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)
- Olivia as Marius Körbel
- Akiko, the Flying Monkey as Aron (voice)
- #BlackSheep as Arnold
- Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse as Malte
- 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
- Schlussklappe as Ingo Hildebrandt
2023
- Luden as Tanja
- Kugelrund as Henning
- Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats as Buffalo Bill
- The Fourth Generation as Chad
2022
- The Kangaroo Conspiracy as Walter Feldmann
- Ich dich auch! as Tüffi
- Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise as Self
- Hübsches Gesicht as Benny
- Die 2050er - Everything will change as Cinema Guy Tom
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- Zwerg Nase as Graf Kunz der Schlemmer
- My Son as Tramper
- Immer der Nase nach as Gurke
2020
- Freaks - You're One of Us as Alex
- Liebe. Jetzt ! as Julius
- The Kangaroo Chronicles as Der Dicke
2019
- Rampensau as Louis
- Other Parents as Malte
- Monodrama as Arturo Ui
- My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
2018
- Falk as Dr. Müller-Gernhard
- Tanken - mehr als Super as Olaf
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Big Head (voice)
- Schattengrund as Maik
- Partisan
- Away You Go as Gerry
- Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten as Stefan
2017
- The Same Sky as Tobias Preuss
- Allmen and the Pink Diamond as Inspector Krille
- Blind & Ugly as Dominik
- Ein Dorf rockt ab as Pulle
- King of Berlin as Helmuth Machalik
2016
- Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania as Bodo
- World of Wolfram as Ogrosch
- The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 as Big M (Dicker Michi)
- The Last Pig as Gernot
- Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge as Ralf
- Two People Meeting as Boris
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Me and Kaminski as Alonzo Quilling
- Heil as Kalle Schulze
- Punk Berlin 1982 as Lederschwuler in Band
- Und ich so: Äh as Schweino
- Die Klasse - Berlin '61
2014
- MDR um 4 as Self
- Wildwechsel as Benni
2013
- Bully's Sitcom as Daniel Zillmann
- Buddy as Hütte
- The Girl with Nine Wigs as Pfleger Bastian
- Robin Hood und ich as Bruder Tuck
2012
- The Tower as Jan Burre
- Willkommen im Krieg as Horstie
- Fly Away
- The Secret Society Of Fine Arts as Hans
- Zettl as Holm
2011
- Finn Zehender as Nerd
- My Life in Orange as Jogi
- Lindburgs Fall as Oliver Zietkow
- Homesick Scientists as D
- St. Christophorus: Roadkill as Boris
2010
- Der letzte Bulle as Volker Lammerich
- Life Is Too Long
2009
- 13 Semester as Käthe
- Kill Your Darling as Momo
- Gonger as Martin Schwarz
- Die kluge Bauerntochter as Vetter
2008
- Doctor's Diary as Herr Sperling
- Finnischer Tango as Steini
- Machen wir's auf Finnisch as Janne
- Armer schwarzer Kater as Benjamin
2007
- Hamburg Dockland as Tetje Knoll
- KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst as Stefan Mahler
- Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt as Schmidt
- Berlin am Meer as Turbo
- Rabenmutter as Kugel
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