Joachim Król (, born 17 June 1957 in Herne,

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) is a German

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, known for his appearances in the films ''

Run Lola Run ''Run Lola Run'' (, ) is a 1998 German experimental thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. The story follows a woman named Lola ( Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save the life of her boy ...

'', '' Maybe, Maybe Not'', and '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''.

Early life and education

Król was born in Herne,

, and studied from 1981 to 1984 at the ''

Otto-Falckenberg-Schule The Otto Falckenberg Schule – Fachakademie für darstellende Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München, or Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts, is a higher education academy in Munich training actors and directors, affiliated to the Mün ...

'' in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

. His grandfather was a miner of Silesian descent.

Career

Król is best known as a film and television actor. In 1993, he starred in the film '' No More Mr. Nice Guy''. In the 1998 film, ''

'', Król portrayed the homeless man, Norbert von Au. He is also known for playing Hermann van Pels in the TV film '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001). Despite his notable cinema and television success, Król returns repeatedly to the stage. Several times he has played in the '' Bochumer Schauspielhaus'' and the '' Schauspielhaus Köln''.

Personal life

Król is married to Heidrun Teusner Król, with whom he has a son, Tom.

Selected filmography

*' (1988) as Eduard *'' No More Mr. Nice Guy'' (1993) as Rudi Kipp *'' Deadly Maria'' (1993) as Dieter *'' Maybe, Maybe Not'' (1994) as Norbert Brommer *'' Nobody Loves Me'' (1994) as Anton *'' The Superwife'' (1996) as Dr. Enno Winkel *''

It Happened in Broad Daylight () is a 1958 German-language thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The original screenplay was written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a Swiss playwright and novelist, and the first incarnation of the film is still acclaimed by critics. Plot Matth ...

'' (1997) as Kommissar Matthäus *'' When the Light Comes'' (1998) as Lars *'' Trains'n'Roses'' (1998) as Hannes *''

'' (1998) as Norbert von Au *''Die Unschuld der Krähen'' (1998, TV film) as Georg Finke *''

Gloomy Sunday "Gloomy Sunday" ( Hungarian: ''Szomorú Vasárnap''), also known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song", is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress and published in 1933. The original lyrics were titled "Vége a világnak" (' ...

'' (1999) as Laszlo *''

The Princess and the Warrior ''The Princess and the Warrior'' () is a 2000 German romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows the life of Sissi ( Franka Potente), a psychiatric hospital nurse who, after a near-death experience, enters into a relat ...

'' (2000) *''

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English and have been translated into many forei ...

'' (2000–2003, TV series), Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Commissario Brunetti Series as Commissario Brunetti. *'' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001, TV film) *'' Soundless'' (2004) *'' Silentium'' (2004) *'' The Three Robbers'' (2007) as Räuber (voice) *'' Adam Resurrected'' (2008) *'' Friends Forever'' (2009) as Waldemer (voice) *'' Henri 4'' (2010) as Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné *' (2011) as Muff Potter *''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

'' (2011–2015, TV series), 7 episodes as Kommissar Frank Steier *' (2012) as Matthias Bleuel *' (2016, TV film) as Christoph Dassler *' (2017, TV film) as Herbert Wichert *'' Mack the Knife: Brecht's Threepenny Film'' (2018) *''

All About Me ''All About Me'' is a British television sitcom starring Jasper Carrott about a multicultural family living in Birmingham. It was broadcast on BBC One from 8 March 2002 to 29 October 2004. ''All About Me'' was created by Steven Knight, who also ...

'' (2018) *''

Berlin Alexanderplatz ''Berlin Alexanderplatz'' () is a 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin. It is considered one of the most important and innovative works of the Weimar culture, Weimar Republic. In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers, the book was named among the top 100 bo ...

'' (2020) *''

The Postcard Killings ''The Postcard Killings'' is a 2020 American crime film directed by Danis Tanović, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen and Cush Jumbo, and based on the 2010 novel '' The Postcard Killers'' by James Patterson and Liza Marklund. The ...

'' (2020) *''

Confessions of Felix Krull ''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is an unfinished 1954 novel by the Germany, German author Thomas Mann. Synopsis The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. F ...

'' (2021) *'' Weekend Rebels'' (2023) as Grandpa Gerd *'' A Million Minutes'' (2024) as Werner Küper

Awards

*1994: Won:

Bavarian Film Awards The Bavarian Film Awards () are film awards given to German films in the state of Bavaria, awarded by the state government. Background and description The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bav ...

, Best Acto

*2007: Won:

Hessian Film Award A Hessian is an inhabitant of the German state of Hesse. Hessian may also refer to: Named from the toponym * Hessian (soldier), eighteenth-century German regiments in service with the British Empire ** Hessian (boot), a style of boot ** Hessia ...

, Best Actor, (for '' Windland'')

References

External links

* 1957 births Living people People from Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia German male television actors German male film actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors German people of Polish descent German Film Award winners Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-screen-actor-stub