Milan Peschel
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.
Acting
Movie
The Captain
as Freytag
2018
Movie
The Palace
as Caspar Tell
2023
Movie
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
as Tur Tur
2018
Movie
Not My Day
as Vollbärtiger
2014
Movie
Rock My Heart
as Steckel
2017
Movie
Break Up Man
as Toto Kuhlmann
2013
TV
Crime Scene Cleaner
as Schamane
2011
Movie
The Manny
as Rolf
2015
Movie
Joy of Fatherhood
as Ei
2014
Movie
What a Man
as Volker
2011
Movie
Asphalt Burning
as Berry
2020
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Tim Rische
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Dr. Jost
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Rolf Herken
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Johannes Pröll
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Herr Hacke
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Steffen Thewes
1970
Movie
Lessons of a Dream
as Profalla - Schuldiener
2011
Movie
Woman in Love
as Kostümbildner
2011
Movie
The School of the Magical Animals
as Mortimer Morrison
2021
Movie
Class Reunion 1.0
as Andreas
2018
Movie
Reclaim Your Brain
as Philipp
2007
Movie
Gundermann
as Volker
2018
Movie
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
as Don Quijote
2014
