Christian Berkel (born October 28, 1957) is a German actor.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Being Famous for Beginners
Character:Gregor Basil
Release Date:03/07/2025
Entführen für Anfänger
Character:Adam Lansky
Release Date:28/09/2024
Querschuss
Character:Andreas
Release Date:24/08/2024
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Character:Sania
Release Date:15/11/2023
Black Box
Character:Erik Behr
Release Date:10/08/2023
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/10/2022
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2022
A Retribution
Character:Simon Wiesenthal
Release Date:30/07/2022
Trügerische Sicherheit
Character:Magnus Mittendorf
Release Date:04/04/2022
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
Character:Bertram Dinkler
Release Date:08/01/2021
Enfant Terrible
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:01/10/2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
Character:Louis Ziffer
Release Date:23/01/2020
What Doesn't Kill Us
Character:Mark
Release Date:01/09/2018
Scheidung für Anfänger
Character:Christoph
Release Date:01/09/2018
Elle
Character:Robert
Release Date:25/05/2016
Ein gefährliches Angebot
Character:Michael Dithardt
Release Date:01/04/2016
Trumbo
Character:Otto Preminger
Release Date:27/10/2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Udo
Release Date:13/08/2015
Anti-Social
Character:Philip
Release Date:01/05/2015
Dreamgirls
Character:Herr Hegemann
Release Date:19/02/2015
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
Character:Ernst Udet
Release Date:30/03/2014
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
Character:Pilot
Release Date:01/01/2014
Buddy
Character:Dr. Küster
Release Date:25/12/2013
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
Character:Dr. van der Meer
Release Date:04/11/2013
Das dunkle Nest
Character:Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
Release Date:28/11/2011
The Last Employee
Character:David Böttcher
Release Date:27/10/2011
Inglourious Basterds
Character:Proprietor Eric
Release Date:02/08/2009
Leningrad
Character:Vinkelmeyer
Release Date:01/01/2009
Valkyrie
Character:Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Release Date:25/12/2008
Mogadischu
Character:Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Release Date:30/11/2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Character:Captain Eichholz
Release Date:15/09/2008
Haber
Character:Fritz Shimon Haber
Release Date:05/08/2008
Flame & Citron
Character:Hoffmann
Release Date:25/03/2008
Der andere Junge
Character:Jakob Wagner
Release Date:25/08/2007
Black Book
Character:General Käutner
Release Date:14/09/2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
Character:Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Release Date:13/09/2006
Eine Frage des Gewissens
Character:Martin Beltz
Release Date:29/03/2006
Flightplan
Character:Mortuary Director
Release Date:22/09/2005
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
Character:Self
Release Date:16/09/2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester
Character:Dr. Klaus Merbold
Release Date:23/08/2005
Hexenküsse
Character:Herbert Zauner
Release Date:01/01/2005
Feuer in der Nacht
Character:Karl Winkler
Release Date:26/10/2004
Guys & Balls
Character:Rudolf
Release Date:07/10/2004
Downfall
Character:Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Release Date:16/09/2004
Soundless
Character:Lang
Release Date:22/04/2004
Der Unbestechliche
Character:Harald Kittler
Release Date:24/09/2002
Safe Conduct
Character:Alfred Greven
Release Date:09/01/2002
Erste Liebe
Character:Rolf Drost
Release Date:01/01/2002
The Experiment
Character:Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Release Date:08/03/2001
Verzweiflung
Character:
Release Date:12/10/2000
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
Character:Dietrich
Release Date:10/05/2000
Halt mich fest!
