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Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

Acting December 1, 1963 (62 years old) Ruhla, Germany

Biography

Thorsten Merten (born December 4, 1963, in Ruhla) is a German actor. Thorsten Merten originally intended to become a journalist and initially worked as a trainee at the newspaper *Das Volk*. After completing his military service, he underwent acting training from 1986 to 1990 at the "Ernst Busch" Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, where he attended the newly established cabaret department and graduated with a diploma in cabaret performance. This was followed by engagements at various theaters both at home and abroad, including the Théâtre Vidy in Lausanne, the Staatstheater Schwerin, the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, the Volksbühne Berlin, and the Deutsches Theater Berlin. For his stage work, he was awarded the Conrad Ekhof Prize in 1999. His notable stage roles include McMurphy in *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*, the Ghost in *Hamlet*, as well as roles in *Ivanov*, *Prometheus*, and *Sonnenallee*. In 2024, he played the role of operations manager Kuckuck in the operetta *Messeschlager Gisela* at the Komische Oper Berlin. Merten gained his first experience in front of the camera in 1992 in Andreas Dresen's film *Stilles Land*. He achieved his breakthrough in 2001 with the tragicomedy *Halbe Treppe* (Grill Point), also directed by Dresen. Since then, he has appeared regularly in both feature films and television productions. Merten also gained recognition through roles in *Wilsberg*, *Afrika, mon amour*, *Bella Block*, *Helen Dorn*, *Donna Leon*, and numerous episodes of *Tatort*. From 2013 to 2021, he played the role of precinct chief Stich in the Weimar-based *Tatort* series. Since 2009, he has portrayed Chief Inspector—later Police Commissioner—Martin Fichte in the ZDF series *Spreewaldkrimi*. He has also played lead roles in other productions, including *Silvi* and *Fremdkörper*. In 2021, he received the German Film Award for his supporting role in *Curveball – Wir machen die Wahrheit*. Furthermore, Merten came up with the idea for the Netflix series *Das letzte Wort*, in which he appeared alongside Anke Engelke.

Movies 97

From Hilde, with Love 6.9

From Hilde, with Love

as Dr. Minergerode

2024
Berlin Hero 6.2

Berlin Hero

as Harald Wischnewsky

2025
Naked Among Wolves 7.3

Naked Among Wolves

as Hans Bochow

2015
Open the Wall 7.3

Open the Wall

as Manfred

2014
Operation Valkyrie 6.0

Operation Valkyrie

as Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg

2004
The Audition 5.8

The Audition

2019
Donbass 6.7

Donbass

as German Journalist

2018
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World 7.4

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

as Taxifahrer Klaus

2018
The Elementary Particles 6.2

The Elementary Particles

as Hubert

2006
We Are Young. We Are Strong. 6.8

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

2014
Der Fall Marianne Voss 6.7

Der Fall Marianne Voss

as Fritz Malowski

2024
What You Can See from Here 6.4

What You Can See from Here

as Herr Rödder

2022
Alfons Zitterbacke 5.5

Alfons Zitterbacke

as Mr. Flickendorf

2019
Silvi - Maybe Love 7.2

Silvi - Maybe Love

as Michael

2013
Curveball 7.2

Curveball

as Schatz

2021
Heil 5.0

Heil

as Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen

2015
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! 5.9

Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!

