Birth Name: | Jürgen Peter Vogel |
Birth Date: | 1968 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Hamburg, West Germany |
Occupation: | Actor, producer |
Yearsactive: | 1992–present |
Spouse: | Natalia Belitski |
Children: | 6 |
Jürgen Peter Vogel (pronounced as /de/; born 29 April 1968 in Hamburg) is a German actor and producer.[1] One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in Little Sharks.[2]
Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the Munich drama school for one day.[2] In 1985, he moved to Berlin, where he shared a flat with actor Richy Müller. He states that he was inspired by the movie Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro.
Vogel became famous with the movie Little Sharks (German: Kleine Haie) in 1992. He won the Silver Bear award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film The Free Will (German: Der freie Wille).
Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria (born 1988), from a previous relationship. He married Madeleine Sommerfeld in 1997, adopted her two sons and the couple had a daughter (born 1999). After their divorce, he had another son (born 2009) with assistant director Michelle Gornick. Vogel had his 6th child, a daughter (born 2019) with his fiancée, actress Natalia Belitski.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Tatort Rendezvous | Daniel | |
1991 | Tatort Blutwurstwalzer | Alex | |
1996 | Polizeiruf 110
| Atze Pöhlein | |
2002 | Tatort Flashback | Rudi Eltmann | |
2004 | Tatort Der vierte Mann | Harry Wolter | |
2005 | Tatort
| Roman Mielcke | |
2009–2011 | Schillerstraße | Himself | 35 episodes |
2016 |
| Jacky Herbst | |
2018 | The Team | Gregor Weiss | 8 episodes |