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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · The Perfect Holiday as
- 2026 · Stardust Hotel as Herr Schmitt
- 2025 · Olivia as Marius Körbel
- 2025 · School of Magical Animals 4 as Fitzgeraldo (voice)
- 2025 · Manitou's Canoe as Little Rock
- 2024 · Gossip - Wie eine Band die Nuller Jahre umkrempelte as Self
- 2024 · Viktor bringt's as Carlos
- 2024 · Die Notärztin as Jörg Strache
- 2023 · Luden as Tanja
- 2022 · The Kangaroo Conspiracy as Walter Feldmann
- 2022 · Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise as Self
- 2022 · Ich dich auch! as Tüffi
- 2021 · My Son as Tramper
- 2021 · LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- 2020 · Freaks - You're One of Us as Alex
- 2020 · Liebe. Jetzt ! as Julius
- 2020 · The Kangaroo Chronicles as Der Dicke
- 2019 · Rampensau as Louis
- 2019 · Other Parents as Malte
- 2018 · Schattengrund as Maik
- 2018 · Tanken - mehr als Super as Olaf
- 2018 · Falk as Dr. Müller-Gernhard
- 2018 · Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Big Head (voice)
- 2017 · The Same Sky as Tobias Preuss
- 2016 · Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania as Bodo
- 2015 · Die Klasse - Berlin '61 as
- 2015 · Me and Kaminski as Alonzo Quilling
- 2015 · Heil as Kalle Schulze
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2014 · MDR um 4 as Self
- 2013 · Buddy as Hütte
- 2013 · Bully's Sitcom as Daniel Zillmann
- 2012 · The Tower as Jan Burre
- 2011 · Finn Zehender as Nerd
- 2010 · Der letzte Bulle as Volker Lammerich
- 2008 · Doctor's Diary as Herr Sperling
- 2007 · Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt as Schmidt
- 2007 · KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst as Stefan Mahler
- 2007 · Hamburg Dockland as Tetje Knoll
- 2006 · Where Is Fred? as Björn
- 2003 · ZIBB as Self
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1996 · Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Malte Ludwig
- 1995 · Wilsberg as Detlef
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Alex
- 1994 · Im Namen des Gesetzes as Beifahrer
- 1993 · Bella Block as Nils Winterberg
- 1992 · Wolffs Revier as
- 1992 · Roller Coaster as Locke
- 1981 · Löwenzahn as David Paschulke
- 1978 · SOKO München as Micha Leibold
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Polizist Pelle
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Murots Nachbar
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Dino Callas
- Future · Oskarreif as Ronny
- 2025 · #BlackSheep as Arnold
- 2025 · Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse as Malte
- 2025 · Akiko, the Flying Monkey as Aron (voice)
- 2025 · Janine Moves to the Country as Daniel Krause
- 2025 · Mountain of Miracle as Olli Hermes
- 2024 · Schlussklappe as Ingo Hildebrandt
- 2023 · The Fourth Generation as Chad
- 2023 · Kugelrund as Henning
- 2023 · Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats as Buffalo Bill
- 2022 · Hübsches Gesicht as Benny
- 2022 · Die 2050er - Everything will change as Cinema Guy Tom
- 2021 · Zwerg Nase as Graf Kunz der Schlemmer
- 2021 · Immer der Nase nach as Gurke
- 2019 · My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot as
- 2019 · Monodrama as Arturo Ui
- 2018 · Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten as Stefan
- 2018 · Away You Go as Gerry
- 2018 · Partisan as
- 2017 · Blind & Ugly as Dominik
- 2017 · King of Berlin as Helmuth Machalik
- 2017 · Ein Dorf rockt ab as Pulle
- 2017 · Allmen and the Pink Diamond as Inspector Krille
- 2016 · World of Wolfram as Ogrosch
- 2016 · Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge as Ralf
- 2016 · The Last Pig as Gernot
- 2016 · Two People Meeting as Boris
- 2016 · The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 as Big M (Dicker Michi)
- 2015 · Und ich so: Äh as Schweino
- 2015 · Punk Berlin 1982 as Lederschwuler in Band
- 2014 · Wildwechsel as Benni
- 2013 · Robin Hood und ich as Bruder Tuck
- 2013 · The Girl with Nine Wigs as Pfleger Bastian
- 2012 · The Secret Society Of Fine Arts as Hans
- 2012 · Fly Away as
- 2012 · Willkommen im Krieg as Horstie
- 2012 · Zettl as Holm
- 2011 · Lindburgs Fall as Oliver Zietkow
- 2011 · My Life in Orange as Jogi
- 2011 · Homesick Scientists as D
- 2011 · St. Christophorus: Roadkill as Boris
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as
- 2009 · Die kluge Bauerntochter as Vetter
- 2009 · 13 Semester as Käthe
- 2009 · Kill Your Darling as Momo
- 2009 · Gonger as Martin Schwarz
- 2008 · Machen wir's auf Finnisch as Janne
- 2008 · Finnischer Tango as Steini
- 2008 · Armer schwarzer Kater as Benjamin
- 2007 · Berlin am Meer as Turbo
- 2007 · Rabenmutter as Kugel
- 2006 · Liebe der Lieblosen as Ulrich
- 2006 · Black Sheep as Arnold, Fred's Servant
- 2006 · Schüleraustausch as Matthias
- 2005 · NVA as Mischke
- 2003 · Girl's Life, Boy's World as Holde
- 1998 · The Hairdresser and the Millionaire as Eddie