Klaus-Peter Grap

Biography

Klaus-Peter Grap (born November 22, 1958, in West Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, dubbing director, presenter, and author.

Grap made his film debut in 1980 in Luftwaffenhelfer. He gained particular recognition through numerous appearances in German television series and anthology shows, including Adelheid und ihre Mörder, Im Namen des Gesetzes, Polizeiruf 110, Danni Lowinski, and several films in the Rosamunde Pilcher series. He played lead roles in various series, including Wie erziehe ich meinen Vater, Familien-Bande, Unter einer Decke, and Der Mond scheint auch für Untermieter.

Grap has also been active as a stage actor, performing at numerous theaters, including the Schlosspark Theater, the Kammerspiele Berlin, the Komödie im Marquardt Stuttgart, and the Berlin cabaret Die Stachelschweine.

In 1999, he hosted the MDR talk show Riverboat and also worked for RTL, as well as on various gala and event formats.

Grap is particularly well known as a voice actor. He is considered the regular German voice of Michael Shanks—most notably in Stargate SG-1. He also voiced Lieutenant Randy Disher in Monk, Deputy Andy Brennan in Twin Peaks, and Togusa in Ghost in the Shell.

In 2012, he published his first novel, Flaatsch. Ich war mal prominent ("Flaatsch: I Used to Be Famous"), through Satyr-Verlag. Grap resides in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.