Daniel Zillmann
Biography
Daniel Zillmann (born January 18, 1981, in West Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, and singer. Daniel Zillmann grew up in Berlin-Neukölln and completed his acting training at the Special Coaching Actors Studio in Berlin. He made his feature film debut in 2005 in *NVA*, directed by Leander Haußmann. Numerous roles in film and television productions followed, including *Schwere Jungs*, *Schwarze Schafe*, *Gonger – Das Böse vergisst nie*, and the fairy-tale film *Die kluge Bauerntochter*. He played recurring roles in various TV series, including *Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt*, *KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst*, and—since 2017—*Löwenzahn*, in which he plays the character David Paschulke. Zillmann is also successful as a voice actor. He has voiced roles in animated films such as *Baymax – Riesiges Robowabohu* (the German dub of *Big Hero 6*), *Zoomania* (*Zootopia*), and the *Hotel Transylvania* film series. Furthermore, he works as an audio drama performer and has appeared in numerous other film and television productions, including *Buddy*, *Zettl*, *Sommer in Orange*, and the ZDF miniseries *Der gleiche Himmel*. Alongside his acting career, Zillmann is also active in the music scene. He was the lead singer of the band Norma Jeane Baker and, together with Luci van Org, founded the musical project KiNG MAMI. He was also a member of the Berlin-based artist collective "HüKST." For his role in the web series *World of Wolfram*, he was nominated for "Outstanding Actor" at the LA Web Fest. Since 2019, he has also written a column for *Curvy Magazin*. In 2021, Zillmann was among the actors who publicly came out as queer as part of the #actout initiative.
Known For

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Polizeiruf 110

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

SOKO München

MDR um 4

Hamburg Dockland
All Movies (71)
- The Perfect Holiday2026
- Olivia2025 · as Marius Körbel
- School of Magical Animals 42025 · as Fitzgeraldo (voice)
- Manitou's Canoe2025 · as Little Rock
- #BlackSheep2025 · as Arnold
- Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse2025 · as Malte
- Akiko, the Flying Monkey2025 · as Aron (voice)
- Janine Moves to the Country2025 · as Daniel Krause
- Mountain of Miracle2025 · as Olli Hermes
- Gossip - Wie eine Band die Nuller Jahre umkrempelte2024 · as Self
- Schlussklappe2024 · as Ingo Hildebrandt
- The Fourth Generation2023 · as Chad
- Kugelrund2023 · as Henning
- Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats2023 · as Buffalo Bill
- The Kangaroo Conspiracy2022 · as Walter Feldmann
- Die 2050er - Everything will change2022 · as Cinema Guy Tom
- Zwerg Nase2021 · as Graf Kunz der Schlemmer
- My Son2021 · as Tramper
- Immer der Nase nach2021 · as Gurke
- Freaks - You're One of Us2020 · as Alex
- The Kangaroo Chronicles2020 · as Der Dicke
- My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot2019
- Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten2018 · as Stefan
- Schattengrund2018 · as Maik
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver2018 · as Big Head (voice)
- Away You Go2018 · as Gerry
- Partisan2018
- Blind & Ugly2017 · as Dominik
- King of Berlin2017 · as Helmuth Machalik
- Ein Dorf rockt ab2017 · as Pulle
- Allmen and the Pink Diamond2017 · as Inspector Krille
- Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania2016 · as Bodo
- Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge2016 · as Ralf
- The Last Pig2016 · as Gernot
- Two People Meeting2016 · as Boris
- The Wild Soccer Bunch 62016 · as Big M (Dicker Michi)
- Und ich so: Äh2015 · as Schweino
- Die Klasse - Berlin '612015
- Me and Kaminski2015 · as Alonzo Quilling
- Heil2015 · as Kalle Schulze
- Punk Berlin 19822015 · as Lederschwuler in Band
- Wildwechsel2014 · as Benni
- Buddy2013 · as Hütte
- Robin Hood und ich2013 · as Bruder Tuck
- The Girl with Nine Wigs2013 · as Pfleger Bastian
- The Secret Society Of Fine Arts2012 · as Hans
- Fly Away2012
- Willkommen im Krieg2012 · as Horstie
- Zettl2012 · as Holm
- Lindburgs Fall2011 · as Oliver Zietkow
- My Life in Orange2011 · as Jogi
- Homesick Scientists2011 · as D
- St. Christophorus: Roadkill2011 · as Boris
- Life Is Too Long2010
- Die kluge Bauerntochter2009 · as Vetter
- 13 Semester2009 · as Käthe
- Kill Your Darling2009 · as Momo
- Gonger2009 · as Martin Schwarz
- Machen wir's auf Finnisch2008 · as Janne
- Finnischer Tango2008 · as Steini
- Armer schwarzer Kater2008 · as Benjamin
- Berlin am Meer2007 · as Turbo
- Rabenmutter2007 · as Kugel
- Liebe der Lieblosen2006 · as Ulrich
- Where Is Fred?2006 · as Björn
- Black Sheep2006 · as Arnold, Fred's Servant
- Schüleraustausch2006 · as Matthias
- NVA2005 · as Mischke
- Girl's Life, Boy's World2003 · as Holde
- Die Friseuse und der Millionär1998 · as Eddie
- Oskarreif— · as Ronny
All TV Shows (41)
- Stardust Hotel2026 · as Herr Schmitt
- Viktor bringt's2024 · as Carlos
- Die Notärztin2024 · as Jörg Strache
- Luden2023 · as Tanja
- Hübsches Gesicht2022 · as Benny
- Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise2022 · as Self
- Ich dich auch!2022 · as Tüffi
- LOL: Last One Laughing2021 · as Self
- Liebe. Jetzt !2020 · as Julius
- Rampensau2019 · as Louis
- Other Parents2019 · as Malte
- Monodrama2019 · as Arturo Ui
- Tanken - mehr als Super2018 · as Olaf
- Falk2018 · as Dr. Müller-Gernhard
- The Same Sky2017 · as Tobias Preuss
- World of Wolfram2016 · as Ogrosch
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015 · as Self
- MDR um 42014 · as Self
- Bully's Sitcom2013 · as Daniel Zillmann
- The Tower2012 · as Jan Burre
- Finn Zehender2011 · as Nerd
- Der letzte Bulle2010 · as Volker Lammerich
- Doctor's Diary2008 · as Herr Sperling
- Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt2007 · as Schmidt
- KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst2007 · as Stefan Mahler
- Hamburg Dockland2007 · as Tetje Knoll
- ZIBB2003 · as Self
- Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police1996 · as Malte Ludwig
- Wilsberg1995 · as Detlef
- Rosa Roth1994 · as Alex
- Im Namen des Gesetzes1994 · as Beifahrer
- Bella Block1993 · as Nils Winterberg
- Wolffs Revier1992
- Roller Coaster1992 · as Locke
- Löwenzahn1981 · as David Paschulke
- SOKO München1978 · as Micha Leibold
- Polizeiruf 1101971
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Polizist Pelle
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Murots Nachbar
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Dino Callas