Milan Peschel

Known for ActingBorn 1968-01-01 (age 58)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl

Dirty Hands

Tietjen und Bommes

Crime Scene Cleaner

The Exposure

Hannah

Doppelhaushälfte

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Nemesis

Open the Wall

The Captain

Gundermann

Rock My Heart

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

Where To?

Lessons of a Dream

ZIBB

Stopped on Track

Shades of Guilt

Netto

The Holy Grill

Beckenrand Sheriff

Reclaim Your Brain

Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film

House of Promises

Sometime in August

School of Magical Animals 2

My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo

Not My Day

Fatherland

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

The School of the Magical Animals

Kölner Treff

Winnetou - The Last Fight

The Wedding

The Pasta Detectives

Heart of Stone

Die Chefin

School of Magical Animals 3

Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake

The Manny

NDR Talk Show

Eight Miles High

Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched

Winnetou - A New World

Auerhaus

Joy of Fatherhood

Der Schweinehirt