Milan Peschel
Acting
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
Acting107
movieFatherland
2026
Armin Schaufelberger
movieThe Holy Grill
2026
Hans-Günther Schnippering
movieThe Exposure
2026
Dorsday
movieMemory Hotel
2025
Beckmann
movie#BlackSheep
2025
Peter Harminski
movieDanowski - Neunauge
2025
Adam Danowski
movieSchool of Magical Animals 3
2024
Mortimer Morrison
movieThe Palace
2023
Caspar Tell
movieSchool of Magical Animals 2
2022
Mortimer Morrison
tvHouse of Promises
2022
Ernst von Trudewind
movieAll for Ella
2022
Herr Böblinger-Moll
tvDoppelhaushälfte
2022
Andi Knuppe
movieThe School of the Magical Animals
2021
Mortimer Morrison
movieJe suis Karl
2021
Alex Baier
movieCatweazle
2021
Major-domo
tvOld Land
2020
Karl
movieNemesis
2020
Voice
movieThe Wedding
2020
Andreas
movieDanowski - Blutapfel
2019
Adam Danowski
movieMy Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
2019
Heiner Krishna
movieTKKG
2019
Raimundo
movieClass Reunion 1.0
2018
Andreas
movieGundermann
2018
Volker
movieThe Captain
2018
Freytag
movieDer Schweinehirt
2017
Ladeninhaber von Schief
movieRock My Heart
2017
Steckel
movieOld Agent Men
2017
Marcel Werner
movieWinnetou - The Last Fight
2016
Sam Hawkens
movieWinnetou - A New World
2016
Sam Hawkens
movieHeart of Stone
2016
Glasmännchen
movieMännertag
2016
Stevie
movieThe Pasta Detectives 3
2016
Gustav Fitzke
movieMe and Kaminski
2015
Eugen Manz
movieDisaster
2015
Johann
movieThe Pasta Detectives 2
2015
Gustav Fitzke
tvShades of Guilt
2015
Meyerbeck
movieOpen the Wall
2014
Ulrich Rotermund
movieThe Pasta Detectives
2014
Gustav Fitzke
movieMale Mistakes
2014
Thomas
movieNot My Day
2014
Vollbärtiger
movieBreak Up Man
2013
Toto Kuhlmann
tvDie Chefin
2012
Markus Gärtner
tvCrime Scene Cleaner
2011
Schamane
movieStopped on Track
2011
Frank Lange
movieWoman in Love
2011
Kostümbildner
movieWhat a Man
2011
Volker
movieLessons of a Dream
2011
Profalla - Schuldiener
movieThe Red Room
2010
Mann am Rasenmäher
movieJew Suss: Rise and Fall
2010
Werner Krauß
movie12 Paces without a Head
2009
Nikolaus Schocke
movieReclaim Your Brain
2007
Philipp
movieHannah
2007
Martin
movieAlle Alle
2007
Domühl
movieEight Miles High
2007
Freiberg
movieLenz
2006
Lenz
movieBlack Sheep
2006
Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
movieNetto
2005
Marcel Werner
movieOperation Valkyrie
2004
Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
ZIBB
2003
Self
movieHamlet_X
2003
Chauffeur
movieDemons
2000
Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
tvAbendschau
2000
Self
movieDirty Hands
1999
Slick
tvStubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
1995
Karl Beck
tvRiverboat
1992
Self
tvDAS!
1991
Self
tvScene of the Crime
1970
Tim Rische / Dr. Jost / Rolf Herken / Johannes Pröll / Herr Hacke / Steffen Thewes
Directing1
tvDoppelhaushälfte
2022
Director