Christian Berkel Actor
Born in Berlin, award winning actor Christian Berkel grew up in Paris where he took his first acting lessons. He then completed his training at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie. His unmistakable way of acting and his characteristic appearance leave a long-lasting impression in the spectator’s mind. He has acted in numerous pictures such as the thriller “Das Experiment” (2001) by Olivier Hirschbiegel and since 2006 on TV in the acclaimed crime series “Der Kriminalist” where he plays the leading role of inspector Bruno Schumann. He performed his first parts in Ingmar Bergmann’s „The Serpent’s Egg“ (1977) and in Douglas Sirk’s “New Year’s Eve” (1978). His international career started with films such as the Oscar nominated historical drama “Der Untergang” (2004, Director: Olivier Hirschbiegel), or “Black Book” (2006, Director: Paul Verhoeven), also nominated for the Oscars, part of the official selection of the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Furthermore, he played in the war movie “Miracle at St. Anna” (2008, Director: Spike Lee), “Valkyrie” (2008, Director: Bryan Singer) with Tom Cruise and in Quentin Tarantino’s "Inglorious Bastards“(2009), where he co-starred with Brad Pitt and Christopher Waltz. At the Brazilian film festival FANTASPOA, he won the prize for best actor for the horror picture "Der letzte Angestellte” (Director: Alexander Adolph). His next appearance will be in the spy thriller “The Man from U.N.C.L.E”, directed by Guy Ritchie, which will be released worldwide in summer 2015. Chistian Berkel lives with his wife, actress and author, Andrea Sawatzki, and their two children in Berlin.
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Awards |
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| Year | Title |
| 2012 |
Romy | "Best TV - Movie" | DER MANN MIT DEM FAGOTT |
| 2012 |
Nomination Sprecherpreis Internationalen Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart | DER GESTIEFELTE KATER |
| 2012 |
Deutscher Fernsehpreis | DER MANN MIT DEM FAGOTT |
| 2011 |
Bambi | "Puplic Choice Award" | DER MANN MIT DEM FAGOTT |
| 2011 |
Filmfestivals Fantaspoa - Filmfestival in Porto Alegre| "Best Actor" | DER LETZTE ANGESTELLTE |
| 2009 |
Deutscher Fernsehpreis | "Best Tv - Movie" | MOGADISCHU |
| 2009 |
Die Goldene Kamera | "Best Tv - Movie" | MOGADISCHU |
| 2009 |
Die Goldene Kamera | "Best Actor" | MOGADISCHU |
| 2005 |
Nomination Ocar | DER UNTERGANG |
| 2004 |
Bambi | DER UNTERGANG |
| 1998 |
Goldener Gong | TATORT - SCHWARZER ADVENT |
Cinema |
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| Year | Title |
| 2014 |
TRAUMFRAUEN | Director: Anika Decker |
| 2013 |
BUDDY | Director: Michael Bully Herbig |
| 2013 |
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E | Director: Guy Ritchie |
| 2013 |
ANTI SOCIAL | Director: Reg Traviss |
| 2009 |
DER LETZTE ANGESTELLTE | Director: Alexander Adolph |
| 2008 |
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS | Director: Quentin Tarantino |
| 2007 |
VALKYRIE | Director: Bryan Singer |
| 2007 |
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA | Director: Spike Lee |
| 2007 |
TAGE DES ZORNS | Director: Ole Christian Madsen |
| 2006 |
DER ANDERE JUNGE | Director: Volker Einrauch |
| 2006 |
LENINGRAD | Director: Aleksandr Buravsky |
