Joachim Król (, born 17 June 1957 in Herne, West Germany) is a German actor, 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, West Germany and studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. 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 No More Mr. Nice Guy (1993) as Rudi Kipp Deadly Maria (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 (1997) as Kommissar Matthäus When the Light Comes (1998) as Lars Trains'n'Roses (1998) as Hannes Run Lola Run (1998) as Norbert von Au Die Unschuld der Krähen (1998, TV film) as Georg Finke Gloomy Sunday (1999) as Laszlo The Princess and the Warrior (2000) Donna Leon (2000–2003, TV series), Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Commissario Brunetti Series as Commissario Brunetti. Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001, TV film) Soundless (2004) Silentium (2004) The Three Robbers (2007) as Räuber (voice) Adam Resurrected (2008) Friends Forever (2009) as Waldemer (voice) Henri 4 (2010) as Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (2011) as Muff Potter Tatort (2011–2015, TV series), 7 episodes as Kommissar Frank Steier (2012) as Matthias Bleuel (2016, TV film) as Christoph Dassler (2017, TV film) as Herbert Wichert (2018) Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020) The Postcard Killings (2020) (2021) Awards 1994: Won: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor 2007: Won: Hessian Film Award, Best Actor, (for Windland) References External links 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