Daniel Zillmann
Born: 1981-01-18 in Berlin, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Daniel Zillmann (born January 18, 1981, in West Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, and singer. Daniel Zillmann grew up in Berlin-Neukölln and completed his acting training at the Special Coaching Actors Studio in Berlin. He made his feature film debut in 2005 in *NVA*, directed by Leander Haußmann. Numerous roles in film and television productions followed, including *Schwere Jungs*, *Schwarze Schafe*, *Gonger – Das Böse vergisst nie*, and the fairy-tale film *Die kluge Bauerntochter*. He played recurring roles in various TV series, including *Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt*, *KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst*, and—since 2017—*Löwenzahn*, in which he plays the character David Paschulke. Zillmann is also successful as a voice actor. He has voiced roles in animated films such as *Baymax – Riesiges Robowabohu* (the German dub of *Big Hero 6*), *Zoomania* (*Zootopia*), and the *Hotel Transylvania* film series. Furthermore, he works as an audio drama performer and has appeared in numerous other film and television productions, including *Buddy*, *Zettl*, *Sommer in Orange*, and the ZDF miniseries *Der gleiche Himmel*. Alongside his acting career, Zillmann is also active in the music scene. He was the lead singer of the band Norma Jeane Baker and, together with Luci van Org, founded the musical project KiNG MAMI. He was also a member of the Berlin-based artist collective "HüKST." For his role in the web series *World of Wolfram*, he was nominated for "Outstanding Actor" at the LA Web Fest. Since 2019, he has also written a column for *Curvy Magazin*. In 2021, Zillmann was among the actors who publicly came out as queer as part of the #actout initiative.
Filmography
2026
- Stardust Hotel as Herr Schmitt
- The Perfect Holiday
2025
- Manitou's Canoe as Little Rock
- School of Magical Animals 4 as Fitzgeraldo (voice)
- Akiko, the Flying Monkey as Aron (voice)
- Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse as Malte
- Olivia as Marius Körbel
- #BlackSheep as Arnold
- Janine Moves to the Country as Daniel Krause
- Mountain of Miracle as Olli Hermes
2024
- Die Notärztin as Jörg Strache
- Viktor bringt's as Carlos
- Gossip - Wie eine Band die Nuller Jahre umkrempelte as Self
- That's a Wrap as Ingo Hildebrandt
2023
- Luden as Tanja
- Kugelrund as Henning
- Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats as Buffalo Bill
- The Fourth Generation as Chad
2022
- Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise as Self
- Ich dich auch! as Tüffi
- Die 2050er - Everything will change as Cinema Guy Tom
- Hübsches Gesicht as Benny
- The Kangaroo Conspiracy as Walter Feldmann
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- My Son as Tramper
- Immer der Nase nach as Gurke
- Zwerg Nase as Graf Kunz der Schlemmer
2020
- Freaks - You're One of Us as Alex
- The Kangaroo Chronicles as Der Dicke
- Liebe. Jetzt ! as Julius
2019
- Other Parents as Malte
- Rampensau as Louis
- Monodrama as Arturo Ui
- My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
2018
- Falk as Dr. Müller-Gernhard
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Big Head (voice)
- Tanken - mehr als Super as Olaf
- Partisan
- Away You Go as Gerry
- Schattengrund as Maik
- Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten as Stefan
2017
- The Same Sky as Tobias Preuss
- King of Berlin as Helmuth Machalik
- Allmen and the Pink Diamond as Inspector Krille
- Ein Dorf rockt ab as Pulle
- Blind & Ugly as Dominik
2016
- Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania as Bodo
- The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 as Big M (Dicker Michi)
- Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge as Ralf
- World of Wolfram as Ogrosch
- The Last Pig as Gernot
- Two People Meeting as Boris
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Me and Kaminski as Alonzo Quilling
- Punk Berlin 1982 as Lederschwuler in Band
- Und ich so: Äh as Schweino
- Die Klasse - Berlin '61
- Heil as Kalle Schulze
2014
- MDR um 4 as Self
- Wildwechsel as Benni
2013
- Bully's Sitcom as Daniel Zillmann
- The Girl with Nine Wigs as Pfleger Bastian
- Buddy as Hütte
- Robin Hood und ich as Bruder Tuck
2012
- The Tower as Jan Burre
- Fly Away
- Willkommen im Krieg as Horstie
- The Secret Society Of Fine Arts as Hans
- Zettl as Holm
2011
- Finn Zehender as Nerd
- My Life in Orange as Jogi
- Homesick Scientists as D
- Lindburgs Fall as Oliver Zietkow
- St. Christophorus: Roadkill as Boris
2010
- Der letzte Bulle as Volker Lammerich
- Life Is Too Long
2009
- Gonger as Martin Schwarz
- 13 Semester as Käthe
- Die kluge Bauerntochter as Vetter
- Kill Your Darling as Momo
2008
- Doctor's Diary as Herr Sperling
- Machen wir's auf Finnisch as Janne
- Finnischer Tango as Steini
- Armer schwarzer Kater as Benjamin
2007
- Hamburg Dockland as Tetje Knoll
- KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst as Stefan Mahler
- Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt as Schmidt
- Rabenmutter as Kugel
- Berlin am Meer as Turbo
2006
- Where Is Fred? as Björn
- Black Sheep as Arnold, Fred's Servant
- Schüleraustausch as Matthias
- Liebe der Lieblosen as Ulrich
2005
- NVA as Mischke
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Girl's Life, Boy's World as Holde
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
1998
- Die Friseuse und der Millionär as Eddie
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Malte Ludwig
1995
- Wilsberg as Detlef
1994
- Im Namen des Gesetzes as Beifahrer
- Rosa Roth as Alex
1993
- Bella Block as Nils Winterberg
1992
- Wolffs Revier
- Roller Coaster as Locke
1981
- Löwenzahn as David Paschulke
1978
- SOKO München as Micha Leibold
1971
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Polizist Pelle