Christian Berkel
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
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
as Sania
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
as Sania
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit
as Self
Die Akte Oppenheimer - Und ewig grüßt der Antisemit
as Self
A Retribution
as Simon Wiesenthal
A Retribution
as Simon Wiesenthal
Trügerische Sicherheit
as Magnus Mittendorf
Trügerische Sicherheit
as Magnus Mittendorf
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
as Bertram Dinkler
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
as Bertram Dinkler
Enfant Terrible
as Interviewer
Enfant Terrible
as Interviewer
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
as Louis Ziffer
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
as Louis Ziffer
Scheidung für Anfänger
as Christoph
Scheidung für Anfänger
as Christoph
Elle
as Robert
Elle
as Robert
Trumbo
as Otto Preminger
Trumbo
as Otto Preminger
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Udo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Udo
Anti-Social
as Philip
Anti-Social
as Philip
Dreamgirls
as Herr Hegemann
Dreamgirls
as Herr Hegemann
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
as Ernst Udet
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
as Ernst Udet
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
as Pilot
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
as Pilot
Buddy
as Dr. Küster
Buddy
as Dr. Küster
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
as Dr. van der Meer
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
as Dr. van der Meer
Das dunkle Nest
as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
Das dunkle Nest
as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg
The Last Employee
as David Böttcher
The Last Employee
as David Böttcher
Inglourious Basterds
as Proprietor Eric
Inglourious Basterds
as Proprietor Eric
Leningrad
as Vinkelmeyer
Leningrad
as Vinkelmeyer
Valkyrie
as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Valkyrie
as Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim
Mogadischu
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Mogadischu
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Miracle at St. Anna
as Captain Eichholz
Miracle at St. Anna
as Captain Eichholz
Haber
as Fritz Shimon Haber
Haber
as Fritz Shimon Haber
Flame & Citron
as Hoffmann
Flame & Citron
as Hoffmann
Der andere Junge
as Jakob Wagner
Der andere Junge
as Jakob Wagner
Black Book
as General Käutner
Black Book
as General Käutner
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich
Eine Frage des Gewissens
as Martin Beltz
Eine Frage des Gewissens
as Martin Beltz
Flightplan
as Mortuary Director
Flightplan
as Mortuary Director
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
as Self
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
as Self
Der Vater meiner Schwester
as Dr. Klaus Merbold
Der Vater meiner Schwester
as Dr. Klaus Merbold
Hexenküsse
as Herbert Zauner
Hexenküsse
as Herbert Zauner
Feuer in der Nacht
as Karl Winkler
Feuer in der Nacht
as Karl Winkler
Guys & Balls
as Rudolf
Guys & Balls
as Rudolf
Downfall
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Downfall
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Der Unbestechliche
as Harald Kittler
Der Unbestechliche
as Harald Kittler
Safe Conduct
as Alfred Greven
Safe Conduct
as Alfred Greven
Verzweiflung
Verzweiflung
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
as Dietrich
Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
as Dietrich
Halt mich fest!
as Axel
Halt mich fest!
as Axel
Paradise Is a Trap
as Rudi
Paradise Is a Trap
as Rudi
Your Best Years
as Arzt
Your Best Years
as Arzt
Single sucht Nachwuchs
Single sucht Nachwuchs
Rossini
as Weich
Rossini
as Weich
Lautlose Schritte
as Simon Sundermann
Lautlose Schritte
as Simon Sundermann
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
as Walter Gebhard
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
as Walter Gebhard
Wallenstein
as Schwedischer Hauptmann
Wallenstein
as Schwedischer Hauptmann
The Serpent's Egg
as Student
The Serpent's Egg
as Student
Maiden's War
as Karol Djudko
Maiden's War
as Karol Djudko
Triptych
Triptych