Milan Peschel
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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
Credits
Fatherland (2026)
as Armin Schaufelberger
The Captain (2018)
as Freytag
The Palace (2023)
as Caspar Tell
The School of the Magical Animals (2021)
as Mortimer Morrison
Asphalt Burning (2020)
as Berry
Steckerlfischfiasko (2026)
as Marek Bufka
Demons (2000)
as Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
as Tur Tur
The Holy Grill (2026)
as Hans-Günther Schnippering
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched (2014)
as Don Quijote
School of Magical Animals 3 (2024)
as Mortimer Morrison
Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
as Tur Tur
School of Magical Animals 2 (2022)
as Mortimer Morrison
My Brother, My Love (2018)
as Stefan
Netto (2005)
as Marcel Werner
Männertag (2016)
as Stevie
Eight Miles High (2007)
as Freiberg
Hannah (2007)
as Martin
The Exposure (2026)
as Dorsday
Not My Day (2014)
as Vollbärtiger
Beckenrand Sheriff (2021)
as Karl
Open the Wall (2014)
as Ulrich Rotermund
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
as Profalla - Schuldiener
Me and Kaminski (2015)
as Eugen Manz
Je suis Karl (2021)
as Alex Baier
Operation Valkyrie (2004)
as Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017)
as Grabredner
Danowski - Blutapfel (2019)
as Adam Danowski
Rock My Heart (2017)
as Steckel
Class Reunion 1.0 (2018)
as Andreas
The Wedding (2020)
as Andreas
Heart of Stone (2016)
as Glasmännchen
The Manny (2015)
as Rolf
What a Man (2011)
as Volker
Nemesis (2020)
as Voice
Mary, Queen of Scots (2013)
as Lord
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs (2018)
as Kurt Weller
Stopped on Track (2011)
as Frank Lange
Disaster (2015)
as Johann
Partisan (2018)
Actor
Winnetou - A New World (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012)
as Turner
Unter deutschen Betten (2017)
as Ingo
Wuff (2018)
as Fan
The Pasta Detectives 3 (2016)
as Gustav Fitzke
12 Paces without a Head (2009)
as Nikolaus Schocke
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
Woman in Love (2011)
as Kostümbildner
Lenz (2006)
as Lenz
Reclaim Your Brain (2007)
as Philipp
Break Up Man (2013)
as Toto Kuhlmann
The Pasta Detectives (2014)
as Gustav Fitzke
TKKG (2019)
as Raimundo
Old Agent Men (2017)
as Marcel Werner
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen (2014)
as Wirt
Winnetou - The Last Fight (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
Sometime in August (2009)
as Thomas
Joy of Fatherhood (2014)
as Ei
Where To? (2026)
Actor
Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte (2016)
as Stefan
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo (2019)
as Heiner Krishna
Black Sheep (2006)
as Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
Gundermann (2018)
as Volker
Male Mistakes (2014)
as Thomas
The Red Room (2010)
as Mann am Rasenmäher
Catweazle (2021)
as Major-domo
Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner (2017)
as Gereon
In It for the Payback (2025)
as Jens
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
as Werner Krauß
Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film (2024)
as Self
All for Ella (2022)
as Herr Böblinger-Moll
Der Schweinehirt (2017)
as Ladeninhaber von Schief
Hamlet_X (2003)
as Chauffeur
Memory Hotel (2025)
as Beckmann
Danowski - Neunauge (2025)
as Adam Danowski
Boxhagener Platz (2010)
as Bodo
The Pasta Detectives 2 (2015)
as Gustav Fitzke
Dirty Hands (1999)
as Slick
#BlackSheep (2025)
as Peter Harminski
Auerhaus (2019)
as F2M2
Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016)
as Torben
Alle Alle (2007)
as Domühl