Character:Axel
Release Date:31/03/2000
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Character:Richard
Release Date:22/11/1999
Paradise Is a Trap
Character:Rudi
Release Date:01/10/1999
Your Best Years
Character:Arzt
Release Date:03/09/1999
Sweet Little Sixteen
Character:Thomas Reiner
Release Date:26/03/1999
Tod auf Amrum
Character:Rolf Spiekermann
Release Date:28/12/1998
Single sucht Nachwuchs
Character:
Release Date:18/03/1998
Vickys Alptraum
Character:John
Release Date:07/01/1998
Simones Entscheidung
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1997
Rossini
Character:Weich
Release Date:23/01/1997
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
Character:Stelzer
Release Date:01/01/1997
Lautlose Schritte
Character:Simon Sundermann
Release Date:18/11/1996
Gates of Fire
Character:Dr. Sander
Release Date:10/11/1996
Spur eines Zweifels
Character:Jens Kolberg
Release Date:09/09/1995
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
Character:Patrick Lajonne
Release Date:01/01/1995
Ich, der Boss
Character:Victor Mazza
Release Date:01/01/1995
Ein Herz für Laura
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1995
Gute Referenzen
Character:
Release Date:30/06/1994
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
Character:Walter Gebhard
Release Date:01/01/1994
Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
Character:Josef
Release Date:23/09/1993
The Devil Kissed from Behind
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
Münchhausens letzte Liebe
Character:Wilhelm
Release Date:01/01/1988
Wallenstein
Character:Schwedischer Hauptmann
Release Date:01/01/1987
Wind von Südost
Character:Gernot
Release Date:01/01/1985
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
Character:Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
Release Date:08/02/1984
Frau Jenny Treibel
Character:Leopold Treibel
Release Date:14/12/1982
New Year's Eve
Character:The Young Man
Release Date:31/12/1978
The Serpent's Egg
Character:Student
Release Date:28/10/1977
Eine Jugendliebe
Character:Wolfgang
Release Date:26/09/1977
Maiden's War
Character:Karol Djudko
Release Date:06/06/1977
Television Appearances
Assenheimers Promitalk
Character:Self
Voices of Liberation
Character:Self
Furia
Character:Minister Hardenberg
Die verlorene Tochter
Character:Heinrich von Gems
Realm of the Volga
Character:Narrator
Hier spricht Berlin
Character:Self
Criminal: Germany
Character:Steffen Marquardt
Beat
Character:Richard Diemer
Talk aus Berlin
Character:Self
Abendshow
Character:Self
In Wahrheit
Character:Erich Kupka
MDR um 11
Character:Self
Redemption Road
Character:Jonathan Roth
Ringlstetter
Character:self
Klamroths Konter
Character:Self
Die Superpauker
Character:Self
NSU German History X
Character:Amor
Quizduell-Olymp
Character:Self
Das Literarische Quartett
Character:Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Character:Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Character:
Quizduell
Character:Self
MDR um 4
Character:Self
Grill den Henssler
Character:Self
Im Leben von …
Character:Self
Roche & Böhmermann
Character:Self
Gottschalk Live
Character:Self
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
Character:Heinrich Bockelmann
Günther Jauch
Character:Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Character:Self
Markus Lanz
Character:Self
Dickes B
Character:Self
Der Kriminalist
Character:Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann
Die Sturmflut
Character:Helmut Schmidt
Thadeusz
Character:self
Fröhlich lesen
Character:Self
Star-Biathlon
Character:Self
ZIBB
Character:Self
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Character:Self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
Character:Self
Menschen der Woche
Character:Self
maybrit illner
Character:Self
Volle Kanne
Character:Self
Ein Herz für Kinder
Character:Self
Der letzte Zeuge
Character:Helmut Gittel
Der letzte Zeuge
Character:Hans Leinen
Die Cleveren
Character:Alfons Kleiber
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
Im Dialog
Character:self
Zimmer frei!
Character:Self
Der Mann ohne Schatten
Character:Bruno Kuhlin
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
Character:Lefevre
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Character:Self
Inspector Rex
Character:Gregor Schell
Rosa Roth
Character:Maiwald
Die Kommissarin
Character:Walter Neumann
Doppelter Einsatz
Character:Sebastian van Leuyen
Air Albatros
Character:
Die Gerichtsreporterin
Character:Dr. Wegener
Ein starkes Team
Character:Gerhard Brock
Bella Block
Character:Thomas Engler
Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende
Character:
Hecht & Haie
Character:Dr. Frenkel
Morgenmagazin
Character:self
Riverboat
Character:Self
DAS!
Character:Self
Kommissar Klefisch
Character:Terboven
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Character:Self
Der Bastard
Character:Felix Dennison
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Steckbriefe
Character:Gerhard Hartung
A Case For Two
Character:Bernd Marquart
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
NDR Talk Show
Character:Self
SOKO München
Character:
Der Alte
Character:Mano Deller
Der Alte
Character:Thilo Müller
Der Alte
Character:Hans Fänger
Der Alte
Character:Werner Kuziemsky
Der Alte
Character:Erik Falter
Der Alte
Character:Peter Larsen
Der Alte
Character:Peter Aulan
Der Alte
Character:Hausmann
Der Alte
Character:Harry Westphal
Kölner Treff
Character:Self
Derrick
Character:Jürgen Klose
Derrick
Character:Rolf Laduhn
Derrick
Character:Lussmann
Derrick
Character:Dixi
Derrick
Character:Psychopath
Derrick
Character:Alex Sierich
Derrick
Character:Andy Stein
Derrick
Character:Manfred Kessler
Polizeiruf 110
Character:Max Ortheil
Dalli Dalli
Character:Self
Scene of the Crime
Character:Uwe Pfandler
Scene of the Crime
Character:Erik Steinbeck
Scene of the Crime
Character:Rainer Wenisch
Scene of the Crime
Character:Alfred Waller
Scene of the Crime
Character:Doc Decker
Bambi
Character:Self
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