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Daniel Zillmann
ActorBorn January 18, 1981 (45 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2025 | Olivia · as Marius Knöbel |
| 2025 | School of Magical Animals 4 · as Fitzgeraldo (voice) |
| 2025 | Manitou's Canoe · as Little Rock |
| 2025 | #Schwarze Schafe · as Arnold |
| 2025 | Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse · as Malte |
| 2025 | Mountain of Miracle · as Olli Hermes |
| 2024 | Akiko, the Flying Monkey · as Aron (voice) |
| 2024 | Stefan und Bully gegen irgendson Schnulli (TV Series) · as Little Rock |
| 2024 | Viktor Bringt's (TV Series) · as Carlos |
| 2024 | Beasts Like Us (TV Series) · as Nachtbiest |
| 2024 | The Emergency Doctor (TV Series) · as Jörg Strache |
| 2023 | Geschlechterkampf - Das Ende des Patriarchats · as Buffalo Bill |
| 2023 | Drift: Partners in Crime (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2023 | The Pimp – No F***ing Fairytale (TV Series) · as Tanja |
| 2022 | Schlussklappe · as Ingo Hildebrandt |
| 2022 | Pretty Face (2022) (TV Series) · as Benny |
| 2022 | The Kangaroo Conspiracy · as Walter Feldmann |
| 2022 | You Too! (TV Series) · as Tüffi |
| 2021 | Everything Will Change · as Cinema Guy Tom |
| 2021 | Zwerg Nase · as Graf Kunz Der Schlemmer |
| 2021 | My Son · as Tramper |
| 2021 | Immer der Nase nach · as Gurke |
| 2021 | KBV - Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse (TV Series) · as Lars |
| 2020 | Freaks: You're One of Us · as Alex |
| 2020 | Liebe. Jetzt! (TV Series) · as Julius |
| 2020 | Die Känguru-Chroniken · as Der Dicke |
| 2019 | Rampensau (TV Series) · as Louis |
| 2019 | Other Parents (TV Series) · as Malte |
| 2018 | Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten · as Stefan |
| 2018 | Schattengrund · as Maik |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Cold Feet · as Ralf Gessler |
| 2018 | Filling up - More than Super (TV Series) · as Olaf |
| 2018 | Little Miss Dolittle · as Polizist |
| 2018 | Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver · as Big Head (voice) |
| 2018 | Away You Go · as Gerry |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Falk (TV Series) · as Dr. Müller-Gernhard |
| 2017 | Der König von Berlin · as Helmuth Machalik |
| 2017 | Blind & Ugly · as Dominik |
| 2017 | Ein Dorf rockt ab · as Pulle |
| 2017 | Allmen and the Pink Diamond · as Inspector Krille |
| 2017 | The Same Sky (TV Series) · as Tobias Preuss |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | World of Wolfram (TV Series) · as Ogrosch |
| 2016 | The Last Pig · as Gernot |
| 2016 | Two People Meeting · as Boris |
| 2016 | Allmen (TV Series) · as Kommissar Krille |
| 2016 | The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 · as Big M (dicker Michi) |
| 2016 | Die siebte Stunde · as Cast |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Me and Kaminski · as Alonzo Quilling |
| 2015 | Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge · as Ralf |
| 2015 | Heil · as Kalle Schulze |
| 2015 | Arman's Secret (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2015 | Punk Berlin 1982 · as Lederschwuler In Band |
| 2013 | Buddy · as Hütte |
| 2013 | Robin Hood and I · as Bruder Tuck |
| 2013 | Wildwechsel · as Benni |
| 2013 | The Girl with Nine Wigs · as Pfleger Bastian |
| 2013 | IK 1 - Touristen in Gefahr (TV Series) · as Sven 'kecksi' |
| 2012 | The Tower (TV Series) · as Jan Burre |
| 2012 | Mörderische Jagd · as Nerd |
| 2012 | The Secret Society of Fine Arts · as Hans |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Willkommen im Krieg · as Horstie |
| 2012 | Zettl · as Holm |
| 2012 | Das Kindermädchen · as Cast |
| 2012 | The Tower · as Jan Burre |
| 2011 | Prime Time Crime · as Oliver Zietkow |
| 2011 | My Life in Orange · as Jogi |
| 2011 | Finn Zehender (TV Series) · as Nerd |
| 2010 | St. Christophorus: Roadkill · as Boris |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Der letzte Bulle (TV Series) · as Volker Lammerich |
| 2009 | Die kluge Bauerntochter · as Vetter |
| 2009 | 13 Semester · as Käthe |
| 2009 | Kill Your Darling · as Momo |
| 2008 | Machen wir's auf Finnisch · as Janne |
| 2008 | Gonger - Evil Never Forgets · as Martin Schwarz |
| 2008 | Check It Out · as Nick |
| 2008 | Finnischer Tango · as Steini |
| 2008 | Doctor's Diary (TV Series) · as Herr Sperling |
| 2008 | Armer schwarzer Kater · as Benjamin |
| 2008 | Berlin am Meer · as Turbo |
| 2007 | Snipers Valley · as Whity |
| 2007 | Deadline - Every Second Counts (TV Series) · as Schmidt |
| 2007 | KDD – Berlin Crime Squad (TV Series) · as Stefan Mahler |
| 2007 | Notruf Hafenkante (TV Series) · as Tetje Knoll |
| 2006 | Wo ist Fred? · as Björn |
| 2006 | Black Sheep · as Arnold, Fred's Servant |
| 2006 | Heavyweights · as Toni |
| 2006 | 30 Something · as Tiger |
| 2006 | French Kissing · as Matthias |
| 2005 | NVA · as Mischke |
| 2003 | Girl's Life, Boy's World · as Holde |
| 1996 | Alarm for Cobra 11 (TV Series) · as Malte Ludwig |
| 1995 | Wilsberg (TV Series) · as Detlef |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth (TV Series) · as Alex |
| 1994 | Im Namen des Gesetzes (TV Series) · as Beifahrer |
| 1993 | Bella Block (TV Series) · as Nils Winterberg |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Roller Coaster (TV Series) · as Locke |
| 1981 | Löwenzahn (DE) (TV Series) · as David Paschulke |
| 1978 | SOKO 5113 (TV Series) · as Micha Leibold |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Murots Nachbar |