Moritz Jahn (actor)

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

Moritz Jahn
Born
Moritz Glaser

(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995
Hamburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2007–present
Known for

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 – Das Leben ist kein Bonuslevel.[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 himself 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 latest single, "Emerald Beauty", was released in December 2020.[6]

Filmography
TV
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Die Pfefferkörner Karol Adamek
2016 Morgen hör ich auf Vincent Lehmann
2017 Bettys Diagnose Florian 1 episode
Tatort Jonas Holdt 1 episode
2017–2020 Dark Magnus Nielsen
2020 Tatort Lennart Billstein 1 episode
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Prinz und Bottel TV movie
2011 Der Himmel hat vier Ecken
Inga Lindström – Die Hochzeit meines Mannes TV movie
2013 Stiller Abschied[7] TV movie
2014 Die Schneekönigin Prince
2016 Offline – Das Leben ist kein Bonuslevel Jan
2017 Tod im Internat Paul
2018 Kommissarin Heller: Vorsehung Bastian Krämer
2019 Get Lucky – Sex verändert alles Mats

Discography

EPs

  • Love, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime (2019)
  • Rascals (2020)

Singles

  • "Ghost" (2020)
  • "Back to the Roots" (2019)
  • "Love, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime" (2019)
  • "Part of the World" (2019)
  • "Time" (2019)
  • "Goliath – Live Session" (2019)
  • "Emerald Beauty" (2020)

References
  1. "Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis | SWR Fernsehen". swr.online. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. Wer ist wer in "Dark"? Die Familien der Mystery-Serie vorgestellt Filmstarts.de
  3. "Jurys" [Juries]. junger-film.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Moritz Jahn". myfanbase.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "Rascals". tourhafen.de. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. "Von Der Bühne In Deine Kopfhörer: Moritz Jahn Veröffentlicht Ein Verfrühtes Weihnachtsgeschenk" [From the Stage to Your Headphones: Moritz Jahn Publishes an Early Christmas Present]. diffusmag.de (in German). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. "Mortiz Jahn". filmstarts.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.


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