Christian Berkel

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.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

The Old Fox

All Movies (83)

Block 102026 · as Dr. Maximilian Samuel
Ein Taxi für zwei2025 · as Gregor Basil
Entführen für Anfänger2024 · as Adam Lansky
Querschuss2024 · as Andreas
The Blond Boy from the Casbah2023 · as Sania
Black Box2023 · as Erik Behr
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"2022 · as Narrator (voice)
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit2022 · as Self
A Retribution2022 · as Simon Wiesenthal
Trügerische Sicherheit2022 · as Magnus Mittendorf
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger2021 · as Bertram Dinkler
Enfant Terrible2020 · as Interviewer
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes2020 · as Louis Ziffer
What Doesn't Kill Us2018 · as Mark
Scheidung für Anfänger2018 · as Christoph
Elle2016 · as Robert
Ein gefährliches Angebot2016 · as Michael Dithardt
Trumbo2015 · as Otto Preminger
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015 · as Udo
Anti-Social2015 · as Philip
Dreamgirls2015 · as Herr Hegemann
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight2014 · as Ernst Udet
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit2014 · as Pilot
Buddy2013 · as Dr. Küster
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall2013 · as Dr. van der Meer
Das dunkle Nest2011 · as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
The Last Employee2011 · as David Böttcher
Inglourious Basterds2009 · as Proprietor Eric
Leningrad2009 · as Vinkelmeyer
Valkyrie2008 · as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Mogadischu2008 · as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Miracle at St. Anna2008 · as Captain Eichholz
Haber2008 · as Fritz Shimon Haber
Flame & Citron2008 · as Hoffmann
Der andere Junge2007 · as Jakob Wagner
Black Book2006 · as General Käutner
Helen, Fred und Ted2006 · as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Eine Frage des Gewissens2006 · as Martin Beltz
Flightplan2005 · as Mortuary Director
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"2005 · as Self
Der Vater meiner Schwester2005 · as Dr. Klaus Merbold
Hexenküsse2005 · as Herbert Zauner
Feuer in der Nacht2004 · as Karl Winkler
Guys & Balls2004 · as Rudolf
Downfall2004 · as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Soundless2004 · as Lang
Der Unbestechliche2002 · as Harald Kittler
Safe Conduct2002 · as Alfred Greven
Erste Liebe2002 · as Rolf Drost
The Experiment2001 · as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Verzweiflung2000
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben2000 · as Dietrich
Halt mich fest!2000 · as Axel
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht1999 · as Richard
Paradise Is a Trap1999 · as Rudi
Your Best Years1999 · as Arzt
Sweet Little Sixteen1999 · as Thomas Reiner
Tod auf Amrum1998 · as Rolf Spiekermann
Single sucht Nachwuchs1998
Vickys Alptraum1998 · as John
Simones Entscheidung1997
Rossini1997 · as Weich
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns1997 · as Stelzer
Lautlose Schritte1996 · as Simon Sundermann
Gates of Fire1996 · as Dr. Sander
Spur eines Zweifels1995 · as Jens Kolberg
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann1995 · as Patrick Lajonne
Ich, der Boss1995 · as Victor Mazza
Ein Herz für Laura1995
Gute Referenzen1994
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!1994 · as Walter Gebhard
Das Schicksal der Lilian H.1993 · as Josef
The Devil Kissed from Behind1993
Münchhausens letzte Liebe1988 · as Wilhelm
Wallenstein1987 · as Schwedischer Hauptmann
Wind von Südost1985 · as Gernot
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen1984 · as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
Frau Jenny Treibel1982 · as Leopold Treibel
New Year's Eve1978 · as The Young Man
The Serpent's Egg1977 · as Student
Eine Jugendliebe1977 · as Wolfgang
Maiden's War1977 · as Karol Djudko
Triptych—

All TV Shows (104)

