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.
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Filmography
all 162
Movies 83
TV Shows 79
self 48
Director 2
Voice 1
Entführen für Anfänger (2024)
Querschuss (2024)
Black Box (2023)
Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!" (2022)
Schächten (2022)
Trügerische Sicherheit (2022)
Furia (2021)
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger (2021)
Enfant Terrible (2020)
Die verlorene Tochter (2020)
Realm of the Volga (2019)
Criminal: Germany (2019)
Beat (2018)
Scheidung für Anfänger (2018)
In Wahrheit (2017)
Redemption Road (2017)
Elle (2016)
Ein gefährliches Angebot (2016)
Trumbo (2015)
Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015)
Anti-Social (2015)
Dreamgirls (2015)
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight (2014)
Buddy (2013)
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall (2013)
Das dunkle Nest (2011)
Der Mann mit dem Fagott (2011)
Der Mann mit dem Fagott (2011)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Leningrad (2009)
Valkyrie (2008)
Mogadischu (2008)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Haber (2008)
Flame & Citron (2008)
Der andere Junge (2007)
Der Kriminalist (2006)
Black Book (2006)
Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)
Eine Frage des Gewissens (2006)
Die Sturmflut (2006)
Flightplan (2005)
Der Vater meiner Schwester (2005)
Hexenküsse (2005)
Feuer in der Nacht (2004)
Guys & Balls (2004)
Downfall (2004)
ZIBB (2003)
Der Unbestechliche (2002)
Safe Conduct (2002)
Erste Liebe (2002)
The Experiment (2001)
Sweet Little Sixteen (1999)
Tod auf Amrum (1998)
Der letzte Zeuge (1998)
Die Cleveren (1998)
Rossini (1997)
Lautlose Schritte (1996)
Gates of Fire (1996)
Der Mann ohne Schatten (1996)
Spur eines Zweifels (1995)
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann (1995)
Ich, der Boss (1995)
Inspector Rex (1994)
Rosa Roth (1994)
Die Kommissarin (1994)
Doppelter Einsatz (1994)
Die Gerichtsreporterin (1994)
Ein starkes Team (1994)
Bella Block (1994)
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! (1994)
Hecht & Haie (1993)
Ein toter Spieler verläßt den Tisch (1991)
DAS! (1991)
Kommissar Klefisch (1990)
Der Bastard (1989)
Wallenstein (1987)
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen (1984)
Frau Jenny Treibel (1982)
Steckbriefe (1982)
A Case For Two (1981)
New Year's Eve (1978)
Eine Jugendliebe (1977)
Der Mädchenkrieg (1977)
Der Alte (1977)
Derrick (1974)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1957-10-28 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
RelationshipsAndrea Sawatzki
SpouseAndrea Sawatzki
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsGolden Feather
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