At the beginning of his career, Bruch mainly played small roles in The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland TV and movies. His first notable role was Axi in The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland TV movie "The Rose" in 2005, and he won the best of The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland TV. Supporting actor award. 2008 was a significant year in his career as an actor. He starred in many films, including Lieutenant Becker in the French film "Female Agents", The Federal Republic of Germany, and the English biographical film "The Federal Republic of Germany" Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Lothar von Richthofen in "Red Baron" (Der Rote Baron), Stefan Aust in The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Oscar-nominated film "The Baader Meinhof Complex", and Oscar-winning American film "The Reader" (The Reader) Reader) in Dieter Spenz.
Before starring in "Generation War", he played many supporting roles. In 2013, Volker Bruch played Wilhelm Winter, an officer of The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in "Generation War" ( Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter ). William is the narrator of this story. During World War II, he responded to Hitler's call to join the army. However, after experiencing a brutal and bloody war and witnessing the inhuman treatment suffered by the Jews, William changed his position from a fanatical Nazi to a reflector and evader of the war. Bruch’s outstanding performance earned him a nomination for The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Television Awards, and a special award for all actors at the 2013 Bavarian Television Awards.
After "Generation War", Bruch starred in various types of movies and TV works. In 2016, he was selected as the lead actor in the TV series "Babylon Berlin" (Babylon Berlin) . "Babylon Berlin" is directed by Tom Tykwer and adapted from a novel by Volker Kutscher. It mainly tells the story of various forces competing in Berlin during the period of The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Weimar Republic, and shows the life of the Berlin undercurrents in the 1920s.
In "Babylon Berlin", Volker Bruch plays the leading actor, policeman Gereon Rath (Gereon Rath), who investigates a series of crimes in Berlin during the Weimar Republic . Filming for the first two seasons of the play began in May 2016, lasted 8 months, and was released continuously in the fall of 2017. "Babylon Berlin" is very popular among the Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland and international audiences. It won the Best Overseas TV Drama Award at the 24th Shanghai TV Festival
and made Volker Bruch well-known by audiences at home and abroad. Volker Bruch is considered one of the new stars of The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
Because of the wonderful interpretation of the role of Gereon Rath in the TV series "Babylon Berlin", Volker Bruch won the 2018 The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland Gold Camera Award (Gold Camera Award). He is a good actor and won the Adolf Grimme Award with the "Babylon Berlin" team.
In 2018, he starred in the GF American film "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (the Girl in the Spider's Web), and filmed The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland film "Rocca Changes the World" (Rocca Changes the World). World). At the end of 2018, Bruch began shooting the third season of the 6-month "Babylon Berlin", which premiered in The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in January 2020. The fourth season of "Babylon Berlin" starring Volker Bruch is expected to be filmed in 2021 and released in 2022.