Axel Prahl

Axel Prahl (born 26 March 1960) is a German actor, voice actor and musician.

Axel Prahl
Axel Prahl photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2009
Born (1960-03-26) 26 March 1960
Eutin, West Germany
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1992–present
Websiteaxelprahl.de

Biography

Prahl, born in Eutin, grew up in nearby Neustadt in Holstein. After his A-levels, he started studying music and mathematics, but then went on to acting school in Kiel. His acting debut came in 1994 in a television series for ZDF.

Aside from his film acting, for which he has won several accolades including two Adolf Grimme Awards, Prahl has starred in 23 episodes of the television crime series Tatort. He also co-starred in the 2009 TV film 12 Winter with Jürgen Vogel.[1] The cine films Nightshapes (1999) and Grill Point (2002) marked the start of a continuous successful cooperation with director Andreas Dresen which harvested some renown awards. In 2006, Prahl won the German Film Critics Association Award as "Best Actor" for the Dresen film drama "Willenbrock".[2]

Aside from acting, Prahl started as a sideline a music career, releasing three albums (2011, 2013 and 2018) as a singer-songwriter and bandleader.[3] From 2007 on, Prahl hosted annually the two days summer music festival Inselleuchten at Marienwerder, Brandenburg.[4] He speaks English and Spanish quite fluently.

Prahl is married and lives with his third wife in Berlin, and he has got four grown-up children, one of them an actress.[5]

References
  1. Thomann, Jörg (5 January 2009). "Wer will fleißige Bankräuber sehen?" [Who wants to see a hardworking bank robber?]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. see IMDb awards section
  3. "Axel Prahl & Das Inselorchester: Blick aufs Mehr". buschfunk.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "Inselleuchten-Festival in Marienwerder". marienwerder-barnim.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "Der Axel - Steckbrief". axelprahl.de. January 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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