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Axel Prahl

Highest Rated: 60% Gun-Shy (2003)

Lowest Rated: 13% The Red Baron (2008)

Birthday: Mar 26, 1960

Birthplace: Eutin, Germany

Axel Prahl is one of Germany's best-loved actors, with many decades of fine performances under his belt. Originally, Prahl took his college education in music and mathematics, but it wasn't long before he succumbed to the siren song of the stage and transitioned into acting. He studied at the Schauspielschule Kiel from 1982 to 1985, and soon his obsessive dedication to the craft of acting was bringing him roles. His first break came with a small part in the 1992 TV movie " Schlafende Hunde." Axel Prahl has been one of the most prolific actors of his generation, appearing in multiple projects as diverse as Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," Andreas Dresen's acclaimed marital drama "Grill Point," and cheesy TV movies like "Policewoman." One of his most celebrated roles was in 2008's "Berlin 36," based on the true story of a Jewish high jumper on the German Olympic track team. He has received several prestigious Adolf Grimme awards for his work. Prahl is probably best-known in recent years for his role as investigator Frank Thiel on the long-running German police procedural "Tatort," whom he has played since 2002. Prahl lives in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin with his wife and four children, two from a previous marriage.

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Highest rated movies

60% 74% Gun-Shy
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60% 69% Summer in Berlin
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43% 49% Berlin 36
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13% 43% The Red Baron
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Stella and the Star of the Orient
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Here Comes Lola!
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79% Grill Point
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67% Gundermann
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40% An Enemy to Die For
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Berlin Backstage
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet El fin de la verdad Dr. Joachim Rauweiler (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 39% Spy Cat Elvis (Voice) - 2018
No Score Yet 75% The Little Witch Abraxas (Voice) - 2018
No Score Yet 67% Gundermann Führungsoffizier (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter Behemoth (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Friends Forever - A Pig's Tale Waldemar (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trenk, the Little Knight Ritter Hans (Voice) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Whole Shebang Helmut (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pasta Detectives Marrak (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harms Menges (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 40% An Enemy to Die For Friedrich (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Star Money Grobian (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here Comes Lola! Felix Jungherz (Character) - 2010
43% 49% Berlin 36 Hans Waldmann (Character) - 2009
13% 43% The Red Baron Gen. Ernst von Hoeppner (Character) $36.6K 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stella and the Star of the Orient Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Summer Sunday Bruno Hansen (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wild Chicks Willis Vater (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cold Summer Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 100% Nicht alle waren Mörder Erwin Redlich (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baby You're Mine Unknown (Character) - 2005
60% 69% Summer in Berlin Kneipengast (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Berlin Backstage Unknown (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Liberated Zone Rolf Kubicek (Character) - 2003
60% 74% Gun-Shy Toter Mann (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 79% Grill Point Uwe (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Final Hope Eddy (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ich bring dich hinter Gitter Günther Szerba (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Policewoman Mike (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Shapes Polizist/Police Officer (Character) - 1999