Christian Berkel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 28, 1957
- Birthplace
- Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
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.
Filmography
- Ein Knödel für Zwei
Ein Knödel für Zwei TBA
as Roman Boll
- Triptych
Triptych TBA
Actor
Block 10 2026
as Dr. Maximilian Samuel
Ein Taxi für zwei 2025
as Gregor Basil
Entführen für Anfänger 2024
as Adam Lansky
Querschuss 2024
as Andreas, Producer
The Blond Boy from the Casbah 2023
as Sania
Black Box 2023
as Erik Behr
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit 2022
as Self
A Retribution 2022
as Simon Wiesenthal
Trügerische Sicherheit 2022
as Magnus Mittendorf
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger 2021
as Bertram Dinkler
Enfant Terrible 2020
as Interviewer
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes 2020
as Louis Ziffer
Scheidung für Anfänger 2018
as Christoph
What Doesn't Kill Us 2018
as Mark
In Wahrheit - Mord am Engelsgraben 2017
as Erich Kupka
Elle 2016
as Robert
Ein gefährliches Angebot 2016
as Michael Dithardt
Trumbo 2015
as Otto Preminger
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015
as Udo
Anti-Social 2015
as Philip
Dreamgirls 2015
as Herr Hegemann
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight 2014
as Ernst Udet
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit 2014
as Pilot
Buddy 2013
as Dr. Küster
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall 2013
as Dr. van der Meer
Das dunkle Nest 2011
as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
The Last Employee 2011
as David Böttcher
Inglourious Basterds 2009
as Proprietor Eric
Leningrad 2009
as Vinkelmeyer
Valkyrie 2008
as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Mogadischu 2008
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Miracle at St. Anna 2008
as Captain Eichholz
Haber 2008
as Fritz Shimon Haber
Flame & Citron 2008
as Hoffmann
Der andere Junge 2007
as Jakob Wagner
Black Book 2006
as General Käutner
Helen, Fred und Ted 2006
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
- Eine Frage des Gewissens
Eine Frage des Gewissens 2006
as Martin Beltz
Flightplan 2005
as Mortuary Director
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' 2005
as Self
- Der Vater meiner Schwester
Der Vater meiner Schwester 2005
as Dr. Klaus Merbold
- Hexenküsse
Hexenküsse 2005
as Herbert Zauner
- Feuer in der Nacht
Feuer in der Nacht 2004
as Karl Winkler
Guys & Balls 2004
as Rudolf
Downfall 2004
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Soundless 2004
as Lang
- Der Unbestechliche
Der Unbestechliche 2002
as Harald Kittler
Safe Conduct 2002
as Alfred Greven
- Erste Liebe
Erste Liebe 2002
as Rolf Drost
The Experiment 2001
as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
- Verzweiflung
Verzweiflung 2000
Actor
- Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben 2000
as Dietrich
Halt mich fest! 2000
as Axel
- Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht 1999
as Richard
Paradise Is a Trap 1999
as Rudi
Your Best Years 1999
as Arzt
Sweet Little Sixteen 1999
as Thomas Reiner
Tod auf Amrum 1998
as Rolf Spiekermann
- Single sucht Nachwuchs
Single sucht Nachwuchs 1998
Actor
- Vickys Alptraum
Vickys Alptraum 1998
as John
- Simones Entscheidung
Simones Entscheidung 1997
Actor
Rossini 1997
as Weich
- Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns 1997
as Stelzer
- Lautlose Schritte
Lautlose Schritte 1996
as Simon Sundermann
Gates of Fire 1996
as Dr. Sander
- Spur eines Zweifels
Spur eines Zweifels 1995
as Jens Kolberg
- Ein Herz für Laura
Ein Herz für Laura 1995
Actor
- Ich, der Boss
Ich, der Boss 1995
as Victor Mazza
- Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann 1995
as Patrick Lajonne
- Gute Referenzen
Gute Referenzen 1994
Actor
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! 1994
as Walter Gebhard
Das Schicksal der Lilian H. 1993
as Josef
- The Devil Kissed from Behind
The Devil Kissed from Behind 1993
Actor
- Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch
Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch 1991
Writer, Director
- Münchhausens letzte Liebe
Münchhausens letzte Liebe 1988
as Wilhelm
Wallenstein 1987
as Schwedischer Hauptmann
- Wind von Südost
Wind von Südost 1985
as Gernot
- Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen 1984
as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
- Frau Jenny Treibel
Frau Jenny Treibel 1982
as Leopold Treibel
New Year's Eve 1978
as The Young Man
The Serpent's Egg 1977
as Student
- Eine Jugendliebe
Eine Jugendliebe 1977
as Wolfgang
Maiden's War 1977
as Karol Djudko
Credits from TMDB.