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Christian Berkel

クリスチャン・ベルケル　/　くりすちゃん・べるける

Actor from Margraviate of Brandenburg

October 28, 1957 (age 68)　・　Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

actor
film actor
stage actor

My Take

I keep running into Christian Berkel in exactly the kind of films I gravitate toward. He turns up in Downfall, Valkyrie, Inglourious Basterds, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and what strikes me is how often he plays the steady, precise figure rather than the showy lead. There's a controlled intensity to him that German cinema seems to value, and he carries it into international productions without losing it. Born in Berlin in 1957, with a career spanning film, stage, and television, he feels like one of those reliable craftsmen I trust to anchor a scene. I'd happily watch whatever he signs on for next.

Overview

Christian Berkel (born 28 October 1957) is a German actor. He is known for his appearances in Downfall (2004), Valkyrie (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Christian Berkel
Name (Japanese): クリスチャン・ベルケル
Reading: くりすちゃん・べるける
Born: October 28, 1957 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster
Origin: Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor / speaker

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2009 Golden Feather

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB

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