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Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Actor · Born June 17, 1957 (69) · Herne, Germany

Joachim Król is a German actor, known for his appearances in the films Run Lola Run, Maybe, Maybe Not, and Anne Frank: The Whole Story. German dubbing voice of Peter Davison in All Creatures Great and Small (1978). His father was a miner and union activist. Lives in Cologne with his wife Heidrun and their son Tom. "Król" means "king" in Polish. Resides in Cologne, Germany with his wife and son.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1957 (69)
From
Herne, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 110 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Joachim Król's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Survival
18%
Self
15%
Power
14%
Morality
11%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
14
Warm
10
Joyful
6
Romantic
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joachim Król's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joachim Król's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

110 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wochenendrebellen 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Grandfather Gerd

  • Love, After All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Harry

  • Weihnachten im Olymp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • My Lady in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Alfred Hansen

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Wer immer du bist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Stephen Crayshaw

  • Kein Tier. So Wild.(2025)

    as Fernsehsprecher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Zeit Verbrechen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Miehe

  • Where's Wanda?(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harald Hessel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Endlich Witwer - Griechische Odyssee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Georg Weiser

  • A Million Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Werner Küper

  • 791 km (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Josef

  • Zwei Weihnachtsmänner sind einer zu viel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Bernd Hoffmann

  • Weekend Rebels(2023)

    as Grandfather Gerd

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Endlich Witwer - Über alle Berge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Georg Weiser

  • Blutholz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hans Schüssler

  • Mostly Minimalistic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Magnus Joosten

  • Endlich Witwer - Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Georg Weiser

  • Wunderschön(2022)

    as Wolfgang Abeck

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of Felix Krull(2021)

    as Professor Kuckuck

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Schuss in der Nacht - Die Ermordung Walter Lübckes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Norbert Bartels

  • Berlin Alexanderplatz(2020)

    as Pums

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Postcard Killings(2020)

    as Inspector Klaus Bublitz

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Der König von Köln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lothar Stüssgen

  • Erzgebirgskrimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lothar Uhlig

  • Jupp, watt hamwer jemaht? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle(2019)

    as Josef Ganz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Wall(2019)

    Show as Paul Spindler

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • All About Me(2018)

    as Willi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Lehman. Gier frisst Herz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Arno Breuer

  • Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film(2018)

    as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Endlich Witwer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Georg Weiser

  • Die Auferstehung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Joschi

  • Ingo Thiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Staatsanwalt

  • Reformation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Albrecht von Brandenburg

  • Tod im Internat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Herbert Wichert

  • In Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Wolfgang Abeck

  • You'll Never Walk Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christoph Dassler

  • The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hotel Sacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur Grünstein

  • Gotthard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Knecht

  • Über Barbarossaplatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Benjamin Mahler

  • Collide(2016)

    as Wolfgang

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Der Bankraub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Werner Kreye

  • Letzte Ausfahrt Gera: Acht Stunden mit Beate Zschäpe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as BKA-Beamter Troller

  • Pampa Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Maslow

  • Neben der Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Kampmann

  • Salomea's Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Helen Dorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ising

  • Lost in Siberia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Matthias Bleuel

  • King of Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Tom Sawyer(2011)

    as Muff Potter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Aghet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht

  • Henri 4(2010)

    as Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Waldemar (voice)

  • Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as David Reich

  • Adam Resurrected(2008)

    as Abe Wolfowitz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treaters(2007)

    as Malente (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Windland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Oskar

  • Lutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alex Lutter

  • Der Kriminalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Poll · as Volker Pütz

  • The Crown Prince(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Moritz Szeps

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Tod eines Keilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gottfried Binder

  • The Call of the Toad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pastor Karau

  • Snowland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rubert

  • Drechslers zweite Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Budde

  • Silentium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sportpräfekt Fitz

  • Soundless(2004)

    as Viktor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hannes Fischer

  • SOKO Köln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Reinhardt

  • Nachtschicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Rockenbach

  • Bear's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Groppo

  • BAP - Ode to Cologne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Projectionist

  • The Short Life of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (German version)

  • Anne Frank: The Whole Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hermann van Pels

  • Einsatz in Hamburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Oskar Camphaus / Gero Camphaus

  • Donna Leon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Commissario Guido Brunetti

  • The Princess and the Warrior(2000)

    as Walter Riemer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gloomy Sunday(1999)

    as László

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Die Unschuld der Krähen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Georg Finke

  • Am I Beautiful? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Robert

  • Run Lola Run(1998)

    as Norbert von Au

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Train Birds(1998)

    as Hannes Weber

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • When the Light Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lars

  • Rossini(1997)

    as Jakob Windisch

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • It Happened in Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kommissar Matthäus

  • Schräge Vögel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Rick

  • Das Superweib(1996)

    as Dr. Enno Winkel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Regen in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Wilfried

  • Nobody Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Anton

  • Maybe... Maybe Not(1994)

    as Norbert Brommer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Faust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Deadly Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dieter

  • Without Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bannert

  • No More Mr. Nice Guy(1993)

    as Rudi Kipp ("Kipp")

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Modell Adenauer - Ein Tag im Leben des Herrn K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Held

  • Wolffs Revier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefan Kranz

  • Happy Birthday, Türke! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Polizist

  • Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe(1991)

    as oficer SS

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Eine Wahnsinnsehe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Das Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Longius

  • Eurocops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Hermann

  • Wherever You Are... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Eduard

  • Ticket to Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Der Fahnder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Neuner

  • Kaltes Fieber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Röhl · as Winter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 7 episodes · as Frank Steier · as Manfred Schirmer · as Martin Jahnn

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • An Impossible Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Standesbeamter

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles, 109 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

All About Me (2018)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Gloomy Sunday (1999)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Where's Wanda? (2024)

Film career

19702026

Peak 1993 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 111: 111 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 16% of 25 roles
93980818

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joachim Król's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Kein Tier. So Wild. (2025)

78th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gloomy Sunday (1999)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joachim Król's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joachim Król work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joachim Król's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Armin Rohde shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers