Joachim Król (, born 17 June 1957 in Herne,

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, known for his appearances in the films '' Run Lola Run'', '' 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'' in

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. His father was a miner of Polish 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, '' 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

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

Selected filmography

*' (1988) as Eduard *''

Deadly Maria ''Deadly Maria'' (german: Die tödliche Maria), is a 1993 German film directed by Tom Tykwer. Cast * Nina Petri as Maria * Katja Studt as Maria (age 16) * Juliane Heinemann as Maria (age 10) * Josef Bierbichler as Maria's father * Peter Fra ...

'' (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 ( en, It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 Swiss-West German-Spanish 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 fil ...

'' (1997) as Kommissar Matthäus *'' When the Light Comes'' (1998) as Lars *''

Trains'n'Roses ''Trains'n'Roses'' (german: Zugvögel ... Einmal nach Inari) is a 1998 Germany, German-Finland, Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Peter Lichtefeld. Plot Hannes, a truck driver from Germany, is a train timetable enthusiast who dreams of ...

'' (1998) as Hannes *'' Run Lola Run'' (1999) as Norbert von Au *''

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

'' (1999) as Laszlo *''

The Princess and the Warrior ''The Princess and the Warrior'' (german: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, lit=The Warrior and the Empress) is a 2000 German romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows the life of Sissi (Franka Potente), a psychiatric hospit ...

'' (2000) *''

Donna Leon (TV series) Donna Leon is the author of the '' Commissario Guido Brunetti'' crime novels series that was adapted as the German television series ''Commissario Brunetti''. The television program, which features music by André Rieu and has been produced 200 ...

'' (2000-2003) Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Commissario Brunetti Series as Commissario Brunetti. *'' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001) *'' Soundless'' (2004) *''

Silentium Silentium is a Finnish gothic metal band. The band was formed in 1995 and it originates from Jämsänkoski, Finland. Keyboardist Sami Boman and original vocalist Matti Aikio created Silentium by adding violin player Jani Laaksonen, guitar play ...

'' (2004) *''

The Three Robbers ''The Three Robbers'' (''Die drei Räuber'') is a full-length 2007 animated film adaption of the 1961 children's book by Tomi Ungerer, which was previously adapted as a 6-minute animated adaptation released in 1972 by Gene Deitch. The film was re ...

'' (2007) as Rauber (voice) *''

Adam Resurrected ''Adam Resurrected'' ( he, אדם בן כלב, translit=''Adam Ben Kelev'') is a 2008 drama film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Noah Stollman based on a 1968 novel of the same name by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk (the book's original na ...

'' (2008) *'' Friends Forever'' (2009) as Waldemer (voice) *'' Henri 4'' (2010) as Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné *' (2011) as Muff Potter *''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

(crime series) (2011-2015) 7 episodes as Kommissar Frank Steier *' (2012) as Matthias Bleuel *'' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (2020) *'' The Postcard Killings'' (2020)

Awards

*1994: Won:

Bavarian Film Awards The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are th ...

, Best Acto

*2007: Won: Hessian Film Award, Best Actor, (for '' Windland'')

References

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* 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 {{Germany-screen-actor-stub