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.
Acted in 83
2020s
- 2026
Block 10
Dr. Maximilian Samuel
- 2025
Ein Taxi für zwei
Gregor Basil
- 2024
Entführen für Anfänger
Adam Lansky
Querschuss
Andreas
- 2023
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Sania
Black Box
Erik Behr
- 2022
A Retribution
Simon Wiesenthal
Trügerische Sicherheit
Magnus Mittendorf
- 2021
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
Bertram Dinkler
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Beat
Richard Diemer · 7 episodes
Scheidung für Anfänger
Christoph
- 2017
In Wahrheit
Erich Kupka · 1 episode
Redemption Road
Jonathan Roth · 2 episodes
- 2016
NSU German History X
Amor · 1 episode
- 2015
Anti-Social
Philip
- 2014
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
Ernst Udet
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
Pilot
- 2013
Buddy
Dr. Küster
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
Dr. van der Meer
- 2011
Das dunkle Nest
Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
The Last Employee
David Böttcher
The Man with the Bassoon
Heinrich Bockelmann · 2 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Leningrad
Vinkelmeyer
- 2008
Mogadischu
Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Haber
Fritz Shimon Haber
- 2007
Der andere Junge
Jakob Wagner
- 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Helen, Fred und Ted
Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich · 2 episodes
Die Sturmflut
Helmut Schmidt · 2 episodes
- 2005
- 2004
Guys & Balls
Rudolf
Soundless
Lang
- 2002
Safe Conduct
Alfred Greven
- 2001
- 2000
Halt mich fest!
Axel
1990s
- 1999
Paradise Is a Trap
Rudi
Your Best Years
Arzt
Sweet Little Sixteen
Thomas Reiner
- 1998
Tod auf Amrum
Rolf Spiekermann
Die Cleveren
Alfons Kleiber · 1 episode
- 1997
- 1996
Gates of Fire
Dr. Sander
- 1995
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
Lefevre · 1 episode
- 1994
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
Walter Gebhard
- 1993
Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
Josef
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende
TV
1980s
- 1987
Wallenstein
Schwedischer Hauptmann
- 1981
1970s
- 1978
New Year's Eve
The Young Man
- 1977
Maiden's War
Karol Djudko
- 1974
- 1971
- 1970
Produced 1
2020s
- 2024
Querschuss
Producer
Appearances29
2020s
- 2022
California Dreaming - Modern Architecture In The Golden State
Self - Presenter · 4 episodes
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
Narrator (voice)
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit
Self
Voices of Liberation
Self · 11 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Realm of the Volga
Narrator · 3 episodes
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
- 2005
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1996
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
- 1971
1940s
- 1948
