Marko Dyrlich
Acting
Born January 1, 1975, Bautzen, Germany
Marko Dyrlich (born 1975 in Bautzen) is a German-Sorbian actor who frequently takes on the role of the villain. Marko Dyrlich is the son of the Sorbian writer and poet Benedikt Dyrlich. As a child, he was introduced to the theater through his grandmother—who served as a stage manager at the German-Sorbian Folk Theater in Bautzen—and occasionally played small roles there. After dropping out of school and an apprenticeship during his youth, he secured his first contract at the Folk Theater in Bautzen through his grandmother's mediation. In 1994, he was accepted into the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Following his graduation, he took up an engagement at the Folk Theater Rostock, followed by various guest and permanent engagements at venues including the Staatstheater Kassel, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, and the Volksbühne Berlin. From 2004 to 2007, he also served as a lecturer at the Leipzig Drama School. Beginning in 2010, Dyrlich increasingly focused on film and television roles. Initially, he played minor parts in episodes of *Tatort* and other television productions. In 2014, he made his feature film debut in *The Grand Budapest Hotel*. He gained wider recognition for his pivotal role in the *Tatort* episode *Der sanfte Tod*. On stage, Dyrlich has played lead roles in productions such as *Tales from the Vienna Woods* (*Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald*), *Before Sunset* (*Vor Sonnenuntergang*), and *Liliom*. Dyrlich lives in Berlin and, alongside his acting career, occasionally works as a bouncer at Berlin's Berghain nightclub. Since the 2020/2021 season, he has also been a member of the acting ensemble at the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin.
Filmography
- 2025Clouds are Made of Rain
- 2021Notes of Berlin — Janek
- Alles oder Nichts — Knut
- 2018Der süße Brei — Hauptmann
- 2018Fenster Blau
- SOKO Hamburg — Wolfgang Petersen
- 2018Sieben Stunden — Harry Gernauer
- 2018The Captain — Brockhoff
- 2018The Most Beautiful Girl in the World — Houssam
- The Typist — Klaus Drescher
- 2018Verpiss Dich, Schneewittchen — Bernd
- Babylon Berlin — Schecki
- 2017Back for Good
- Borderland — Jens Schwörer
- Einstein — Gregor Wisnewski
- 2017End of the Season — Pape
- 2016A Heavy Heart — Mark
- 2016Alone in Berlin — Anselm Koch
- 2016Point Blank — Borko
- 2016Rockabilly Requiem — Joe
- 2016The Hannas
- Bettys Diagnose — Brice Meier
- Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten — David Simon
- 2015Buddha's Little Finger
- Rentnercops — Teddy
- Shades of Guilt — Mark
- Sibel & Max — Tom
- 2015Wanja — Ulf
- 2015Zweite Hand — Frank
- Heiter bis tödlich: Koslowski & Haferkamp — Uwe
- Josephine Klick — Marvin Müller
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel — Zig-Zag
- Heldt — Guido Prowaznik
- Letzte Spur Berlin — Ralf Hinze
- Hamburg Dockland — Olaf Jordan, Hassan
- Der Kriminalist — Achim Dohmin
- Unter anderen Umständen — Achim Körte
- SOKO Wismar — Ulf Karmann
- SOKO Köln — Connie Sailer
- Leipzig Homicide — Karl Henschel
- SOKO München — Marc Relling
- The Old Fox — Dirk Faber
- Scene of the Crime — Clemens Müller, Lutz Schlien, Udolf Rasch, Levon Nazarian