| 2005 |
HABER | Director: Daniel Ragussis |
| 2005 |
BLACK BOOK | Director: Paul Verhoeven |
| 2004 |
FLIGHTPLAN | Director: Robert Schwentke |
| 2003 |
MÄNNER WIE WIR | Director: Sherry Hormann |
| 2003 |
DER UNTERGANG | Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| 2002 |
LAUTLOS | Director: Mennan Yapo |
| 2001 |
LAISSEZ - PASSER | Director: Bertrand Tavernier |
| 2000 |
DAS EXPERIMENT | Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| 1996 |
ROSSINI - ODER DIE MÖRDERISCHE FRAGE, WER MIT WEM SCHLIEF | Director: Helmut Dietel |
| 1977 |
EINE SYLVESTERNACHT | Director: Douglas Sirk |
| 1976 |
DAS SCHLANGENEI | Director: Ingmar Bergmann |
Television |
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| Year | Title |
| 2013 |
ELLY BEINHORN - ALLEINFLUG | Director: Christine Hartmann |
| 2012 |
EIN STARKES TEAM - ALTE WUNDEN | Director: Thorsten Näter |
| 2012 |
BÜRGER VAN LEEUWEN II - TOTENENGEL | Director: Matti Geschonneck |
| 2012 |
EIN STARKES TEAM - ALTE WUNDEN | Director: Thorsten Näter |
| 2010 |
DAS DUNKLE NEST | Director: Christine Hartmann |
| 2010 |
DER MANN MIT DEM FAGOTT | Director: Miguel Alexandre |
| 2007 |
MOGADISCHU | Director: Roland Suso Richter |
| 2006 - 2015 |
DER KRIMINALIST | Directors: Sherry Hormann, Torsten C. Fischer, Thomas Jahn, Jobst C. Oetzmann, Elmar Fischer, Dagmar Hirtz, Buddy Giovinazzo |
| 2005 |
EINE FRAGE DES GEWISSENS | Director: Thomas Bohn |
| 2005 |
TATORT - LEERSTAND | Director: Niki Stein |
| 2005 |
DIE STURMFLUT | Director: Joprgu Papavassiliou |
| 2005 |
HELEN, FRED UND TED - WAS IST SCHON NORMAL? | Director: Sherry Hormann |
| 2005 |
HELEN, FRED UND TED - DREI IST EINER ZUVIEL | Director: Sherry Hormann |
| 2004 |
LIVE MOVIE - FEUER IN DER NACHT | Director: Kai Wessel |
| 2004 |
TATORT - TEUFEL IM LEIB | Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg |
| 2004 |
DER VERFÜHRER | Director: Christoph Stark |
| 2002 |
DER UNSTERBLICHE | Director: Erwin Keusch |
| 2002 |
ERSTE LIEBE | Director: Claudia Prietzel |
| 2002 |
BELLA BLOCK - DAS GEGENTEIL VON LIEBE | Director: Dagmar Hirtz |
| 2000 |
DIE AFFÄRE SEMMELING | Director: Dieter Wedel |
| 1999 |
HALT MICH FEST | Director: Horst Sczerba |
| 1999 |
STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT | Director: Thomas Stiller |
| 1998 |
SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN | Director: Peter Patzak |
| 1998 |
DEINE BESTEN JAHRE | Director: Dominik Graf |
| 1997 |
VICKY'S ALPTRAUM | Director: Peter Keglevic |
| 1997 |
TATORT - SCHWARZER ADVENT | Director: Jobst C. Oetzmann |
| 1995 |
DAS AMULETT | Director: Urs Egger |
| 1994 |
DREI FRAUEN UND (K)EIN MANN | Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel |
| 1986 |
SCOOP | Director: Gavin Millar |
Misc |
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| Year | Title |
| 2009 |
German voice for "Mr. Fox" in DER FANTASTISCHE MR. FOX |
| 2001 |
German voice for "Jack" in DER GESTIEFELTE KATER |
Theatre |
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| Year | Title |
| 2003 - 2004 |
DIE ZIEGE ODER WER IST SYLVIA | Renaissance Theater Berlin | Director: Felix Prader |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Residenztheater München, Burgtheater Wien, Schillertheater Berlin | Directors f.e.: Claus Peymann, Rufolf Noelte, Alexander Lang |