Axel Milberg

Axel Milberg (born 1956 in Kiel) is a German actor and audiobook narrator. After studying the humanities, he trained at Munich’s Otto Falckenberg School from 1979 to 1981. He then spent around 15 years as a member of the ensemble at the Münchner Kammerspiele. He became widely known through film and television productions including *Nach fünf im Urwald*, *Rossini*, *Jahrestage*, *Hannah Arendt*, and *The International*. From 2003 onward, he portrayed detective Klaus Borowski in the Kiel-based *Tatort* series. Milberg recorded numerous audiobooks and radio plays, including works by Henning Mankell. His honors included the Bavarian Television Award, two Grimme Awards, and the German Audiobook Award’s Special Prize in 2020. In 2019, he published the autobiographical novel *Düsternbrook*.