Milan Peschel
Biography
Milan Peschel (born January 17, 1968, in East Berlin) is a German actor and director. Peschel was born in East Berlin to a teacher and a fashion journalist, and he grew up in the city districts of Lichtenberg and Friedrichshain. From 1984 to 1986, he completed an apprenticeship as a theater carpenter at the German State Opera Berlin (Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin), subsequently working as a stage technician at the Volksbühne Berlin until 1991. Afterward, he studied at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1991 to 1995. From 1997 to 2008, Peschel was a member of the ensemble at the Volksbühne Berlin, where he appeared in numerous productions directed by Frank Castorf and Dimiter Gotscheff. Between 2001 and 2003, he also performed as a guest artist at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Since 2007, he has also worked as a director at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin and the Theater an der Parkaue. Furthermore, Peschel has participated as a voice actor in numerous radio drama productions, particularly under the direction of Paul Plamper. For his lead role as a father suffering from a brain tumor in the drama *Halt auf freier Strecke* (Stopped on Track)—directed by Andreas Dresen—Peschel received the 2011 Bavarian Film Prize and the 2012 German Film Prize. In 2021, he received another nomination for his supporting role in *Je suis Karl*. Peschel lives in Berlin. He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Polizeiruf 110
DAS!
All Movies (82)
- Steckerlfischfiasko2026
- Fatherland2026 · as Armin Schaufelberger
- Where To?2026
- The Holy Grill2026 · as Hans-Günther Schnippering
- The Exposure2026 · as Dorsday
- Memory Hotel2025 · as Beckmann
- In It for the Payback2025 · as Jens
- #BlackSheep2025 · as Peter Harminski
- Danowski - Neunauge2025 · as Adam Danowski
- School of Magical Animals 32024 · as Mortimer Morrison
- Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film2024 · as Self
- The Palace2023 · as Caspar Tell
- School of Magical Animals 22022 · as Mortimer Morrison
- All for Ella2022 · as Herr Böblinger-Moll
- The School of the Magical Animals2021 · as Mortimer Morrison
- Je suis Karl2021 · as Alex Baier
- Beckenrand Sheriff2021 · as Karl
- Catweazle2021 · as Major-domo
- Asphalt Burning2020 · as Berry
- Jim Button and the Wild 132020 · as Tur Tur
- Nemesis2020 · as Voice
- The Wedding2020 · as Andreas
- Danowski - Blutapfel2019 · as Adam Danowski
- Auerhaus2019 · as F2M2
- My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo2019 · as Heiner Krishna
- TKKG2019 · as Raimundo
- Wuff2018 · as Fan
- Class Reunion 1.02018 · as Andreas
- Gundermann2018 · as Volker
- My Brother, My Love2018 · as Stefan
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver2018 · as Tur Tur
- The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs2018 · as Kurt Weller
- Partisan2018
- The Captain2018 · as Freytag
- Der Schweinehirt2017 · as Ladeninhaber von Schief
- Unter deutschen Betten2017 · as Ingo
- Rock My Heart2017 · as Steckel
- Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner2017 · as Gereon
- The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter2017 · as Grabredner
- Old Agent Men2017 · as Marcel Werner
- Winnetou - The Last Fight2016 · as Sam Hawkens
- Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake2016 · as Sam Hawkens
- Winnetou - A New World2016 · as Sam Hawkens
- Wir sind die Rosinskis2016 · as Torben
- Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte2016 · as Stefan
- Heart of Stone2016 · as Glasmännchen
- Männertag2016 · as Stevie
- The Pasta Detectives 32016 · as Gustav Fitzke
- Me and Kaminski2015 · as Eugen Manz
- Disaster2015 · as Johann
- The Pasta Detectives 22015 · as Gustav Fitzke
- The Manny2015 · as Rolf
- Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen2014 · as Wirt
- Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched2014 · as Don Quijote
- Open the Wall2014 · as Ulrich Rotermund
- The Pasta Detectives2014 · as Gustav Fitzke
- Male Mistakes2014 · as Thomas
- Joy of Fatherhood2014 · as Ei
- Not My Day2014 · as Vollbärtiger
- Mary, Queen of Scots2013 · as Lord
- Break Up Man2013 · as Toto Kuhlmann
- The Adventures of Huck Finn2012 · as Turner
- Stopped on Track2011 · as Frank Lange
- Woman in Love2011 · as Kostümbildner
- What a Man2011 · as Volker
- Lessons of a Dream2011 · as Profalla - Schuldiener
- The Red Room2010 · as Mann am Rasenmäher
- Jew Suss: Rise and Fall2010 · as Werner Krauß
- Boxhagener Platz2010 · as Bodo
- 12 Paces without a Head2009 · as Nikolaus Schocke
- Sometime in August2009 · as Thomas
- Reclaim Your Brain2007 · as Philipp
- Hannah2007 · as Martin
- Alle Alle2007 · as Domühl
- Eight Miles High2007 · as Freiberg
- Lenz2006 · as Lenz
- Black Sheep2006 · as Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
- Netto2005 · as Marcel Werner
- Operation Valkyrie2004 · as Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
- Hamlet_X2003 · as Chauffeur
- Demons2000 · as Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
- Dirty Hands1999 · as Slick
All TV Shows (30)
- Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie2025
- Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl2023
- House of Promises2022 · as Ernst von Trudewind
- Doppelhaushälfte2022 · as Andi Knuppe
- Old Land2020 · as Karl
- The Wall2020
- Abendshow2017 · as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015 · as Self
- Shades of Guilt2015 · as Meyerbeck
- Die Chefin2012 · as Markus Gärtner
- Crime Scene Cleaner2011 · as Schamane
- Kulturplatz2004 · as Self
- ZIBB2003 · as Self
- Abendschau2000 · as Self
- Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes1997 · as Self
- Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall1995 · as Karl Beck
- Riverboat1992 · as Self
- DAS!1991 · as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards1979 · as Self
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- Kölner Treff1976 · as Self
- Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Joku
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Tim Rische
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Dr. Jost
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Rolf Herken
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Johannes Pröll
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Herr Hacke
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Steffen Thewes
- German Film Award1951 · as Self