Carl Prekopp
Carl James Prekopp (born May 25, 1979 in Sheffield , England ) is a British actor and radio play speaker .
Career
Prekopp was the spokesperson for the radio play productions of the radio stations BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 , often directed by Ned Chaillet and Toby Swift . For the radio adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels , he spoke the eponymous character in Mort , Brutha in Small Gods , and the young Sam Vimes in Night Watch . In 2005, Prekopp appeared as Traddles in Jeremy Mortimer's radio production of Charles Dickens David Copperfield . In 2012 he spoke the spirit being Ariel in Mortimer's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest . Carl Prekopp also directed Suzanne Heathcote's radio play production Taken . For his work as a speaker he received the 2001 Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award from the British Broadcasting Corporation .
He also appeared in theater productions. For Riverside Studios he stood as Richard III. on stage. Prekopp also played the role of Lawrence in the play Calendar Girls by well-known playwright and screenwriter Tim Firth . For the Royal Shakespeare Company , Prekopp played William III of England and Daniel Defoe in Helen Edmundson's play Queen Anne from 2015 to 2016 .
He still had guest roles in several British crime series , including Law & Order: UK , Inspector Lewis and Hard Sun . He also appeared in short films . He starred in Monday Morning , Lover's Lane , Frozen Songs and Two People, One Ring . In 2012 he had an appearance in Short The Actress with Sadie Frost in the lead role. He was also seen in a supporting role in the short film Home with Jack O'Connell and Holliday Grainger in 2016.
In 2014, he voiced Lyman Lannister in the video game Game of Thrones , which is based on George RR Martin's book A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO television series Game of Thrones of the same name . He could also be heard in the video games Risen 3: Titan Lords , Horizon Zero Dawn and The Pillars of the Earth .
Since 2015 he is talking about the role of Billy Connolly in the English-language radio drama series John Sinclair - Demon Hunter , on the German pulp novel series Geisterjäger John Sinclair of Jason Dark is based.
Prekopp is also the singer and songwriter for the band The Fircones .
Radio plays (selection)
- 2002: Meet Mr. Mulliner: The Smile that Wins - Director: Ned Chaillet ( BBC Radio 4 )
- 2002: Meet Mr. Mulliner: Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo - Director: Ned Chaillet (BBC Radio 4)
- 2002: Madame Maigret's Own Case - Director: Ned Chaillet (BBC Radio 4)
- 2004: Mort (as Mort ) - Directed by Claire Grove (BBC Radio 4)
- 2005: Stone Baby (as Stone Baby ) - Directed by Toby Swift ( BBC Radio 3 )
- 2005 David Copperfield (as Traddles ) - Director: Jeremy Mortimer (BBC Radio 4)
- 2007: Hooligan Nights (as Harry ) - Director: Toby Swift (BBC Radio 3)
- 2007: A Warning to the Furious - Director: Fiona McAlpine (BBC Radio 4)
- 2008: One Chord Wonders: This is the Modern World - Director: Toby Swift (BBC Radio 4)
- 2011: Life After Life - Director: Toby Swift ( BBC World Service )
- 2012: The Tempest (as Ariel ) - Directed by Jeremy Mortimer (BBC Radio 3)
- 2012: Modesty Blaise - A Taste for Death (as Willie Garvin ) - directed by Kate McAll (BBC Radio 4)
- since 2015: John Sinclair - Demon Hunter (as Bill Connolly ) - Director: Douglas Welbat ( Lübbe Audio )
Filmography (selection)
Video games
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Web links
- Carl Prekopp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Carl Prekopp in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birthday information on Twitter (as of May 25, 2019)
- ↑ British Broadcasting Corporation: Shakespeare's The Tempest In: bbc.co.uk (as of July 12, 2020).
- ↑ BBC Press Office: BBC Radio 4 - Thursday 11 June 2009 In: bbc.co.uk, 11 June 2009.
- ^ British Broadcasting Corporation: Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award Winners In: bbc.co.uk (as of July 12, 2020).
- ↑ British Theater Guide: Richard III (Riverside Studios) In: britishtheatreguide.info, 2010.
- ↑ Royal Shakespeare Company: Queen Anne In: rsc.org.uk (as of July 12, 2020).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Prekopp, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prekopp, Carl James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and radio play speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield , England |