Daniel Zillmann
Daniel Zillmann (born January 18, 1981, in West Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, and singer.
Daniel Zillmann grew up in Berlin-Neukölln and completed his acting training at the Special Coaching Actors Studio in Berlin. He made his feature film debut in 2005 in *NVA*, directed by Leander Haußmann. Numerous roles in film and television productions followed, including *Schwere Jungs*, *Schwarze Schafe*, *Gonger – Das Böse vergisst nie*, and the fairy-tale film *Die kluge Bauerntochter*. He played recurring roles in various TV series, including *Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt*, *KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst*, and—since 2017—*Löwenzahn*, in which he plays the character David Paschulke.
Zillmann is also successful as a voice actor. He has voiced roles in animated films such as *Baymax – Riesiges Robowabohu* (the German dub of *Big Hero 6*), *Zoomania* (*Zootopia*), and the *Hotel Transylvania* film series. Furthermore, he works as an audio drama performer and has appeared in numerous other film and television productions, including *Buddy*, *Zettl*, *Sommer in Orange*, and the ZDF miniseries *Der gleiche Himmel*.
Alongside his acting career, Zillmann is also active in the music scene. He was the lead singer of the band Norma Jeane Baker and, together with Luci van Org, founded the musical project KiNG MAMI. He was also a member of the Berlin-based artist collective "HüKST." For his role in the web series *World of Wolfram*, he was nominated for "Outstanding Actor" at the LA Web Fest. Since 2019, he has also written a column for *Curvy Magazin*. In 2021, Zillmann was among the actors who publicly came out as queer as part of the #actout initiative.
Acting
Movie
Freaks - You're One of Us
as Alex
2020
Movie
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
as Big Head (voice)
2018
Movie
Manitou's Canoe
as Little Rock
2025
Movie
Where Is Fred?
as Björn
2006
Movie
The Kangaroo Chronicles
as Der Dicke
2020
TV
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
as Malte Ludwig
1996
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Polizist Pelle
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Murots Nachbar
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Dino Callas
1970
Movie
Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania
as Bodo
2016
TV
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Self
2021
Movie
Buddy
as Hütte
2013
Movie
The Girl with Nine Wigs
as Pfleger Bastian
2013
Movie
The Kangaroo Conspiracy
as Walter Feldmann
2022
Movie
Me and Kaminski
as Alonzo Quilling
2015
Movie
13 Semester
as Käthe
2009
Movie
NVA
as Mischke
2005
Movie
Heil
as Kalle Schulze
2015
Movie
Black Sheep
as Arnold, Fred's Servant
2006
TV
The Same Sky
as Tobias Preuss
2017
TV
Der letzte Bulle
as Volker Lammerich
2010
Movie
My Life in Orange
as Jogi
2011
Movie
The Wild Soccer Bunch 6
as Big M (Dicker Michi)
2016
Movie
Punk Berlin 1982
as Lederschwuler in Band
2015