Moritz Jahn (actor)


Moritz Jahn is a German actor and musician. He is best known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix show Dark.
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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 . 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.
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.

Music

Jahn has been performing as a musician since 2018. His band, known as Moritz Jahn & Frische Luft, consists of Moritz on vocals and guitar, Robert Koehler, Sebastian Scheipers, Jannis Heron, and Henning von Hertel. They released their debut EP, Love, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime, in 2019. This was followed by another EP, Rascals, in 2020. Their recent singles include "Emerald Beauty", which was released in December 2020. More recent releases include "More Than You Can Chew", "Kanoa", and "Hamborger Veermaster". Moritz Jahn and Frische Luft released their debut album, Soliloquy, on 1 April 2022.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Prinz und BottelTV movie
2011Der Himmel hat vier Ecken
2011Inga Lindström – Die Hochzeit meines MannesTV movie
2013Stiller AbschiedTV movie
2014Die SchneeköniginPrince
2016'Jan
2017'Paul
2018Kommissarin Heller: VorsehungBastian Krämer
2019Get Lucky – Sex verändert allesMats

Discography

AlbumsSoliloquy
EPsLove, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime Rascals
Singles
  • "Ghost"
  • "Back to the Roots"
  • "Love, Hate & the Mistakes of a Lifetime"
  • "Part of the World"
  • "Time"
  • "Goliath – Live Session"
  • "Emerald Beauty"