Christian Berkel
Biography
Christian Berkel is a German actor who started taking drama lessons in Paris at fourteen with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin, then trained at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. He performed on stages in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, and Vienna, and at the Schiller Theater, and worked in many German television productions before playing Dr. Ernst-Günther Schenck in the Academy Award-nominated Downfall (2004). Further screen roles followed in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book (2006) and in the American films Valkyrie (2008) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). He is also known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), and for his appearances in Downfall, Black Book, Valkyrie, and Inglourious Basterds. Born in Berlin, he has appeared in German television and American films.
68years old
Turns 69 on October 28in 16 days
- Born Berlin
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 45 years1977 to 2022
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Early training
Christian Berkel took drama lessons in Paris from the age of 14 with Jean-Louis Barrault and Pierre Berlin, before training at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin.
Big break
Berkel appeared in many German television productions before he played Dr. Ernst-Günther Schenck in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004).
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Christian Berkel shares two films with Carice van Houten, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Carice van Houten's page
Waldemar Kobus's page
Bill Nighy's page
Tom Wilkinson's page
David Carradine's page
Gabriel Byrne's page
All films by Paul Verhoeven
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | Golden Feather | Won | |
Online
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