Joachim Król
| Joachim Król | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 June 1957 Herne, Germany |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Spouse(s) | Heidrun Teusner Krol |
Joachim Król (* 17 June 1957 in Herne) is a German actor, known for his appearances in the films Run Lola Run, Maybe, Maybe Not and Anne Frank: The Whole Story.
Life and work
Joachim Król was born in Herne. His father was a miner of Polish descent.[1] He studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. He 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 movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001). Despite the large television and cinema success, Joachim Król returns again and again to the stage. Several times he played in the Bochumer Schauspielhaus and the Schauspielhaus Köln. He is married to Heidrun Teusner Król, with whom he has a son, Tom.
Selected filmography
- Wherever You Are... (1988) as Eduard
- Deadly Maria (1993) as Dieter
- Maybe, Maybe Not (1994) as Norbert Brommer
- Nobody Loves Me (1994) as Anton
- Das Superweib (1996) as Dr. Enno Winkel
- When the Light Comes (1998) as Lars
- Train Birds (1998) as Hannes
- Run Lola Run as Norbert von Au
- Gloomy Sunday (1999) as Laszlo
- The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
- Silentium (2004)
- The Three Robbers (2007) as Rauber (voice)
- Adam Resurrected (2008)
- Friends Forever (2009) as Waldemer (voice)
- Henri 4 (2010) as Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
- Tom Sawyer (2011) as Muff Potter
- Donna Leon (TV series) (2000-2003) Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Commissario Brunetti Series as Commissario Brunetti.
- Tatort (crime series) (2011-2015) 7 episodes
Awards
- 1994: Won: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor
- 2007: Won: Hessian Film Award, Best Actor, (for Windland)