Christian Berkel
Known for
Acting
Born
October 28, 1957 (age 68)
Birthplace
Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
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 mov...
Best known work
Inglourious Basterds
2009
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
Downfall
2004
Valkyrie
2008
Flightplan
2005
Elle
2016
Trumbo
2015
Black Book
2006
The Experiment
2001
Hijack
2023Filmography
TBA
2026
Block 10as Dr. Maximilian Samuel
2025
2025
Ein Taxi für zweias Gregor Basil
2024
Entführen für Anfängeras Adam Lansky
2024
Querschussas Andreas, Producer
2023
The Blond Boy from the Casbahas Sania
2023
Black Boxas Erik Behr
2023
2022
2022
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"as Narrator (voice)
2022
2022
A Retributionas Simon Wiesenthal
2022
2022
Trügerische Sicherheitas Magnus Mittendorf
2021
2021
Sportabzeichen für Anfängeras Bertram Dinkler
2020
Enfant Terribleas Interviewer
2020
2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroesas Louis Ziffer
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018