Leonard Proxauf (born 27 November 1995) is an Austrian[1] actor, best known for his role as Martin in the film The White Ribbon.
His first minor role was the character of young Behrendt in the 2006 film Lohn deiner Angst.
The previous peak in Proxauf's acting career was the role of the reverend's son Martin in Michael Haneke's historical drama The White Ribbon (2009).
For the European co-production, which tells of mysterious incidents in a north German village on the eve of the First World War, the 14-year-old won the Young Artist Award.
In 2011 Proxauf filmed a guest leading role in the German TV crime series Tatort, which was aired on German TV in April 2012 and a lead role in the movie Everyday Objects [de] which will be released in autumn 2012.