Prashant Prabhakar Jaiswal (born 13 October 1974) is a German

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of Indian origin. He has acted in several films, short films and television series.

Early life and education

Prashant Prabhakar Jaiswal was born in the

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...

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on 13 October 1974. In 2002, Prashant Prabhakar emigrated to

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. In

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he began to study

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Career

Since 1994, Prashant Prabhakar has participated in several German

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, films, television movies and series. Thanks to his role as Co-worker Prashant in the television series '' Stromberg'', he became known to a wider audience in Germany, in which he participated since the second season.''BNA Germany / Bollywood News Agency'': Interview with Prashant Prabhakar (German)
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Filmography (selection)

* 2005: ''

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'' ''(Tatort)'' (TV series) * 2006: '' Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst'' (TV series) * 2008: ''Angie'' (TV series) * 2009: '' Die Pfefferkörner'' (TV series) * 2009: '' Cologne P.D.'' (TV series) * 2009: ''Last Stop Toyland'' ''(Spielzeugland Endstation)'' * 2009: '' Desert Flower'' * 2010: ' (

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) * 2010: '' Mit Herz und Handschellen'' (TV series) * 2010: ''Liebling, lass uns scheiden!'' (TV movie) * 2010: ''Toxic Lullaby'' * 2010: ''Fasten à la Carte'' (TV movie) * 2011: ''Lisas Fluch'' (TV movie) * 2011: ' * 2011: ''Nightmare Fever'' ''(Alptraumfieber)'' * 2011: '' Aazaan'' * 2012: '' Stromberg'' (TV series, appearance in 29 episodes from 2005 to 2012)'' * 2012: ''Crime Scene'' ''(Tatort)'', (TV series) * 2012: ''Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood'' * 2012: ''Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt''

References

External links

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Official website (German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhakar, Prashant 1974 births Living people 20th-century German male actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century German male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Actors from Göttingen Indian advertising people German male film actors German male television actors Indian emigrants to Germany Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors from Bihar Male actors from Lower Saxony People from Madhubani district