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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.743 |
| Birthday | 1957-10-28 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin, West Germany [now Germany] |
| Also Known As |
2001
The Experiment
7.405/1096
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2004
Downfall
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2008
Valkyrie
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Valkyrie
2009
Leningrad
5.524/84
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2004
Soundless
6.3/22
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2006
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6.2/29
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Mogadischu
6.6/29
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2008
Flame & Citron
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Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
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Unser Verein: "Eisern Union!"
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Safe Conduct
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Trügerische Sicherheit
6/1
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Black Box
5/11
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Schächten
5/6
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1999
Your Best Years
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1997
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Sweet Little Sixteen
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2024
Querschuss
6.1/5
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2005
Hexenküsse
2/1
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2004
Feuer in der Nacht
3/1
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2013
Buddy
6/72
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Buddy
1997
Rossini
6.175/40
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2014
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
5.4/5
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Black Book
7.5/1152
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Eine Jugendliebe
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1995
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
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2005
Der Vater meiner Schwester
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Der Vater meiner Schwester
2002
Der Unbestechliche
6/1
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Tod auf Amrum
6/1
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Der Mädchenkrieg
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Das Schicksal der Lilian H.
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Der andere Junge
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Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben
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Erste Liebe
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Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
6/1
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Helen, Fred und Ted
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Miracle at St. Anna
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7/1
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2000
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Once Upon a Time in Algeria
5.5/14
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Ein Herz für Laura
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2008
Haber
7/3
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New Year's Eve
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Elle
6.7/1872
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1993
The Devil Kissed from Behind
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2013
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
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Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
1984
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
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1997
Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns
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Wallenstein
0/0
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2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1/6376
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Paradise Is a Trap
6/1
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Anti-Social
5.4/43
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Wind von Südost
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1988
Münchhausens letzte Liebe
0/0
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2015
Dreamgirls
5.811/148
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Dreamgirls
2015
Trumbo
7.166/1576
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Trumbo
2000
Verzweiflung
2/1
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2016
Ein gefährliches Angebot
5.8/5
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Ein gefährliches Angebot
1994
Gute Referenzen
0/0
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Gute Referenzen
1996
Gates of Fire
0/0
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Gates of Fire
2018
What Doesn't Kill Us
6.2/12
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1995
Spur eines Zweifels
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Spur eines Zweifels
2018
Scheidung für Anfänger
5.7/3
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Scheidung für Anfänger
2014
Business as Usual - Der Prophet fliegt mit
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2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
5.8/33
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Enfant Terrible
4.4/34
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2005
Flightplan
6.456/2638
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Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
5.5/3
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