Milan Peschel
Born: 1968-01-01 in Berlin, Germany
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Holy Grill as Hans-Günther Schnippering
- Fatherland as Armin Schaufelberger
- Steckerlfischfiasko
- The Exposure as Dorsday
- Where To?
2025
- Danowski - Neunauge as Adam Danowski
- Memory Hotel as Beckmann
- In It for the Payback as Jens
- Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie
- #BlackSheep as Peter Harminski
2024
- School of Magical Animals 3 as Mortimer Morrison
- Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film as Self
2023
- The Palace as Caspar Tell
- Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl
2022
- Doppelhaushälfte as Andi Knuppe
- House of Promises as Ernst von Trudewind
- School of Magical Animals 2 as Mortimer Morrison
- All for Ella as Herr Böblinger-Moll
2021
- The School of the Magical Animals as Mortimer Morrison
- Je suis Karl as Alex Baier
- Catweazle as Major-domo
- Beckenrand Sheriff as Karl
2020
- Asphalt Burning as Berry
- Old Land as Karl
- Jim Button and the Wild 13 as Tur Tur
- Nemesis as Voice
- The Wall
- The Wedding as Andreas
2019
- TKKG as Raimundo
- Auerhaus as F2M2
- Danowski - Blutapfel as Adam Danowski
- My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo as Heiner Krishna
2018
- The Captain as Freytag
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Tur Tur
- Class Reunion 1.0 as Andreas
- The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs as Kurt Weller
- My Brother, My Love as Stefan
- Gundermann as Volker
- Wuff as Fan
- Partisan
2017
- Abendshow as Self
- Rock My Heart as Steckel
- The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter as Grabredner
- Old Agent Men as Marcel Werner
- Der Schweinehirt as Ladeninhaber von Schief
- Unter deutschen Betten as Ingo
- Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner as Gereon
2016
- Heart of Stone as Glasmännchen
- Winnetou - A New World as Sam Hawkens
- Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake as Sam Hawkens
- Männertag as Stevie
- The Pasta Detectives 3 as Gustav Fitzke
- Winnetou - The Last Fight as Sam Hawkens
- Wir sind die Rosinskis as Torben
- Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte as Stefan
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Shades of Guilt as Meyerbeck
- Disaster as Johann
- The Manny as Rolf
- Me and Kaminski as Eugen Manz
- The Pasta Detectives 2 as Gustav Fitzke
2014
- Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched as Don Quijote
- Open the Wall as Ulrich Rotermund
- Not My Day as Vollbärtiger
- Joy of Fatherhood as Ei
- The Pasta Detectives as Gustav Fitzke
- Male Mistakes as Thomas
- Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen as Wirt
2013
- Mary, Queen of Scots as Lord
- Break Up Man as Toto Kuhlmann
2012
- Die Chefin as Markus Gärtner
- The Adventures of Huck Finn as Turner
2011
- Crime Scene Cleaner as Schamane
- Woman in Love as Kostümbildner
- Lessons of a Dream as Profalla - Schuldiener
- What a Man as Volker
- Stopped on Track as Frank Lange
2010
- Jew Suss: Rise and Fall as Werner Krauß
- The Red Room as Mann am Rasenmäher
- Boxhagener Platz as Bodo
2009
- Sometime in August as Thomas
- 12 Paces without a Head as Nikolaus Schocke
2007
- Eight Miles High as Freiberg
- Reclaim Your Brain as Philipp
- Alle Alle as Domühl
- Hannah as Martin
2006
- Black Sheep as Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
- Lenz as Lenz
2005
- Netto as Marcel Werner
2004
- Kulturplatz as Self
- Operation Valkyrie as Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- Demons as Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Dirty Hands as Slick
1997
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
1995
- Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall as Karl Beck
1992
- Riverboat as Self
1991
- DAS! as Self
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Joku
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Tim Rische
1951
- German Film Award as Self