as Herr Flickendorf

2022
Gundermann 7.2

Gundermann

as Puppenspieler

2018
Stopped on Track 6.8

Stopped on Track

2011
Sooner or Later 6.0

Sooner or Later

2007
Cicadas 6.1

Cicadas

as Uwe

2025
November Child 5.5

November Child

as Alexander

2008
In Times of Fading Light 6.6

In Times of Fading Light

2017
Locked in Society 6.3

Locked in Society

as Manfred Prohaska

2022
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi 5.4

Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi

as Joachim Sauer

2023
Grill Point 6.6

Grill Point

as Christian

2002
The Golden Goose 5.5

The Golden Goose

as Robber

2013
There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin 5.6

There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin

as Wärter Grunert

2020
Die Pfeiler der Macht 2

Die Pfeiler der Macht 2

as Joseph Pilaster

2016
Rough Road Ahead 5.1

Rough Road Ahead

2015
Rübezahls Schatz 5.7

Rübezahls Schatz

as Arzt

2017
Atlas 6.4

Atlas

as Alfred Hoppe

2018
Kleine Eheverbrechen 5.0

Kleine Eheverbrechen

as Dieter Beil

2023
Der Rücktritt 5.5

Der Rücktritt

as Martin Heidemanns

2014
Bach - A Christmas Miracle 6.5

Bach - A Christmas Miracle

as Adrian Stieglitz

2024
Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise 7.3

Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise

as Krause

2026
In Liebe eine Eins 6.3

In Liebe eine Eins

as Herr Steiner

2005
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot 5.3

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

as Hofrat

2012
Lunik 2.7

Lunik

as Toni Harmann

2007
Wahrheit oder Pflicht 7.0

Wahrheit oder Pflicht

as Lehrer Behnke

2005
Haltet die Welt an 6.0

Haltet die Welt an

as André Spanuth

2010
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm 8.0

Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm

as Chefredakteur der „Sport im Bild“

2008
I've Never Been Happier 6.6

I've Never Been Happier

as Schlickenrieder

2009
Gravity 5.8

Gravity

as Kollath

2010
Good Girl Gone Bad 5.2

Good Girl Gone Bad

as Helmut Mayer

2019
Four Windows 4.6

Four Windows

as Vater

2006
Der zweite Kurzschluss 5.2

Der zweite Kurzschluss

as Oliver

2023
Hunting Season 5.7

Hunting Season

as Vermieter

2022
Der große Zusammenbruch

Der große Zusammenbruch

as Andrè

2026
Die Weihnachtswette 4.1

Die Weihnachtswette

as Reinhold

2006
Night to be Gone 10.0

Night to be Gone

as Dieter

2024
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means 6.9

Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means

as Herse

2013
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof 5.4

Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof

as Achim Sauer

2024
Auf Doktor komm raus 6.0

Auf Doktor komm raus

as Apotheker Walter

2010
Tiger Milk 6.3

Tiger Milk

as Stefan

2017
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi 4.5

Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi

as Joachim

2025
A Stroll to Syracuse 7.9

A Stroll to Syracuse

2026
Sushi in Suhl 5.9

Sushi in Suhl

as Hans Leutner

2012
The Policeman's Niece 7.0

The Policeman's Niece

as Werner Barth

2025
Alki Alki 6.9

Alki Alki

as Thomas

2015
Gun-shy 5.6

Gun-shy

as Krausser

2003
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders

Inklusion - gemeinsam anders

as Heribert Stein

2011
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten 5.3

Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten

as Professor

2017
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht

Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht

Silent Country 5.8

Silent Country

as Kai Finke

1992
Der zweite Mann 3.0

Der zweite Mann

as Klaus Padberg

2013
Foreign Body 6.0

Foreign Body

as Wolfgang

2015
Vom Atmen unter Wasser 7.0

Vom Atmen unter Wasser

as Jo

2008
Die Frau am Ende der Straße 1.0

Die Frau am Ende der Straße

as Klaus Garbers

2007
Ruhm 6.4

Ruhm

as Klaus Rubinstein

2012
Triptych

Triptych

Roxy 10.0

Roxy

as Passfälscher

2024
Sunny 5.0

Sunny

2013
Willkommen bei Habib 4.2

Willkommen bei Habib

as Bruno

2014
Exit 6.3

Exit

as Hönings

2020
Brothers 5.6

Brothers

as Rainer Welke

2017
Meer is nich 5.5

Meer is nich

as Friedrich

2007
Charlotte 3.0

Charlotte

as Georg

2004
Die Nachrichten 4.0

Die Nachrichten

2005
