Daniel Zillmann
Known for: Acting
Born: January 18, 1981
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
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.
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Filmography
72 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
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The Unicorn That Said No
2027NR
The Perfect Holiday
2026
4.0
Stardust Hotel
2026
7.5
Olivia
2025
6.9
School of Magical Animals 4
2025
6.7
Manitou's Canoe
2025
5.5
#BlackSheep
2025
6.0
Andere Eltern - Die 1. Klasse
2025
4.5
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
2025
6.0
Janine Moves to the Country
2025
10.0
Mountain of Miracle
2025
8.0
Gossip - Wie eine Band die Nuller Jahre umkrempelte
2024
6.5
Viktor bringt's
2024
6.4
Schlussklappe
2024
5.5
Die Notärztin
2024
NR
The Fourth Generation
2023NR
Kugelrund
2023
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Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats
2023
5.7
Luden
2023
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Hübsches Gesicht
2022
6.0
The Kangaroo Conspiracy
2022
6.1
Die 2050er - Everything will change
2022NR
Benches of Berlin - Schönheit der Krise
2022
7.0
Ich dich auch!
2022
4.5
Zwerg Nase
2021
5.9
My Son
2021
4.8
Immer der Nase nach
2021
7.4
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021
5.7
Freaks - You're One of Us
2020
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Liebe. Jetzt !
2020
5.7
The Kangaroo Chronicles
2020
6.0
Rampensau
2019
4.7
My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
2019
5.7
Other Parents
2019NR
Monodrama
2019
5.8
Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten
2018
6.3
Schattengrund
2018
6.5
Tanken - mehr als Super
2018
6.5
Falk
2018
6.4
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018
5.4
Away You Go
2018
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Partisan
2018
4.6
Blind & Ugly
2017
4.7
King of Berlin
2017
6.3
Ein Dorf rockt ab
2017
6.9
Allmen and the Pink Diamond
2017
6.3
The Same Sky
2017
6.7
Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania
20168.0
World of Wolfram
2016
4.7
Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge
2016
5.7
The Last Pig
2016
5.2
Two People Meeting
2016
4.4
The Wild Soccer Bunch 6
2016
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Und ich so: Äh
2015
7.2
Die Klasse - Berlin '61
2015
5.9
Me and Kaminski
2015
5.0
Heil
2015
7.6
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
5.0
Punk Berlin 1982
2015
2.0
Wildwechsel
2014
5.0
MDR um 4
2014
6.0
Buddy
2013
3.0
Bully's Sitcom
2013
4.1
Robin Hood und ich
2013
6.6
The Girl with Nine Wigs
2013
5.8
The Tower
20126.7
The Secret Society Of Fine Arts
2012
5.7
Fly Away
2012
4.7
Willkommen im Krieg
2012
4.5
Zettl
2012
4.0
Lindburgs Fall
2011
5.4
My Life in Orange
2011NR
Homesick Scientists
2011
6.0
Finn Zehender
2011
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St. Christophorus: Roadkill
2011
5.0
Life Is Too Long
2010
7.3
Der letzte Bulle
2010
7.7
Die kluge Bauerntochter
2009
6.3
13 Semester
2009
NR
Kill Your Darling
2009
5.4
Gonger
2009
4.8
Machen wir's auf Finnisch
2008
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Finnischer Tango
2008
6.5
Doctor's Diary
20086.0
Armer schwarzer Kater
2008NR
Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt
2007
7.4
Berlin am Meer
2007
6.8
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007NR
Rabenmutter
2007
6.0
Hamburg Dockland
2007NR
Liebe der Lieblosen
2006
6.3
Where Is Fred?
2006
6.0
Black Sheep
2006
6.0
Schüleraustausch
2006
5.7
NVA
20057.0
ZIBB
2003
5.0
Girl's Life, Boy's World
20034.4
Volle Kanne
19997.0
Die Friseuse und der Millionär
1998
6.6
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
7.8
Wilsberg
1995
4.8
Rosa Roth
19947.2
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
4.6
Bella Block
1993
3.7
Wolffs Revier
1992
10.0
Roller Coaster
1992
7.9
Löwenzahn
1981
5.9
SOKO München
1978
6.3
Polizeiruf 110
1971
6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970
8.0
Oskarreif
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