Christian Berkel
b. 1957 (age 69)
Berlin, Germany
Actor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Filmography
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★ 6.1
Berühmt sein für Anfänger
2025 Actor
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★ 6.3
Querschuss
2024 Actor
Andreas
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★ 6.2
Entführen für Anfänger
2024 Actor
Adam Lansky
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★ 5.5
Black Box
2023 Actor
Erik Behr
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★ 6.5
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
2023 Actor
Sania
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★ 5.7
Schächten: A Retribution
2022 Actor
Simon Wiesenthal
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★ 8.0
Voices of Liberation
2022 Self
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★ 5.9
Trügerische Sicherheit
2022 Actor
Magnus Mittendorf
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Traumhäuser in Kalifornien
2022 Self
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★ 7.1
Furia
2021 Actor
Minister Hardenberg
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★ 5.1
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
2021 Actor
Bertram Dinkler
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★ 6.6
Die verlorene Tochter
2020 Actor
Heinrich von Gems
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★ 7.6
Criminal: Germany
2019 Actor
Marquardt
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★ 4.8
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2019 Actor
Louis Ziffer
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★ 8.0
Volga: Mother of Rivers
2019 Self
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★ 7.2
Miss-Verstehen Sie mich richtig!
2019 Self
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Hier spricht Berlin
2019 Self
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★ 7.3
Beat
2018 Actor
Richard Diemer
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★ 6.1
What Doesn't Kill Us
2018 Actor
Mark
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★ 6.3
Scheidung für Anfänger
2018 Actor
Christoph
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★ 7.1
Redemption Road
2017 Actor
Jonathan Roth
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★ 6.3
In Truth: Murder at Engelsgraben
2017 Actor
Erich Kupka
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Guardians of Heritage: Die Hüter der Geschichte
2017 Self
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★ 7.1
Elle
2016 Actor
Robert
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★ 6.2
A Dangerous Proposal
2016 Actor
Michael Dithardt
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2016: Das Quiz
2016 Self
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The 2016 European Film Awards
2016 Self
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Die versteckte Kamera 2016 - Prominent reingelegt!
2016 Self
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Die Superpauker
2016 Self
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Die goldene Kamera
2016 Self
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★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 Actor
Udo
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★ 5.7
Anti-Social
2015 Actor
Philip
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★ 6.4
Solo
2014 Actor
Ernst Udet
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★ 6.3
Business As Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
2014 Actor
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★ 5.8
Buddy
2013 Actor
Martin
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★ 5.5
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
2013 Actor
Dr. van der Meer
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★ 4.6
Die Quizshow mit Jörg Pilawa
2012 Self
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★ 6.8
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
2011 Actor
Heinrich Bockelmann
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★ 6.1
The Dark Nest
2011 Actor
Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
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Eugen Ruge - eine Familiengeschichte wird zum Bestseller
2011 Self
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Deutschland gegen Österreich - Das Duell
2011 Self
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★ 6.1
The Last Employee
2010 Actor
David
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2009 Women's World Awards
2009 Self
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★ 7.1
Valkyrie
2008 Actor
Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim
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★ 7.2
Flame & Citron
2008 Actor
Hoffmann
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★ 7.2
Mogadischu
2008 Actor
Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
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★ 6.6
Haber
2008 Actor
Fritz Shimon Haber
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★ 7.0
The Other Boy
2007 Actor
Jakob Wagner
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Der Baum
2007 Actor
Raymond Remberg
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★ 7.7
Black Book
2006 Actor
Gen. Käutner
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★ 7.0
Der Kriminalist
2006 Actor
Schumann
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★ 7.2
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006 Actor
Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
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★ 6.2
Eine Frage des Gewissens
2006 Actor
Martin Beltz
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★ 6.3
Der Vater meiner Schwester
2005 Actor
Dr. Klaus Merbold
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★ 5.9
Hexenküsse
2005 Actor
Herbert Zauner
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★ 8.2
Downfall
2004 Actor
Prof. Ernst-Günther Schenck
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★ 6.5
Soundless
2004 Actor
Lang
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★ 8.2
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film 'Der Untergang'
2004 Self
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★ 6.8
Feuer in der Nacht
2004 Actor
Karl Winkler
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★ 6.9
Safe Conduct
2002 Actor
Dr. Greven
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★ 6.7
Erste Liebe
2002 Actor
Rolf Drost
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★ 5.2
Der Unbestechliche
2002 Actor
Harald Kittler
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Paradise Is a Trap
2002 Actor
Rudi
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★ 7.7
The Experiment
2001 Actor
Robert Steinhoff Nr. 38
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★ 7.1
Halt mich fest!
2000 Actor
Axel
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★ 5.7
Verzweiflung
2000 Actor
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★ 5.3
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
2000 Actor
Dietrich
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Vater und Tochter
2000 Actor
Manfred Teichert
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★ 6.5
Deine besten Jahre
1999 Actor
Arzt
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★ 4.8
Sweet Little Sixteen
1999 Actor
Thomas Reiner
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★ 6.0
Stille Nacht - Heilige Nacht
1999 Actor
Richard
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★ 6.7
Single sucht Nachwuchs
1998 Actor
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★ 6.4
Tod auf Amrum
1998 Actor
Rolf Spiekermann
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★ 5.4
Vickys Alptraum
1998 Actor
John
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Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
1997 Actor
Stelzer
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Simones Entscheidung
1997 Actor
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★ 6.6
Gates of Fire
1996 Actor
Dr. Sander
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Lautlose Schritte
1996 Actor
Simon Sundermann
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Der Mann ohne Schatten
1996 Actor
Bruno Kuhlin
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★ 9.1
Ich, der Boß
1995 Actor
Victor Mazza
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★ 6.3
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
1995 Actor
Patrick Lajonne
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★ 4.2
Ein Herz für Laura
1995 Actor
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Spur eines Zweifels
1995 Actor
Jens Kolberg
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★ 4.7
Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio
1994 Self
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★ 6.2
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
1994 Actor
Walter Gebhard
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Den Teufel am Hintern geküßt
1993 Actor
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Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
1993 Actor
Josef
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Steuergeheimnisse
1991 Actor
Edmund Backes
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★ 8.7
Bastard
1989 Actor
Felix Dennison
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Münchhausens letzte Liebe
1988 Actor
Wilhelm
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Gespenster
1987 Actor
Oswald Alving
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Wind von Südost
1985 Actor
Gernot
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Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
1984 Actor
Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin
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★ 8.0
Frau Jenny Treibel
1982 Actor
Leopold Treibel
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Steckbriefe
1982 Actor
Gerhard Hartung
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Jenseits von Schweden
1979 Actor
Dick
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★ 7.0
Silvesternacht - Ein Dialog
1978 Actor
Der junge Mann
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★ 6.6
The Serpent's Egg
1977 Actor
Student
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★ 6.4
Maiden's War
1977 Actor
Karol Djudko
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Eine Jugendliebe
1977 Actor
Wolfgang