Langston Uibel
Langston Uibel | |
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| Born | February 4, 1998 London, England, UK |
| Citizenship | British, German |
| Occupation | Actor |
Langston Uibel (born February 04, 1998) is a German-British actor who appeared in films, television series, and theaters. He is known for the Netflix series Dogs of Berlin (2018) and Unothodox (2020).[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Uibel was born in London, England, to a German mother and a Jamaican father. He lived in London until 2006, when his family moved to Berlin. He completed his Abitur at a bilingual English-German high school in Berlin and chose not to attend university, pursuing acting instead.[3]
Uibel began acting at age nine in the 2008 film Speed Racer, directed by the Wachowskis. In the same year, he played a child soldier in the short film The String Puppet, screened at Berlinale Talents.[1][4]
In 2013, he appeared in Hanni & Nanni 3 as a boarding school student. In 2014, he had a guest role in the crime series Letzte Spur Berlin. In Freistatt (2015), he portrayed an Afro-German student facing racial harassment. In 2017, he appeared in High Society and played Raphael Bou’Penga in Dogs of Berlin.[1][3]
Uibel received the Blaue Blume Award in 2018 for his role in Liebesstreifen and the Young Icon Award in 2019 for Dogs of Berlin.
He played Finn in Isi & Ossi (2020) and portrayed Axmed in Unorthodox and its spin-off Unorthodox: The Next Chapter (2020–2023). In 2021, he joined How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) as Joseph.[3] In 2023, he appeared in Afire, which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2023, Uibel made his professional theater debut in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Vienna’s Burgtheater, directed by Barbara Frey. He previously participated in youth productions at Berlin’s Schaubühne.[1]
In addition, Uibel co-manages the Dalston Jazz Bar in London with his father, Robert Beckford.[2][3] He has written about diversity in the film industry and contributed political opinion pieces to GQ Germany, Vogue, and Noizz.de.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Speed Racer | - | Feature film |
| 2008 | The String Puppet | Child Soldier | Short film |
| 2011 | Sellout | Main Child | TV short |
| 2013 | Hanni & Nanni 3 | Internatsschüler | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Leichenschmaus (Funeral Feast) | Jamie Lark | Short film |
| 2014 | Oblivio | Samuel | Short film |
| 2015 | Freistatt (Sanctuary) | Anton | |
| 2015 | Letzte Spur Berlin (Last Trace Berlin) | Marvin Schmitz | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2016 | Les marées blanches | Citseko | Short film |
| 2017 | Berlin Station | Parking Valet | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2017 | High Society | Siddharta Schlonz | |
| 2018 | Dogs of Berlin | Raphael Bou'Penga | TV series; 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Um Himmels Willen (For Heaven's Sake) | Wolfi Wöller | TV series; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Ein Fall für zwei (A Case for Two) | Martin | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2018 | SOKO Leipzig (Leipzig Homicide) | Raoul Merad / Bockel | TV series; 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Liebesstreifen (Love Strip) | Lasse | Short film |
| 2018 | Glanz ist für die meisten nur ein bisschen Licht (For Most People, Shine Is Just a Little Bit of Light) | Tyger | Short film |
| 2019 | Die Chefin (The Boss) | Romano Stäber | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2020 | Isi & Ossi | Finn, Rich Date | |
| 2020 | Unorthodox | Axmed | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2021 | How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) | Joseph | TV series; 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Tod von Freunden (Death of Friends) | Cem | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2021 | Girl Who Cried Wolf | Lars | Short film |
| 2023 | Roter Himmel (Afire) | Felix | |
| 2023 | A Night in Lisbon | - | Short film |
| 2023 | 791 km | Polizist Kevin Fischer | |
| 2023 | Sechs auf einen Streich - Die verkaufte Prinzessin (The Bartered Princess) | Berthold | TV movie |
| 2024 | Zitronenherzen (Lemon Hearts) | Paolo | TV movie |
| 2025 | School of Champions | Oscar | TV series; 6 episodes |
Theater
[edit]- 2013: Der Ring: Next Generation – Ensemble, Deutsche Oper Berlin, directed by Robert Lehniger
- 2015: I. Here. – Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, directed by Aline Bosselmann
- 2016: Herr der Fliegen (Lord of the Flies) – Ensemble, Deutsches Theater Berlin, directed by Robert Lehniger
- 2019: Vantablack – Berlin Theatertreffen, directed by Julia Wissert
- 2022: And I Dreamt I Was Drowning – Berlin Theatertreffen, directed by Kieran Joel
- 2023: A Midsummer Night's Dream – Burgtheater, directed by Barbara Frey
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hainz, Manuela (2025-02-19). "Berlinale 2025: Hinter den Kulissen mit Langston Uibel und David Schütter". GQ Germany (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ a b Vorbringer, Anne (2023-02-11). "Langston Uibel: „Eine konservative Regierung in Berlin wäre mein Albtraum"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ a b c d Hildesheim, Paulina; Herpell, Gabriela (2023-04-27). "Was heißt es, Schwarz zu sein, Langston Uibel?". SZ Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "Filmdreh mit Langston Uibel und Maja-Céline Probst - Nachrichten aus Rudersberg - Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen". www.zvw.de (in German). 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2025-06-16.