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Axel Schreiber(1977-2026)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Axel Schreiber in 1098. Abschiede (2025)
A man called Thorsten Schulz who lives in a little village in eastern Germany has to face up to his past: as a border guard in the German Democratic Republic he shot a young couple as they were fleeing to West Germany. Only their little son escaped. Now t
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Axel Schreiber was born on 30 January 1977 in Lübben, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor and writer, known for Turkish for Beginners (2006), Æon Flux (2005) and Mick (2018). He died on 3 June 2026 in Germany.
BornJanuary 30, 1977
DiedJune 3, 2026(49)
BornJanuary 30, 1977
DiedJune 3, 2026(49)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Turkish for Beginners (2006)
Turkish for Beginners
7.5
TV Series
  • Axel Mende
Charlize Theron in Æon Flux (2005)
Æon Flux
5.4
  • Policeman
  • 2005
Maximilian Brauer and Oliver Bender in Mick (2018)
Mick
Short
  • Holger Hofer
  • 2018
A2 Racer (2004)
A2 Racer
4.7
  • Norbert
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • In All Friendship (1998)
    In All Friendship
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Mirko Hoffmann
    • Mirko Hofmann
    • 2025
  • Five Fingers Make a Fist (2025)
    Five Fingers Make a Fist
    6.6
    • Tim
    • 2025
  • Broke. Alone. A Kinky Love Story (2024)
    Broke. Alone. A Kinky Love Story
    5.6
    • Martin
    • 2024
  • Die Drei von der Müllabfuhr (2019)
    Die Drei von der Müllabfuhr
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Polizist Jan
    • 2023
  • Lola Linnéa Padotzke, Milo Haaf, and Mika Ullritz in The Young Chief Winnetou (2022)
    The Young Chief Winnetou
    4.8
    • Deputy Sheriff Wilson
    • 2022
  • Dr. Ballouz (2021)
    Dr. Ballouz
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Erik
    • 2022
  • Moooment! (2021)
    Moooment!
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Thorsten Erhardt
    • 2021
  • Heldt (2013)
    Heldt
    6.0
    TV Series
    • John Kuhl
    • Moritz Binke
    • 2020
  • Werkstatthelden mit Herz (2020)
    Werkstatthelden mit Herz
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Thorsten Henkel
    • 2020
  • Notruf Hafenkante (2007)
    Notruf Hafenkante
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Jan Bruns
    • Christian Forster
    • 2007–2019
  • Ken Duken, Nikolai Kinski, Heiner Lauterbach, Emilia Schüle, and Dennis Mojen in Dreamfactory (2019)
    Dreamfactory
    6.6
    • Border guard
    • 2019
  • After the Future (2018)
    After the Future
    5.3
    Short
    • Drug Dealer
    • 2018
  • Maximilian Brauer and Oliver Bender in Mick (2018)
    Mick
    Short
    • Holger Hofer
    • 2018
  • Beck Is Back! (2018)
    Beck Is Back!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Chris
    • 2018
  • Tom Beck in Einstein (2017)
    Einstein
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Thomas Nobbe
    • 2018

Writer

  • Verlangen (2011)
    Verlangen
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2011

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • January 30, 1977
    • Lübben, German Democratic Republic
  • Died
    • June 3, 2026
    • Germany(cancer)

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