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 Unorthodox (2020), Christian Petzold’s Afire as well as the Apple TV series Hijack.
Biography 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
In addition, Uibel co-manages the Dalston Jazz Bar in London with his father, Robert Beckford. He has written about diversity in the film industry and contributed political opinion pieces to GQ Germany, Vogue, and Noizz.de.
Langston joins the Apple TV show Hijack for the second season.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2007Speed Racer -Feature film2008The String Puppet Child Soldier Short film 2011Sellout Main Child TV short 2013Hanni & Nanni 3 Internatsschüler Uncredited 2014Leichenschmaus (Funeral Feast) Jamie Lark Short film 2014Oblivio Samuel Short film 2015Freistatt (Sanctuary) Anton 2015Letzte Spur Berlin (Last Trace Berlin) Marvin Schmitz TV series; 1 episode 2016Les marées blanches Citseko Short film 2017Berlin Station Parking Valet TV series; 1 episode 2017High Society Siddharta Schlonz 2018Dogs of Berlin Raphael Bou'Penga TV series; 8 episodes 2018Um Himmels Willen (For Heaven's Sake) Wolfi Wöller TV series; 3 episodes 2018Ein Fall für zwei (A Case for Two) Martin TV series; 1 episode 2018SOKO Leipzig (Leipzig Homicide) Raoul Merad / Bockel TV series; 2 episodes 2018Liebesstreifen (Love Strip) Lasse Short film 2018Glanz ist für die meisten nur ein bisschen Licht (For Most People, Shine Is Just a Little Bit of Light) Tyger Short film 2019Die Chefin (The Boss) Romano Stäber TV series; 1 episode 2020Isi & Ossi Finn, Rich Date 2020Unorthodox Axmed Miniseries; 4 episodes 2021How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Joseph TV series; 6 episodes 2021Tod von Freunden (Death of Friends) Cem Miniseries; 1 episode 2021Girl Who Cried Wolf Lars Short film 2023Roter Himmel (Afire) Felix 2023A Night in Lisbon - Short film 2023791 km Polizist Kevin Fischer 2023Sechs auf einen Streich - Die verkaufte Prinzessin (The Bartered Princess) Berthold TV movie 2024Zitronenherzen (Lemon Hearts) Paolo TV movie 2025School of Champions Oscar TV series; 6 episodes
Theater
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
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