Carl Prekopp Explained

Carl Prekopp
Birth Date:	25 May 1979
Birth Place:	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter
Years Active:	2002–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.. 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 , 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

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
	Meet Mr. Mulliner: The Smile that Wins	A Small Bitter / Adrian		BBC Radio 4
	Meet Mr. Mulliner: Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo	A Small Bitter / Augustine		BBC Radio 4
	Madame Maigret's Own Case^[7]			BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
	Mort^[8]	Mort	Claire Grove
	Stone Baby^[9]	Stone Baby		BBC Radio 3 The Wire
	Dixon of Dock Green^[10]	Doug Beale		BBC Radio 4
–	David Copperfield	Traddles		BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
	Hooligan Nights^[11]	Harry		BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
	A Warning to the Furious^[12]	Guy		BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
	One Chord Wonders: This is the Modern World^[13]	Hippie		BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
	Life After Life^[14]			BBC World Service BBC World Drama
	The Tempest^[15]			BBC Radio 3 Shakespeare on 3
–	Modesty Blaise - A Taste for Death			BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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) . 31 August 2020 .
2. GRO Births, Apr-Jun 1979, vol 3, page 1720
3. News: Lyn Gardner . Richard III, Riverside Studios, London . . 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. . 5 February 2010 . 18 December 2010 .
4. News: Gillian Reynolds . Radio choices . . 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). . 28 February 2006 . 28 December 2010 .
5. Web site: Afternoon Play – Taken . BBC Press Office . 30 September 2017 .
6. Web site: Queen Anne: Cast and creative . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151202055919/https://www.rsc.org.uk/queen-anne/cast-and-creative . 2 December 2015 . 20 January 2018 .
7. Web site: Series 1, Maigret - BBC Radio 4 Extra. BBC. 30 September 2017.
8. Web site: BBC : The Wire : A new wave of drama Stone Baby By Sean Buckley. Bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2017.
9. Web site: BBC : The Wire : A new wave of dramaStone Baby By Sean Buckley. Bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2017.
10. Web site: BBC : Dixon of Dock Green : Roaring Boy, by Ted Willis, dramatized by Sue Rodwell. bbc.co.uk. 21 June 2022.
11. Web site: BBC - (none) - Drama on 3 : Hooligan Nights. Bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2017.
12. Web site: A Warning to the Furious, Afternoon Drama - BBC Radio 4. BBC. 30 September 2017.
13. Web site: This Is the Modern World, One Chord Wonders, Friday Drama - BBC Radio 4. BBC. 30 September 2017.
14. Web site: Life After Life, BBC World Drama - BBC World Service. BBC. 30 September 2017.
15. Web site: Shakespeare's The Tempest, Shakespeare on 3, Drama on 3 - BBC Radio 3. BBC. 30 September 2017.