Carl Prekopp

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Carl Prekopp
Born (1979-05-25) 25 May 1979 (age 44)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter
Years active2002–present

Carl James Prekopp (born 25 May 1979)[1][2] is a British actor.[3][4]

He played Richard III at the Riverside Studios (2010) and originated the part of Lawrence in Tim Firth's stage adaptation of Calendar Girls. Prekopp has appeared in BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Mort (as the title character), Small Gods (as Brutha) and Night Watch (as young Sam Vimes). He directed the Afternoon Play Taken by Suzanne Heathcote for BBC Radio 4,[5] and is a singer/songwriter and founding member of folk/rock band The Fircones featuring The Likely Lads actress Brigit Forsyth on cello.[citation needed]. In 2014, he voiced Lyman Lannister in the video game Game of Thrones. Since 2015, Prekopp has also been voicing the character of Bill Connolly in the audio drama series John Sinclair – Demon Hunter, which is based on the horror detective series of novels written by Helmut Rellergerd.

Prekopp was a supporting actor in the 2007 British feature film I Want Candy with Mackenzie Crook. He has also appeared in Law & Order: UK, Lewis, No Offence, Call the Midwife and Hard Sun. In 2015–16, Prekopp portrayed William III of England and Daniel Defoe in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Helen Edmundson's Queen Anne.[6] In 2019, he appeared as Pat in the British psychological horror film Saint Maud.

Radio[edit]

Date Title Role Director Station
13 May 2002 Meet Mr. Mulliner: The Smile that Wins A Small Bitter / Adrian Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4
3 June 2002 Meet Mr. Mulliner: Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo A Small Bitter / Augustine Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4
24 December 2002 Madame Maigret's Own Case[7] Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2004 Mort[8] Mort Claire Grove BBC Radio 4
5 May 2005 Stone Baby[9] Stone Baby Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 The Wire
20 July 2005 Dixon of Dock Green[10] Doug Beale Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe BBC Radio 4
5 December 2005 – 30 December 2005 David Copperfield Traddles Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
18 February 2007 Hooligan Nights[11] Harry Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
28 December 2007 A Warning to the Furious[12] Guy Fiona McAlpine BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
1 August 2008 One Chord Wonders: This is the Modern World[13] Hippie Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
27 August 2011 Life After Life[14] Toby Swift BBC World Service BBC World Drama
6 May 2012 The Tempest[15] Ariel Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 3 Shakespeare on 3
17 December 2012 – 21 December 2012 Modesty Blaise - A Taste for Death Willie Garvin Kate McAll BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama

References[edit]

  1. ^ "This morning I looked out the door at my place of work and realised this is a profoundly emotional and significant view to wake up to on my 40th birthday". Carl Prekopp, Twitter (May 25, 2019). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ GRO Births, Apr-Jun 1979, vol 3, page 1720
  3. ^ Lyn Gardner (5 February 2010). "Richard III, Riverside Studios, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2010. It has a Richard, played by Carl Prekopp, who is the office joke and so manages to achieve a boardroom takeover almost without anyone noticing.
  4. ^ Gillian Reynolds (28 February 2006). "Radio choices". The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2010. Terry Pratchett's Discworld glorious satirical adventure, dramatised by Robin Brooks, directed by Gordon House. Gods swarm like herring here and one of them speaks to Brutha (Carl Prekopp).
  5. ^ "Afternoon Play – Taken". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Queen Anne: Cast and creative". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Series 1, Maigret - BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ^ "BBC : The Wire : A new wave of drama Stone Baby By Sean Buckley". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. ^ "BBC : The Wire : A new wave of dramaStone Baby By Sean Buckley". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ^ "BBC : Dixon of Dock Green : Roaring Boy, by Ted Willis, dramatized by Sue Rodwell". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ "BBC - (none) - Drama on 3 : Hooligan Nights". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. ^ "A Warning to the Furious, Afternoon Drama - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. ^ "This Is the Modern World, One Chord Wonders, Friday Drama - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Life After Life, BBC World Drama - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Shakespeare's The Tempest, Shakespeare on 3, Drama on 3 - BBC Radio 3". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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