Portrait of Christian Berkel

Acting

Christian Berkel

Career

Active from 1977 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Downfall
Downfall
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christian Berkel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Cinema 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Contemporary German Cinema 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ein Knödel für Zwei
Ein Knödel für Zwei

as Roman Boll

2020s

15 titles · average score 59
Block 10
Block 10 (2026)

as Dr. Maximilian Samuel

Ein Taxi für zwei
Ein Taxi für zwei (2025)

as Gregor Basil

Entführen für Anfänger
Entführen für Anfänger (2024)

as Adam Lansky

Querschuss
Querschuss (2024)

as Andreas

Black Box
Black Box (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as Erik Behr

Hijack
Hijack (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Roland Murnau

The Blond Boy from the Casbah
The Blond Boy from the Casbah (2023)

as Sania

A Retribution
A Retribution (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Simon Wiesenthal

Trügerische Sicherheit
Trügerische Sicherheit (2022)

as Magnus Mittendorf

Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger (2021)

as Bertram Dinkler

Die verlorene Tochter
Die verlorene Tochter (2020)

TV show · as Heinrich von Gems

The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

as Louis Ziffer

2010s

23 titles · average score 65
Realm of the Volga
Realm of the Volga (2019)

TV show · as Narrator

Scheidung für Anfänger
Scheidung für Anfänger (2018)

as Christoph

In Wahrheit - Mord am Engelsgraben
In Wahrheit - Mord am Engelsgraben (2017)

as Erich Kupka

Elle
Elle (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

as Robert

Ein gefährliches Angebot
Ein gefährliches Angebot (2016)

as Michael Dithardt

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

as Udo

Anti-Social
Anti-Social (2015)
GoodWatch score 35

as Philip

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight (2014)

as Ernst Udet

Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall
Totenengel - Van Leeuwens zweiter Fall (2013)

as Dr. van der Meer

The Man with the Bassoon
The Man with the Bassoon (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Heinrich Bockelmann

Das dunkle Nest
Das dunkle Nest (2011)

as Pfarrer Dr. Gabriel Reinberg

The Last Employee
The Last Employee (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as David Böttcher

2000s

27 titles · average score 64
Leningrad
Leningrad (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Vinkelmeyer

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
GoodWatch score 81

as Proprietor Eric

Flame & Citron
Flame & Citron (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hoffmann

Haber
Haber (2008)

as Fritz Shimon Haber

Der Kriminalist
Der Kriminalist (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Hauptkommissar Bruno Schumann

Helen, Fred und Ted
Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)

TV show · as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich

Helen, Fred und Ted
Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)

as Eduard 'Ted' Fröhlich

Der Vater meiner Schwester
Der Vater meiner Schwester (2005)

as Dr. Klaus Merbold

Downfall
Downfall (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Soundless
Soundless (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lang

Erste Liebe
Erste Liebe (2002)

as Rolf Drost

The Experiment
The Experiment (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38

1990s

31 titles · average score 62
Sweet Little Sixteen
Sweet Little Sixteen (1999)

as Thomas Reiner

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (1999)

as Richard

Your Best Years
Your Best Years (1999)

as Arzt

Tod auf Amrum
Tod auf Amrum (1998)

as Rolf Spiekermann

Der letzte Zeuge
Der letzte Zeuge (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Hans Leinen / Helmut Gittel

Der Mann ohne Schatten
Der Mann ohne Schatten (1996)

TV show · as Bruno Kuhlin

Ich, der Boss
Ich, der Boss (1995)

as Victor Mazza

Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann
Drei Frauen und (k)ein Mann (1995)

as Patrick Lajonne

Inspector Rex
Inspector Rex (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Gregor Schell

Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! (1994)

as Walter Gebhard

Ein starkes Team
Ein starkes Team (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Gerhard Brock

Bella Block
Bella Block (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Thomas Engler

1980s

8 titles · average score 60
Bastard
Bastard (1989)

TV show · as Felix Dennison

Münchhausens letzte Liebe
Münchhausens letzte Liebe (1988)

as Wilhelm

Wallenstein
Wallenstein (1987)

as Schwedischer Hauptmann

Wind von Südost
Wind von Südost (1985)

as Gernot

Das schöne irre Judenmädchen
Das schöne irre Judenmädchen (1984)

as Friedrich, Graf von Schwerin

Frau Jenny Treibel
Frau Jenny Treibel (1982)

as Leopold Treibel

Steckbriefe
Steckbriefe (1982)

TV show · as Gerhard Hartung

A Case For Two
A Case For Two (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Bernd Marquart

1970s

9 titles · average score 59
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve (1978)

as The Young Man

SOKO München
SOKO München (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
GoodWatch score 40

as Student

The Old Fox
The Old Fox (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Hausmann / Hans Fänger

Eine Jugendliebe
Eine Jugendliebe (1977)

as Wolfgang

Maiden's War
Maiden's War (1977)

as Karol Djudko

Derrick
Derrick (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Jürgen Klose / Rolf Laduhn

Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Max Ortheil

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Erik Steinbeck / Uwe Pfandler