Milan Peschel
Acting
Born: January 1, 1968 (age 58) · Berlin, Germany
Highest Rated
Biography
Milan Peschel (born January 17, 1968, in East Berlin) is a German actor and director. Peschel was born in East Berlin to a teacher and a fashion journalist, and he grew up in the city districts of Lichtenberg and Friedrichshain. From 1984 to 1986, he completed an apprenticeship as a theater carpenter at the German State Opera Berlin (Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin), subsequently working as a stage technician at the Volksbühne Berlin until 1991. Afterward, he studied at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1991 to 1995. From 1997 to 2008, Peschel was a member of the ensemble at the Volksbühne Berlin, where he appeared in numerous productions directed by Frank Castorf and Dimiter Gotscheff. Between 2001 and 2003, he also performed as a guest artist at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Since 2007, he has also worked as a director at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin and the Theater an der Parkaue. Furthermore, Peschel has participated as a voice actor in numerous radio drama productions, particularly under the direction of Paul Plamper. For his lead role as a father suffering from a brain tumor in the drama *Halt auf freier Strecke* (Stopped on Track)—directed by Andreas Dresen—Peschel received the 2011 Bavarian Film Prize and the 2012 German Film Prize. In 2021, he received another nomination for his supporting role in *Je suis Karl*. Peschel lives in Berlin. He is married and has a daughter and a son.
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Movies (81)
Fatherland
Armin Schaufelberger
School of Magical Animals 2
Mortimer Morrison
The Captain
Freytag
Asphalt Burning
Berry
The School of the Magical Animals
Mortimer Morrison
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
Kurt Weller
The Palace
Caspar Tell
What a Man
Volker
Me and Kaminski
Eugen Manz
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Tur Tur
Lessons of a Dream
Profalla - Schuldiener
Operation Valkyrie
Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
Rock My Heart
Steckel
Reclaim Your Brain
Philipp
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
Don Quijote
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Grabredner
Jim Button and the Wild 13
Tur Tur
School of Magical Animals 3
Mortimer Morrison
The Exposure
Dorsday
The Holy Grill
Hans-Günther Schnippering
Winnetou - A New World
Sam Hawkens
Not My Day
Vollbärtiger
The Wedding
Andreas
Hamlet_X
Chauffeur
Open the Wall
Ulrich Rotermund
Je suis Karl
Alex Baier
Mary, Queen of Scots
Lord
Nemesis
Voice
The Manny
Rolf
Beckenrand Sheriff
Karl
Steckerlfischfiasko
Marek Bufka
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Turner
Class Reunion 1.0
Andreas
Eight Miles High
Freiberg
Heart of Stone
Glasmännchen
Partisan
2018
My Brother, My Love
Stefan
TKKG
Raimundo
Male Mistakes
Thomas
Black Sheep
Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
All for Ella
Herr Böblinger-Moll
Catweazle
Major-domo
Netto
Marcel Werner
Unter deutschen Betten
Ingo
Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte
Stefan
Lenz
Lenz
The Pasta Detectives
Gustav Fitzke
Stopped on Track
Frank Lange
Old Agent Men
Marcel Werner
Winnetou - The Last Fight
Sam Hawkens
Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner
Gereon
Disaster
Johann
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
Heiner Krishna
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Werner Krauß
Joy of Fatherhood
Ei
Woman in Love
Kostümbildner
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake
Sam Hawkens
The Pasta Detectives 2
Gustav Fitzke
Hannah
Martin
Wir sind die Rosinskis
Torben
Wuff
Fan
Where To?
2026
12 Paces without a Head
Nikolaus Schocke
Danowski - Blutapfel
Adam Danowski
Männertag
Stevie
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen
Wirt
The Pasta Detectives 3
Gustav Fitzke
Sometime in August
Thomas
Gundermann
Volker
In It for the Payback
Jens
Memory Hotel
Beckmann
#BlackSheep
Peter Harminski
Break Up Man
Toto Kuhlmann
Danowski - Neunauge
Adam Danowski
Dirty Hands
Slick
The Red Room
Mann am Rasenmäher
Boxhagener Platz
Bodo
Demons
Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
Alle Alle
Domühl
Auerhaus
F2M2
Der Schweinehirt
Ladeninhaber von Schief
TV Shows (15)
Scene of the Crime
Tim Rische · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Dr. Jost · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Rolf Herken · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Johannes Pröll · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Herr Hacke · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Steffen Thewes · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Joku · 1 eps
Die Chefin
Markus Gärtner · 1 eps
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Karl Beck · 1 eps
Doppelhaushälfte
Andi Knuppe · 43 eps
Crime Scene Cleaner
Schamane · 1 eps
Shades of Guilt
Meyerbeck · 1 eps
House of Promises
Ernst von Trudewind · 6 eps
Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl
13 eps
Old Land
Karl · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
DAS!
Self · 5 eps
Abendschau
Self · 1 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 2 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 2 eps
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self · 1 eps
Riverboat
Self · 3 eps
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film
Self