Prahl, born in
Eutin, grew up in nearby
Neustadt in Holstein. After his A-levels, he started studying music and mathematics, but then went on to acting school in
Kiel. His acting debut came in 1994 in a television series for
ZDF. Aside from his film acting, for which he has won several accolades including two
Adolf Grimme Awards, Prahl has starred in 23 episodes of the television crime series
Tatort. He also co-starred in the 2009 TV film
12 Winter with
Jürgen Vogel. The cine films
Nightshapes (1999) and
Grill Point (2002) marked the start of a continuous successful cooperation with director
Andreas Dresen which harvested some renown awards. In 2006, Prahl won the
German Film Critics Association Award as "Best Actor" for the Dresen film drama "Willenbrock". Aside from acting, Prahl started as a sideline a music career, releasing three albums (2011, 2013 and 2018) as a singer-songwriter and bandleader. From 2007 on, Prahl hosted annually the two days summer music festival
Inselleuchten at
Marienwerder, Brandenburg. He speaks English and Spanish quite fluently. Prahl is married and lives with his third wife in
Berlin, and he has got four grown-up children, one of them an actress. == References ==