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