Leon Seidel
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Leon Seidel | |
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| Born | November 22, 1996 Cologne, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Leon Seidel (born November 22, 1996)[1] is a German actor. He is known for playing the role of "Huckleberry Finn" in the German film of 2011 Tom Sawyer.
Life and career
[edit]Seidel was born in Cologne. His talent for acting, says Seidel, he had inherited from his father, who works in a cabaret group. Would be 2008, then 11-year-old made his debut in Kaspar Heidelbach's movie Berlin '36 and completed several appearances in the TV comedy Stromberg, where he played the son of Jennifer Schirrmann (Milena Thirty) and almost the stepson of the infamous bosses become.[2]
It was followed by a supporting role in the sports comedy Devil's Kickers by Granz Henman, who came in 2010 in the cinemas and made known on the side of stars such as Armin Rohde and Benno Furmann a wider cinema audience the young actor. Since October 2011, the young actor is seen in his first major role in John Schmid's German-Polish drama Winter's Daughter.[2]
Only a month later he work for Hermine Huntgeburth's Tom Sawyer, in which the young actor take on the role of the orphan Huckleberry Finn and acting on the side of Louis Hofmann who play the title character. In 2012 took on the lead role in the sequel The Adventures of Huck Finn.[2]
In addition to his acting work Leon Seidel can also be heard as a speaker.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Berlin 36 | Walter Bergmann | |
| Stromberg | Helge | Episode: Helge | |
| Tatort: Der Fluch der Mumie | TV movie | ||
| 2010 | Wintertochter | Knäcke | |
| 2011 | Tom Sawyer | Huckleberry Finn | |
| Stromberg | Helge | Episodes: Frau Wilhelmi, Der Nachfolger | |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Huckleberry Finn | |
| 2014 | The Chosen Ones | Frank Hoffmann | |
| 2015 | Land of Mine | Wilhelm LeBern | |
| 2021 | Life's a Glitch | Max |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2011 | New Faces Award | Bester Kinderfilmdarsteller | Wintertochter | Won |
| 2012 | Bestes Jugendtalent | Tom Sawyer | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Agentur Schwarz | Leon Seidel". www.agenturschwarz.de. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Biografie von Leon Seidel - FILMSTARTS.de". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
External links
[edit]- Leon Seidel at IMDb
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