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Christian Berkel
Summary
Christian Berkel (born 28 October 1957) is a German actor. He is known for his appearances in Downfall (2004), Valkyrie (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015).
Berkel was born on 28 October 1957 in Berlin. His father had been a military doctor in World War II. His Jewish mother fled to Argentina and returned to Germany after the end of the war.
From the age of 14 Berkel 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 Berlin and appeared on stage in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna and at the Schiller Theater.
Berkel has appeared in many German television productions before starring in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004) as Dr. Ernst-Günther Schenck. He has followed this with roles in Paul Verhoeven's film Black Book (2006) and the American films Flightplan (2005), Valkyrie (2008) and Inglourious Basterds (2009).
In addition to his native German, Berkel speaks English and French.
Berkel met actress Andrea Sawatzki in 1998. They were married in 2011. The couple have two sons. The family live in Berlin.
1977: de - Karol Djudko
1977: The Serpent's Egg - Student
1978: Tatort - Rot, rot, tot (TV) - Doc Decker / Dr. Alfred Waller / Erik Steinbeck / Rainer Wenisch / Uwe Pfandler
1982: Frau Jenny Treibel (TV) - Leopold Treibel
1983: Derrick - Season 10, Episode 06: "Tödliches Rendezvous" - Manfred Kessler
1989: Der Bastard (TV series) - Felix Dennison
1991: Karniggels - Man #2 (voice)
1993: Das Schicksal der Lilian H. (TV) - Josef
1993: Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende ... in Salzburg (TV)
1996: Der Mann ohne Schatten (TV series) - Bruno Kuhlin
1996: Lautlose Schritte (TV) - Simon Sundermann
1997: Rossini - Weich
1997: Umarmung mit dem Tod (TV) - Lefevre
1998: Vicky's Nightmare (TV) - John Nadolny
1998: Tod auf Amrum (TV) - Rolf Spiekermann
1999: Sweet Little Sixteen (TV) - Thomas Reiner
2000: Verzweiflung
2000: Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben (TV) - Dietrich
2001: Das Experiment (The Experiment) - Robert Steinhoff Nr.
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