Jeff Burrell

Biography

Jeff Burrell is an actor and voice-over artist from the United States whose career has been based in Germany. Born in Staten Island, New York, in 1968, he trained at New York City's High School of Performing Arts, earned a degree in German studies at Oberlin College in 1990, and studied acting in Berlin on a Fulbright scholarship, becoming the first American to complete the program there in 1994. He joined the ensemble of the Neues Theater in Halle (Saale) and stayed until 2000, when he moved to Berlin. His screen work includes Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer (2010), Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013) and the spy thriller Jack Strong (2014), and he narrated Jan Komasa's documentary Warsaw Uprising. He also acted in Oles Sanin's The Guide, Ukraine's 2014 Academy Awards nomination, and won a best actor award for Robin: Watch for Wishes in 2018.

58years old

Turns 59 on May 25in 205 days

Born May 25, 1968Staten Island
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 10 years2009 to 2019

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Mystery29%, 2 films
Thriller29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film
Adventure14%, 1 film

First and latest

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A first
Burrell was the first American to earn a degree from the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin, where he studied acting on a Fulbright scholarship and graduated in 1994.
Beyond film
Yuval Sharon staged Lost Highway at the Oper Frankfurt, and in the fall of 2018 Burrell took on the part of Fred Madison in that production.

Jeff Burrell movies on Netflix

Pets United2019IMDb rating 3.7as Ronaldo (voice)
The Confessions2016IMDb rating 6.1as Agente
Jack Strong2014IMDb rating 7.0as Jones
Phoenix2014IMDb rating 7.3as Soldat im Club
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9as Man on Train 1
Shirley: Visions of Reality2013IMDb rating 6.3as Himself (voice)
Pandorum2009IMDb rating 6.7as Trapped Officer 'Eden'

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pets United2019 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Familyas Ronaldovoice
IMDb rating 3.73.5K votes
Pandorum2009 Action, Horror, Mysteryas Trapped Officer 'Eden'
IMDb rating 6.7169K votes
Phoenix2014as Soldat im Club
IMDb rating 7.322K votes
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013as Man on Train 1
IMDb rating 6.9140K votes
Jack Strong2014as Jones
IMDb rating 7.05.7K votes
Shirley: Visions of Reality2013as Himselfvoice
IMDb rating 6.31.1K votes
The Confessions2016as Agente
IMDb rating 6.12.1K votes

Worked with

Jeff Burrell shares two films with Connie Nielsen, 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.

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Connie Nielsen

Dennis Quaid

Christian Slater

Eddie Marsan

Stellan Skarsgård

Uma ThurmanChristian AlvartDirector, 1 film

Lars von TrierDirector, 1 film Christian PetzoldDirector, 1 film

Films together

Connie Nielsen2 films together, 2013 to 2016
Connie Nielsen's page
- The Confessions2016IMDb rating 6.1Burrell as AgenteNielsen as Claire Seth
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9Burrell as Man on Train 1Nielsen as Joe's Mother
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 2009
Dennis Quaid's page
- Pandorum2009IMDb rating 6.7Burrell as Trapped Officer 'Eden'Quaid as Payton
Christian Slater1 film together, 2013
Christian Slater's page
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9Burrell as Man on Train 1Slater as Joe's Father
Eddie Marsan1 film together, 2019
Eddie Marsan's page
- Pets United2019IMDb rating 3.7Burrell as RonaldovoiceMarsan as Mayor Frank Stone
Stellan Skarsgård1 film together, 2013
Stellan Skarsgård's page
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9Burrell as Man on Train 1Skarsgård as Seligman
Uma Thurman1 film together, 2013
Uma Thurman's page
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9Burrell as Man on Train 1Thurman as Mrs. H
Christian AlvartDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Christian Alvart
- Pandorum2009IMDb rating 6.7Burrell as Trapped Officer 'Eden'
Lars von TrierDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Lars von Trier
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013IMDb rating 6.9Burrell as Man on Train 1
Christian PetzoldDirector, 1 film, 2014
- Phoenix2014IMDb rating 7.3Burrell as Soldat im Club

Online

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