Cast & creator
Milan Peschel
Best known for Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime
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.
82
film credits
31
television credits
112
1951–2026 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (113)
Showing 113 of 113 credits
Scene of the Crime
Tim Rische
1970Scene of the Crime
Dr. Jost
1970Scene of the Crime
Rolf Herken
1970Scene of the Crime
Johannes Pröll
1970Scene of the Crime
Herr Hacke
1970Scene of the Crime
Steffen Thewes
1970
DAS!
Self
1991Volle Kanne
Self
1999ZIBB
Self
2003
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Abendschau
Self
2000
Polizeiruf 110
Joku
1971
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015
Riverboat
Self
1992German Film Award
Self
1951Tietjen und Bommes
Self
1997
Kulturplatz
Self
2004
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Karl Beck
1995
Die Chefin
Markus Gärtner
2012Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
Fatherland
Armin Schaufelberger
2026
Crime Scene Cleaner
Schamane
2011
Shades of Guilt
Meyerbeck
2015Abendshow
Self
2017
Doppelhaushälfte
Andi Knuppe
2022Doppelhaushälfte
Director
2022
The Captain
Freytag
2018
The Palace
Caspar Tell
2023
The School of the Magical Animals
Mortimer Morrison
2021
Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl
2023
House of Promises
Ernst von Trudewind
2022
Asphalt Burning
Berry
2020
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Tur Tur
2018
School of Magical Animals 3
Mortimer Morrison
2024
School of Magical Animals 2
Mortimer Morrison
2022
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched
Don Quijote
2014
Old Agent Men
Marcel Werner
2017Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie
2025
The Holy Grill
Hans-Günther Schnippering
2026
Jim Button and the Wild 13
Tur Tur
2020
Open the Wall
Ulrich Rotermund
2014
The Manny
Rolf
2015
Rock My Heart
Steckel
2017
Winnetou - A New World
Sam Hawkens
2016
Old Land
Karl
2020
Not My Day
Vollbärtiger
2014
Steckerlfischfiasko
Marek Bufka
2026
Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte
Stefan
2016
Lessons of a Dream
Profalla - Schuldiener
2011
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Grabredner
2017
The Exposure
Dorsday
2026
Disaster
Johann
2015
Reclaim Your Brain
Philipp
2007
The Wedding
Andreas
2020
12 Paces without a Head
Nikolaus Schocke
2009
Stopped on Track
Frank Lange
2011
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
Kurt Weller
2018
Hannah
Martin
2007
Eight Miles High
Freiberg
2007
Beckenrand Sheriff
Karl
2021
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Turner
2012
Me and Kaminski
Eugen Manz
2015
Operation Valkyrie
Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
2004
My Brother, My Love
Stefan
2018
Class Reunion 1.0
Andreas
2018
Je suis Karl
Alex Baier
2021
Mary, Queen of Scots
Lord
2013
The Pasta Detectives 3
Gustav Fitzke
2016
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake
Sam Hawkens
2016
The Pasta Detectives
Gustav Fitzke
2014
Lenz
Lenz
2006
Netto
Marcel Werner
2005The Wall
2020
The Pasta Detectives 2
Gustav Fitzke
2015
What a Man
Volker
2011
Nemesis
Voice
2020
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Werner Krauß
2010
Winnetou - The Last Fight
Sam Hawkens
2016
Männertag
Stevie
2016
Danowski - Blutapfel
Adam Danowski
2019
Partisan
2018
Demons
Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
2000
TKKG
Raimundo
2019
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen
Wirt
2014
Wuff
Fan
2018
Black Sheep
Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
2006
Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner
Gereon
2017
Heart of Stone
Glasmännchen
2016
Danowski - Neunauge
Adam Danowski
2025
In It for the Payback
Jens
2025
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
Heiner Krishna
2019
Male Mistakes
Thomas
2014
Break Up Man
Toto Kuhlmann
2013
Where To?
2026
Joy of Fatherhood
Ei
2014
Woman in Love
Kostümbildner
2011
Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film
Self
2024
Unter deutschen Betten
Ingo
2017
Hamlet_X
Chauffeur
2003
Wir sind die Rosinskis
Torben
2016
Sometime in August
Thomas
2009
Gundermann
Volker
2018
All for Ella
Herr Böblinger-Moll
2022
The Red Room
Mann am Rasenmäher
2010
Der Schweinehirt
Ladeninhaber von Schief
2017
Catweazle
Major-domo
2021
#BlackSheep
Peter Harminski
2025
Auerhaus
F2M2
2019
Boxhagener Platz
Bodo
2010
Memory Hotel
Beckmann
2025
Alle Alle
Domühl
2007
Dirty Hands
Slick
1999