Assenheimers Promitalk2025 · as Self
Hijack2023 · as Roland Murnau
Voices of Liberation2022 · as Self
Furia2021 · as Minister Hardenberg
Die verlorene Tochter2020 · as Heinrich von Gems
Realm of the Volga2019 · as Narrator
Hier spricht Berlin2019 · as Self
Criminal: Germany2019 · as Steffen Marquardt
Beat2018 · as Richard Diemer
Talk aus Berlin2018 · as Self
Abendshow2017 · as Self
In Wahrheit2017 · as Erich Kupka
MDR um 112017 · as Self
Redemption Road2017 · as Jonathan Roth
Ringlstetter2016 · as self
Klamroths Konter2016 · as Self
Die Superpauker2016 · as Self
NSU German History X2016 · as Amor
Quizduell-Olymp2015 · as Self
Das Literarische Quartett2015 · as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?2015 · as Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?2015
Quizduell2014 · as Self
MDR um 42014 · as Self
Grill den Henssler2013 · as Self
Im Leben von …2012 · as Self
Roche & Böhmermann2012 · as Self
Gottschalk Live2012 · as Self
The Man with the Bassoon2011 · as Heinrich Bockelmann
Günther Jauch2011 · as Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell2011 · as Self
Markus Lanz2008 · as Self
Dickes B2007 · as Self
Der Kriminalist2006 · as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann
Helen, Fred und Ted2006 · as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Die Sturmflut2006 · as Helmut Schmidt
Thadeusz2005 · as self
Fröhlich lesen2005 · as Self
Star-Biathlon2005 · as Self
ZIBB2003 · as Self
NDR Kultur – Das Journal2002 · as Self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...2002 · as Self
Menschen der Woche2000 · as Self
maybrit illner1999 · as Self
Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
Ein Herz für Kinder1998 · as Self
Der letzte Zeuge1998 · as Helmut Gittel
Der letzte Zeuge1998 · as Hans Leinen
Die Cleveren1998 · as Alfons Kleiber
The Johannes B. Kerner Show1998 · as Self
Im Dialog1997 · as self
Zimmer frei!1996 · as Self
Der Mann ohne Schatten1996 · as Bruno Kuhlin
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft1995 · as Lefevre
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio1994 · as Self
Inspector Rex1994 · as Gregor Schell
Rosa Roth1994 · as Maiwald
Die Kommissarin1994 · as Walter Neumann
Doppelter Einsatz1994 · as Sebastian van Leuyen
Air Albatros1994
Die Gerichtsreporterin1994 · as Dr. Wegener
Ein starkes Team1994 · as Gerhard Brock
Bella Block1993 · as Thomas Engler
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende1993
Hecht & Haie1993 · as Dr. Frenkel
Morgenmagazin1992 · as self
Riverboat1992 · as Self
DAS!1991 · as Self
Kommissar Klefisch1990 · as Terboven
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin1989 · as Self
Der Bastard1989 · as Felix Dennison
Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
Steckbriefe1982 · as Gerhard Hartung
A Case For Two1981 · as Bernd Marquart
Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?1980 · as Self
NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
SOKO München1978
The Old Fox1977 · as Mano Deller
The Old Fox1977 · as Thilo Müller
The Old Fox1977 · as Hans Fänger
The Old Fox1977 · as Werner Kuziemsky
The Old Fox1977 · as Erik Falter
The Old Fox1977 · as Peter Larsen
The Old Fox1977 · as Peter Aulan
The Old Fox1977 · as Hausmann
The Old Fox1977 · as Harry Westphal
Kölner Treff1976 · as Self
Derrick1974 · as Jürgen Klose
Derrick1974 · as Rolf Laduhn
Derrick1974 · as Lussmann
Derrick1974 · as Dixi
Derrick1974 · as Psychopath
Derrick1974 · as Alex Sierich
Derrick1974 · as Andy Stein
Derrick1974 · as Manfred Kessler
Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Max Ortheil
Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Uwe Pfandler
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Erik Steinbeck
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Rainer Wenisch
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Alfred Waller
Scene of the Crime1970 · as Doc Decker
Bambi1948 · as Self