Daniel Zillmann
Acting
- Born:
- 1981-01-18
- Place of birth:
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
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
Filmography
The Unicorn That Said No
The Perfect Holiday
Stardust Hotel
Olivia
School of Magical Animals 4
Manitou's Canoe
#BlackSheep
Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
Janine Moves to the Country
Mountain of Miracle
Gossip - Wie eine Band die Nuller Jahre umkrempelte
Viktor bringt's
That's a Wrap
Die Notärztin
The Fourth Generation
Kugelrund
Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats
Luden
Hübsches Gesicht
The Kangaroo Conspiracy
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise
Ich dich auch!
Zwerg Nase
My Son
Immer der Nase nach
LOL: Last One Laughing
Freaks - You're One of Us
Liebe. Jetzt !
The Kangaroo Chronicles
Rampensau
My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
Other Parents
Monodrama
Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten
Schattengrund
Tanken - mehr als Super
Falk
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Away You Go
Partisan
Blind & Ugly
King of Berlin
Ein Dorf rockt ab
Allmen and the Pink Diamond
The Same Sky
Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania
World of Wolfram
Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge
The Last Pig
Two People Meeting
The Wild Soccer Bunch 6
Und ich so: Äh
Die Klasse - Berlin '61
Me and Kaminski
Heil
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Punk Berlin 1982
Wildwechsel
MDR um 4
Buddy
Bully's Sitcom
Robin Hood und ich
The Girl with Nine Wigs
The Tower
The Secret Society Of Fine Arts
Fly Away
Willkommen im Krieg
Zettl
Lindburgs Fall
My Life in Orange
Homesick Scientists
Finn Zehender
St. Christophorus: Roadkill
Life Is Too Long
Der letzte Bulle
Die kluge Bauerntochter
13 Semester
Kill Your Darling
Gonger
Machen wir's auf Finnisch
Finnischer Tango
Doctor's Diary
Armer schwarzer Kater
Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt
Berlin am Meer
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Rabenmutter
Hamburg Dockland
Liebe der Lieblosen
Where Is Fred?
Black Sheep
Schüleraustausch
NVA
ZIBB
Girl's Life, Boy's World
Volle Kanne
Die Friseuse und der Millionär
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Wilsberg
Rosa Roth
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Bella Block
Wolffs Revier
Roller Coaster
Löwenzahn
SOKO München
Polizeiruf 110
Scene of the Crime
Oskarreif