Leon Seidel

Leon Seidel ( born November 22, 1996 in Cologne ) is a German actor and radio speaker. In 2008 he was eleven years old for the first time on camera. He became famous for the role of Huckleberry Finn in the movie Tom Sawyer by 2011.

Life

His acting talent, says Seidel, he had inherited from his father, who is a member of a cabaret group. He made his debut in 2008 in the film Berlin 36 on the side of Karoline Herfurth and Axel Prahl. In the same year he played in the episode Helge in the German mockumentary series Stromberg. In 2010 he played Felix in youth film Teufelskicker. A year later, he starred in the Tom Sawyer Huck Finn. A year later came the sequel The Adventures of Huck Finn in which he played the title character. He also works as a speaker, among others in the radio plays to his film appearances as Huck Finn.

Leon Seidel is junior high school student, and lives in Cologne- Surth.

Filmography

• 2009: Berlin 36
• 2009: Stromberg
• 2009: Crime scene: The Curse of the Mummy
• 2010: Winter daughter
• 2011: Tom Sawyer
• 2011: Stromberg
• 2012: The Adventures of Huck Finn

Speaking roles

• Ronnie in Cape of darkness. by Roger Smith, director Martin Zylka, WDR 2009.
• Ralph in World Without End: radio play. by Ken Follett, directed by Martin Zylka, WDR, Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-3785-9.
• With Felix Felix in Germany on a larger journey. Annette Langen, Universal Music Group, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8291-2388-4.
• Huck Finn in Tom Sawyer: movie radio play. by Mark Twain, Karin Kaci, Director Günter Merleau, The Hörverlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-86717-776-4.
• Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn: movie radio play. by Mark Twain, Karin Kaci, directed by Janet Sunjic, The Hörverlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-86717-943-0.
• Sascha in Olivia. Jowi Schmitz, Director Kirstin Petri SWR 2, DAV, Berlin, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86231-244-3.

Awards

• 2011: Best Children's Film Actor for the role in Wintertochter
• 2012: Best Youth Talent for the role in Tom Sawyer