Axel Prahl (b. 1960) is a German actor and musician, best known for playing Kommissar Frank Thiel in the Münster episodes of crime series Tatort, from 2002 onward.
He guest-starred once as himself in the award-winning episode Folge 2815 on Sesamstrasse in 2018, and prior to that he appeared twice on its spin-off Eine Möhre für Zwei, in 2010 as a lighthouse keeper, and in 2011 as sailor Kapitän Hansen.
During the filming of his 2018 episode, he also appeared on a "Wort des Tages" segment with Elmo, explaining the word "gemütlich" ("comfy/cozy").
Prahl's film credits include Falcons (2002, with Keith Carradine), the UK/Swedish co-production An Enemy to Die For (2012), Berlin '36 (2009), and The Red Baron (2008, with Til Schweiger and Lena Headey).
External links[]
- IMDb
- Official site (in German)