Acting
Milan Peschel
DE, HE, PL, EN cinema · 83 credits
Born
1 January 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Exposure
as Dorsday
The Holy Grill
as Hans-Günther Schnippering
Steckerlfischfiasko
as Marek Bufka
Fatherland
as Armin Schaufelberger
Danowski - Neunauge
as Adam Danowski
Memory Hotel
as Beckmann
#BlackSheep
as Peter Harminski
School of Magical Animals 3
as Mortimer Morrison
The Palace
as Caspar Tell
All for Ella
as Herr Böblinger-Moll
School of Magical Animals 2
as Mortimer Morrison
Catweazle
as Major-domo
The School of the Magical Animals
as Mortimer Morrison
Je suis Karl
as Alex Baier
Asphalt Burning
as Berry
Jim Button and the Wild 13
as Tur Tur
The Wedding
as Andreas
Nemesis
as Voice
Danowski - Blutapfel
as Adam Danowski
Auerhaus
as F2M2
TKKG
as Raimundo
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
as Heiner Krishna
The Captain
as Freytag
Gundermann
as Volker
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
as Kurt Weller
Class Reunion 1.0
as Andreas
My Brother, My Love
as Stefan
Wuff
as Fan
Der Schweinehirt
as Ladeninhaber von Schief
Rock My Heart
as Steckel
Old Agent Men
as Marcel Werner
Männertag
as Stevie
Winnetou - A New World
as Sam Hawkens
The Pasta Detectives 3
as Gustav Fitzke
Heart of Stone
as Glasmännchen
Wir sind die Rosinskis
as Torben
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake
as Sam Hawkens
Winnetou - The Last Fight
as Sam Hawkens
Me and Kaminski
as Eugen Manz
The Manny
as Rolf
The Pasta Detectives 2
as Gustav Fitzke
Disaster
as Johann
Not My Day
as Vollbärtiger
Male Mistakes
as Thomas
The Pasta Detectives
as Gustav Fitzke
Open the Wall
as Ulrich Rotermund
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
as Don Quijote
Break Up Man
as Toto Kuhlmann
Stopped on Track
as Frank Lange
What a Man
as Volker
Woman in Love
as Kostümbildner
Lessons of a Dream
as Profalla - Schuldiener
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
as Werner Krauß
Boxhagener Platz
as Bodo
The Red Room
as Mann am Rasenmäher
Sometime in August
as Thomas
12 Paces without a Head
as Nikolaus Schocke
Reclaim Your Brain
as Philipp
Alle Alle
as Domühl
Hannah
as Martin
Eight Miles High
as Freiberg
Black Sheep
as Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
Lenz
as Lenz
Netto
as Marcel Werner
Operation Valkyrie
as Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
Hamlet_X
as Chauffeur
Demons
as Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
Dirty Hands
as Slick