Peter Becker is an Anglo-German actor. He was born in 1979 in Bad Hersfeld to a German father and a British mother and was raised between Germany and the UK. Becker had his first role as a theatre actor at 15 years old at the renowned Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.

At the same time as he was building his acting career, Becker was simultaneously involved in journalism, rising to editor of the Hersfelder Zeitung newspaper’s weekly youth page.

After completing his formal education, Becker moved to Berlin, where he became a production assistant and casting director for commercials and music videos.

In 2002 he began studying at the prestigious Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. During this time he was recruited for his first film roles (‘The Loss Of The Pamir’), and further theatre engagements including Deutsches Theater (Berlin) and Thalia Theater (Hamburg). The short film ‘Es Geht Uns Gut’ by Thomas Stuber, on which he worked both as lead actor as well as co-author, won the Advancement Award of the Film Industry of Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2006 and received the title “valuable” by the Film Review Board Wiesbaden in 2007. In addition to working in front of the camera (including 'Unknown (2011 film)', 'Babylon Berlin', '13 Minutes', 'Mission To Murder Hitler' and 'Bad Banks') he is regularly performing on stage.

From 2006 to 2007, Becker became part of the ensemble at Volkstheater, Vienna where he met director Nuran David Calis, with whom he collaborated again in 2008 at Schauspiel Köln in Cologne.

In 2009, he returned to Berlin where he has since been involved in numerous productions at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Heimathafen Neukölln, HAU, Ballhaus Ost and Maxim Gorki Theater.

In 2015 he played 'Giselher of Burgundy' at the Nibelung Festival, Worms and in 2017 he was cast as 'Friedrich Müller' in the highly acclaimed UK tour of 'War Horse (play)' that’s announced to be extended for a run at the Royal National Theatre to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I in November 2018.

Besides acting, Becker works as a voice-over artist for clients including major German TV and radio stations such as Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Arte, ARD (broadcaster) and ZDF. He is also known for his portrayal of 'The Joker (character)' in the German version of Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.

Filmography

+ Film / TV roles Year Title Role Notes and awards 2005 The Loss of the Pamir () Bernd 'Stummel' Ahlers 2006 Es geht uns gut Daniel Liedel Advancement Award of the film industry of Baden-WuerttembergTitle ‘Valuable’ by the Film Review Board Wiesbaden 2006 Im Namen des Gesetzes – Kinderlos Mark 2007 Unschuldig – Chaostage 2007 Far Too Close David 2007 Headshots Jan 2008 Mission to Murder Hitler (Stauffenberg – Die wahre Geschichte) Graf Schenk Claus von Stauffenberg 2008 Vulkan Patrick 2008 Doctor Television Award of the German Academy of Performing Arts 2008 Liebe deinen Feind Corporal Marc Fletcher 2009 Der Mann der über Autos sprang Policeman Best Film at the Festival du Film d‘Aubagne 2009 A gURLs wURLd (Emmas Chatroom) Officer Warnke 2009 Until Nothing Remains (Bis nichts mehr bleibt) Lenny 2010 Unknown Hotel Guard 2010 Fluss Jörg 2010 Das Geschenk Old Shatterhand Advancement Award at the International Short Film Festival DresdenNomination for the Max Ophüls Award in the competition category ‘short film’ 2011 Alles Klara – Mord nach Stundenplan Marc Höhne 2012 Polizeiruf 110 – Eine andere Welt Brandt 2012 Tatort – Schwarze Tiger, Weisse Löwen Sikter 2012 Frau Ella Patrice 2013 Dr. Gressmann zeigt Gefühle Steve 2014 13 Minutes (Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert) Lux 2014 Polizeiruf 110 – Eine mörderische Idee Sautter 2014 Stuttgart Homicide – Chain Reaction (SOKO Stuttgart – Kettenreaktion) Timo Münster 2015 SOKO Wismar – Tödliche Diagnose Matthias Harthoff 2015 Immigration Game Paul 2016 Ein starkes Team – Nathalie Maximilian Förster (Arzt) 2016 Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei – Phantom Code Kiesling 2016 Babylon Berlin Kapo HeinrichDeutscher Fernsehpreis for Best SeriesPremios Ondas for International Television: Best SeriesRomy (TV award) for TV Event Of The YearSeoul International Drama Awards, Grand PrizeShanghai International TV Festival for Best Foreign TV SeriesBavarian TV Awards, Special AwardBambi Award for TV NationalGrimme-Preis for Best FictionEuropean Film Awards for European Achievement in Fiction Series 2016 Bad Banks – The Lion's Den Matthias Wegener Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Series 2017 Der Zürich Krimi – Borchert und die letzte Hoffnung Coroner 2019 Notruf Hafenkante – Pokerprinzessin Paul Anton 2019 Letzte Spur Berlin – Amöbenliebe Christoph Fahrenholz 2019 Blutige Anfänger Roger Hahnemann

Selected stage credits

Friedrich Müller, War Horse (play), Royal National Theatre, UK Tour, 2017–2018 Bailiff, Geheimdienste vor Gericht – Eine Volksbeschwerde, Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin, 2016 Mike, And Then We Took Berlin, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, 2016–2017 Giselher, Gemetzel, Nibelung Festival, Worms, 2015 Ghassan, Could You Please Look Into The Camera!, Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin, 2013–2014 Isaac, Abraham And The Butchers, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin, 2012–2013 Ernst-Theodor Vorm Walde, Endstation Ewige Heimat, Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin, 2011 Foreign Worker, Lö Bal Almanya, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin 2011–2013 Emil, Waiting For Adam Spielman, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin, 2010–2012 Journalist, Die Schwäne Vom Schlachthof, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin Karsten, Man Braucht Keinen Reiseführer Für Ein Dorf, Das Man Sieht, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, 2009 Lepidus, Caligula, Deutsches Theater (Berlin), 2009 Toni, Stunde Null Vol. I – III, Schauspiel Köln, Cologne, 2008 Martius, Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome, Grillo-Theater, Essen 2008 Malcolm, Macbeth, Volkstheater, Vienna, 2006–2007 Paul Danziger, On the Shore of the Wide World, Volkstheater, Vienna, 2006–2007 Ernst Ludwig, Cabaret, Volkstheater, Vienna, 2006–2007 Cyril, Yvonne, Princess Of Burgundy, Volkstheater, Vienna, 2006 Bill, Dogville''', Volkstheater, Vienna, 2006 Percy 'Hotspur', Henry IV, Part 1', BAT, Berlin, 2005 Ismael, Cold'', Deutsches Theater (Berlin), 2004–2006 diverse productions, Bad Hersfelder Festspiele, 1995–1998

References

War Horse in London mit Bad Hersfelder Schauspieler Peter Becker Hessische Niedersächsische Allgemeine, 4 November 2018 Peter Becker is currently starring in the UK Tour of War Horse and is the first German person to play Friedrich in the show. Rewrite This Story, 23 October 2017 In die Rolle des Widerstandskämpfers schlüpft der Schauspieler Peter Becker. TV Spielfilm, 13 January 2009 ZDF macht Tom Cruises "Walküre" Konkurrenz Die Welt, 13 January 2009 Peter Becker in der Hauptrolle des Stauffenberg Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 13 January 2009 ZDF tritt mit Stauffenberg-Film gegen Tom Cruise an*Der Westen, 9 January 2009

External links

Peter Becker's Homepage