons Kleiber
Vickys Alptraum
1998
as John
Simones Entscheidung
1997
Rossini
1997
as Weich
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
1997
as Stelzer
Lautlose Schritte
1996
as Simon Sundermann
Gates of Fire
1996
as Dr. Sander
Der Mann ohne Schatten
1996
as Bruno Kuhlin
Spur eines Zweifels
1995
as Jens Kolberg
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
as Lefevre
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
1995
as Patrick Lajonne
Ich, der Boss
1995
as Victor Mazza
Ein Herz für Laura
1995
Inspector Rex
1994
as Gregor Schell
Rosa Roth
1994
as Maiwald
Die Kommissarin
1994
as Walter Neumann
Doppelter Einsatz
1994
as Sebastian van Leuyen
Air Albatros
1994
Die Gerichtsreporterin
1994
as Dr. Wegener
Gute Referenzen
1994
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Gerhard Brock
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
1994
as Walter Gebhard
Bella Block
1993
as Thomas Engler
Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
1993
as Josef
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende
1993
Hecht & Haie
1993
as Dr. Frenkel
The Devil Kissed from Behind
1993
Kommissar Klefisch
1990
as Terboven
Der Bastard
1989
as Felix Dennison
Münchhausens letzte Liebe
1988
as Wilhelm
Wallenstein
1987
as Schwedischer Hauptmann
Wind von Südost
1985
as Gernot
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
1984
as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
Frau Jenny Treibel
1982
as Leopold Treibel
Steckbriefe
1982
as Gerhard Hartung
A Case For Two
1981
as Bernd Marquart
New Year's Eve
1978
as The young man
SOKO München
1978
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Student
Eine Jugendliebe
1977
as Wolfgang
Der Mädchenkrieg
1977
as Karol Djudko
Der Alte
1977
as Mano Deller
Der Alte
1977
as Thilo Müller
Der Alte
1977
as Hans Fänger
Der Alte
1977
as Werner Kuziemsky
Der Alte
1977
as Erik Falter
Der Alte
1977
as Peter Aulan
Der Alte
1977
as Hausmann
Der Alte
1977
as Peter Larsen
Der Alte
1977
as Harry Westphal
Derrick
1974
as Alex Sierich
Derrick
1974
as Lussmann
Derrick
1974
as Jürgen Klose
Derrick
1974
as Dixi
Derrick
1974
as Andy Stein
Derrick
1974
as Rolf Laduhn
Derrick
1974
as Psychopath
Derrick
1974
as Manfred Kessler
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Max Ortheil
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Uwe Pfandler
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Erik Steinbeck
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Rainer Wenisch
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Alfred Waller
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Doc Decker
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self