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Axel Prahl Plans to Play Tatort's Frank Thiel for 12 More Years

The 65-year-old told Bunte he has no plans to step away from the Münster crime role.

Overview

  • Prahl said his character is 55, which he calculates leaves about twelve years until the in-story pension.
  • He noted the Münster team has completed 49 Tatort films across 23 years.
  • He emphasized a strong off-screen friendship with Jan Josef Liefers despite their characters' frequent clashes.
  • He spoke warmly about his third wife, Silja, to whom he has been married for eleven years.
  • He shared that he writes three love poems for her each anniversary and once penned haikus for their fifth.