Nils Dörgeloh

Biography

Nils Dörgeloh is a German actor who began his acting career after a successful career in business. He trained at the Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg and the William Esper Studio in New York, before completing classical acting studies at the Michael Chekhov Studio Berlin, with additional courses in Los Angeles.

He started in theater before making his film debut in Marco Kreuzpaintner’s comedy Coming In (2014). He also appeared in the adaptation of Benedict Wells’ novel Becks letzter Sommer (2015) directed by Frieder Wittich, alongside Christian Ulmen.

Dörgeloh gained wider recognition for his recurring role in the award-winning comedy series Jerks (2017), acting alongside Christian Ulmen and Fahri Yardim, for which he received the Quotenmeter Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has taken on dramatic roles in several Tatort productions, including the widely acclaimed Im toten Winkel (2018) directed by Philip Koch.

He played a recurring role in the SWR miniseries Labaule & Erben (2018) (based on an idea by Harald Schmidt, directed by Boris Kunz) alongside Uwe Ochsenknecht, and a lead role in the VOX series Milk & Honey (2018). He most recently appeared in Daniel Brühl’s directorial debut Nebenan (2021) (Next Door), which competed at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.