Anton Franke was born in 2009 in Cologne. In 2022, he auditioned for the feature film "Mit der Faust in die Welt schlagen" ("Punching the World") and was ultimately cast in a leading role. The drama, which follows two brothers in rural Saxony—one of whom increasingly adopts a far-right ideology—premiered at the 2025 Berlinale before its theatrical release in Germany shortly afterward.