Carl James Prekopp (born 25 May 1979) is a British
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. ...
.
He is acclaimed for his radio plays.
He played Richard III at the Riverside Studios (2010) and originated the part of Lawrence in
Tim Firth's stage adaptation of ''Calendar Girls''. Prekopp has appeared in
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...
adaptations of
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...
's ''
Mort'' (as the title character), ''
Small Gods'' (as Brutha) and ''
Night Watch'' (as young Sam Vimes). He directed the
Afternoon Play ''
Taken'' by Suzanne Heathcote for
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...
, and is a singer/songwriter and founding member of folk/rock band The Fircones featuring
The Likely Lads actress
Brigit Forsyth on cello.. In 2014, he voiced Lyman Lannister in the video game ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...
''. Since 2015, Prekopp has also been voicing the character of Bill Connolly in the audio drama series ''
John Sinclair – Demon Hunter'', which is based on the horror detective series of novels written by
Helmut Rellergerd.
Prekopp was a supporting actor in the 2007 British feature film ''
I Want Candy'' with
Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook (born Paul James Crook, 29 September 1971) is an English actor, director, comedian and writer best known for his roles in television and film. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Gareth Keenan in the British sitcom '' ...
. He has also appeared in ''
Law & Order: UK'', ''
Lewis'', ''
No Offence'', ''
Call the Midwife
''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...
'' and ''
Hard Sun
''Hard Sun'' is a pre-apocalyptic British crime drama television series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC co-pro ...
''. In 2015–16, Prekopp portrayed
William III of England
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...
and
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, merchant and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translati ...
in the
Royal Shakespeare Company
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's production of
Helen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson (born 1964) is a British playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen.
Early life
Edmu ...
's ''
Queen Anne''.
In 2019, he appeared as Pat in the British
psychological horror
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film ''
Saint Maud''.
Radio
References
1979 births
Living people
British male radio actors
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