Moritz Jahn (actor)

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Moritz Jahn
Born
Moritz Glaser

(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 28)
Hamburg, Germany
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2007–present
Known for
Musical career
GenresPop rock
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2018–present
LabelsFrische Luft Music
Member ofMoritz Jahn & Frische Luft

Moritz Jahn (born Moritz Glaser, 17 April 1995) is a German actor and musician. He is best known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix show Dark .

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Career

Acting

Moritz Jahn became known as "Karol" in the children's show Die Pfefferkörner , in which he was the main actor from 2007 to 2009. His first lead role came in 2010 in the two-part ZDF television movie Prinz and Bottel. Jahn played the double role of Calvin and Kevin. In 2011, Jahn starred in Der Himmel hat vier Ecken, in which he played his first theatrical role. He was nominated for the Max-Ophüls Prize for his performance in 2016's Offline: Are You Ready for the Next Level?  [ de ]. [1] In 2017, he was seen in Bettys Diagnose in a supporting role, playing a 17-year-old with health problems. The same year, he appeared in the mystery series Dark as Magnus Nielsen, the rebellious son of Ulrich Nielsen (played by Oliver Masucci). [2]

In 2019, Jahn sat on the jury of the Bundesfestival Junger Film youth festival in Sankt Ingbert alongside director Andreas Dresen and actress Lucie Hollmann. [3]

Music

Jahn has been performing as a musician since 2018. His band, known as Moritz Jahn & Frische Luft, consists of Moritz on vocals and guitar, Robert Koehler (bass, accordion, and vocals), Sebastian Scheipers (guitar, vocals), Jannis Heron (drums), and Henning von Hertel (guitar, mandolin). They released their debut EP, Love, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime, in 2019. [4] This was followed by another EP, Rascals, in 2020. [5] Their recent singles include "Emerald Beauty", which was released in December 2020. [6] More recent releases include "More Than You Can Chew" (26 November 2021), "Kanoa" (5 December 2021), and "Hamborger Veermaster" (22 December 2021). [7] Moritz Jahn and Frische Luft released their debut album, Soliloquy, on 1 April 2022.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2008 Die Pfefferkörner Karol Adamek
2016 Morgen hör ich auf Vincent Lehmann
2017 Bettys Diagnose Florian1 episode
Tatort Jonas Holdt1 episode
2017–2020 Dark Magnus Nielsen
2020 Tatort Lennart Billstein1 episode
2022 SAS: Rogue Heroes Corporal Herbert Brückner
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Prinz und BottelTV movie
2011Der Himmel hat vier Ecken
Inga Lindström – Die Hochzeit meines MannesTV movie
2013Stiller Abschied [8] TV movie
2014Die SchneeköniginPrince
2016 Offline: Are You Ready for the Next Level?  [ de ]Jan
2017 Boarding-School Intrigue  [ de ]Paul
2018Kommissarin Heller: VorsehungBastian Krämer
2019Get Lucky – Sex verändert allesMats

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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