Joachim Król
Joachim Król (pronounced [ˈjoː.a.xɪm kʁoːl], born 17 June 1957 in Herne, West Germany) is a German actor, known for his appearances in the films Run Lola Run, Maybe, Maybe Not, and Anne Frank: The Whole Story.
Also recorded as Joachim Krol
Joachim Król

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- Germany.
- Occupation
- actor.
- Education
- Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts.
- Honours
- German Film Award, Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2020 and German Television Award for the Best Actor.
- Languages
- German.
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Joachim Król (pronounced [ˈjoː.a.xɪm kʁoːl], born 17 June 1957 in Herne, West Germany) is a German actor, known for his appearances in the films Run Lola Run, Maybe, Maybe Not, and Anne Frank: The Whole Story.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Król was born in Herne, West Germany, and studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. His grandfather was a miner of Silesian descent.
Career
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, Run Lola Run, 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
Personal life
Król is married to Heidrun Teusner Król, with whom he has a son, Tom.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
Wherever You Are... (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 (1997) as Kommissar Matthäus When the Light Comes (1998) as Lars Trains'n'Roses (1998) as Hannes Run Lola Run (1998) as Norbert von Au Die Unschuld der Krähen (1998, TV film) as Georg Finke Gloomy Sunday (1999) as Laszlo The Princess and the Warrior (2000) Donna Leon (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 Crown Prince (2006) The Three Robbers (2007) as Räuber (voice) Adam Resurrected (2008) Friends Forever (2009) as Waldemer (voice) Henri 4 (2010) as Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné Tom Sawyer (2011) as Muff Potter Tatort (2011–2015, TV series), 7 episodes as Kommissar Frank Steier Lost in Siberia (2012) as Matthias Bleuel Rivals Forever: The Sneaker Battle (2016, TV film) as Christoph Dassler Boarding-School Intrigue (2017, TV film) as Herbert Wichert Mack the Knife: Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018) All About Me (2018) Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020) The Postcard Killings (2020) Confessions of Felix Krull (2021) Weekend Rebels (2023) as Grandpa Gerd A Million Minutes (2024) as Werner Küper
Awards
1994: Won: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor [1] 2007: Won: Hessian Film Award, Best Actor, (for Windland)

German actor Joachim Król at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival at a Berlin street
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