▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁in ▁Heidel berg ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁the ater , ▁film , ▁and ▁voice ▁actor . ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁stage , ▁on ▁film , ▁and ▁on ▁television , ▁Beck ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁reader ▁of ▁audio books , ▁having ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁series . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁Der ▁be weg te ▁Mann , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator ▁of ▁W äch ter ▁der ▁W ü ste ▁- ▁Auch ▁kleine ▁Hel den ▁kommen ▁ganz ▁groß ▁ra us . ▁ ▁Life ▁After ▁his ▁Ab it ur ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁( rough ly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁an ▁associate ▁degree , ▁or ▁A - Level s ▁in ▁England ) ▁and ▁comple ting ▁his ▁Z iv ild ienst ▁( altern ative ▁to ▁required ▁military ▁service ), ▁Beck ▁studied ▁Islam ic ▁Studies , ▁Eth n ology , ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁studies ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁Heidel berg . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on stage ▁at ▁the ▁S auer länd ischen ▁State ▁Theater , ▁the ▁State ▁Theater ▁T üb ingen , ▁Schaus piel ▁Frankfurt , ▁Schaus piel ▁Köln , ▁and ▁the ▁Bayer isches ▁Staats sch aus piel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Beck ▁was ▁named ▁Young ▁A ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Theater ▁heute . ▁ ▁He ▁also