Arschkalt 5.1

Arschkalt

as Erhard

2011
The Last Pig 5.7

The Last Pig

as Meier

2016
Transport 9.0

Transport

2004
Sprachlos in Irland 3.7

Sprachlos in Irland

as Dirk

2021
Einschnitt

Einschnitt

as der Bürochef

2015
Underdogs 6.5

Underdogs

as Forster

2008
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park

Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park

2011
Up – Down 8.0

Up – Down

as Peet

1994
Das Nebelhaus 6.2

Das Nebelhaus

as Doros Chef

2017
Eine riskante Entscheidung 5.5

Eine riskante Entscheidung

as Bernhard Elster

2022
Frösche petzen nicht 8.0

Frösche petzen nicht

as Jörg Hilbert

2010
Empathie 6.0

Empathie

as Rüdiger

2010
Knorx

Knorx

as Vogtländer

2019
Schwarzer Sommer

Schwarzer Sommer

as Jan Jürgens

Der vierte Mann 3.3

Der vierte Mann

as Kurt Lehrmann

2019
Augen zu 5.0

Augen zu

as Frank

2011
Gespensterwald

Gespensterwald

as Jan Jürgens

Nothing More Perfect 4.0

Nothing More Perfect

2020

TV Shows 59

Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Kurt Stich

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Robert Roetgen

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Christof Rüter

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Walter Lemke

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Christian Wilmots

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Thomas Peters

1970
Scene of the Crime 6.2

Scene of the Crime

as Peter Lessing

1970
SOKO Köln 6.4

SOKO Köln

as Lars Beck

2003
Leipzig Homicide 5.9

Leipzig Homicide

as Volker Hoss

2001
Polizeiruf 110 6.2

Polizeiruf 110

as Hannes Iwanowski

1971
Polizeiruf 110 6.2

Polizeiruf 110

as Jan Jürgens

1971
Riverboat 5.2

Riverboat

as Self

1992
Murder in the Mountains 4.1

Murder in the Mountains

as Stefan Schiener

2001
Bella Block 4.6

Bella Block

as Peter Liersch

1993
Hamburg Dockland 5.8

Hamburg Dockland

as Bernd Wöhler

2007
Babylon Berlin 7.7

Babylon Berlin

as Henning

2017
Vienna Crime Squad 4.9

Vienna Crime Squad

as Falk Link

2005
Küstenwache 5.8

Küstenwache

as Hartmut Schild

1997
Wolffs Revier 3.7

Wolffs Revier

as Jörg Bauer

1992
Im Namen des Gesetzes 7.8

Im Namen des Gesetzes

as Bodo Seitz

1994
Der Kriminalist 4.5

Der Kriminalist

as Lutz Ebeling

2006
Der Kriminalist 4.5

Der Kriminalist

as Jochen Pohl

2006
Der Staatsanwalt 5.4

Der Staatsanwalt

as Robert Stein

2005
Ein starkes Team 5.0

Ein starkes Team

as Maik Lehmann

1994
Letzte Spur Berlin 5.4

Letzte Spur Berlin

as Jürgen Beck

2012
Wilsberg 7.8

Wilsberg

as Rainer Wiedemann

1995
Die Chefin 6.3

Die Chefin

as Harald Steiner

2012
Die Kanzlei 3.9

Die Kanzlei

as Otto Suhlke

2015
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall 4.8

Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall

as Uwe Diepenbrock

1995
Kommissar Stolberg 1.0

Kommissar Stolberg

as Manuel Lichtenberg

2006
Donna Leon 7.3

Donna Leon

as Palazzi

2000
Donna Leon 7.3

Donna Leon

as Piero Sartor

2000
Helen Dorn 6.0

Helen Dorn

as Wachmann Strauch

2014
Bloch 5.3

Bloch

as Frank

2002
Unter anderen Umständen 6.7

Unter anderen Umständen

as Achim Kaminski

2006
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst 7.3

KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst

as Van Gogh

2007
Flemming 5.0

Flemming

as Arndt Buchwald

2009
The Gryphon 6.8

The Gryphon

as Dr. Peters

2023
Sam: A Saxon 5.2

Sam: A Saxon

as Major Schreier

2023
Other People's Money 6.9

Other People's Money

as Rolf Lebert

2025
Spreewaldkrimi 6.9

Spreewaldkrimi

as Fichte

2006
Spreewaldkrimi 6.9

Spreewaldkrimi

as Martin Fichte

2006
German Genius 5.6

German Genius

as Olli Hansen

2023
Pumpen 6.0

Pumpen

as Rainer Müller

2024
The Institute - Oasis of Failure 8.8

The Institute - Oasis of Failure

2018
Divided We Stand 6.7

Divided We Stand

as Hajo Gärster

2022
The Last Word 6.3

The Last Word

as Andreas Borowski

2020
Berlin Bad Trip 7.8

Berlin Bad Trip

as Jens Lamprecht

2023
Befriending the Grouch 7.1

Befriending the Grouch

as Nowak

2021
Kommissar Marthaler 8.0

Kommissar Marthaler

as Dr. Meisner

2012
Die Pfeiler der Macht 3.9

Die Pfeiler der Macht

as Joseph Pilaster

2016
Solo für Schwarz

Solo für Schwarz

as Raik Schleusser

2003
Deutscher 6.2

Deutscher

as Frank Pielcke

2020
K3 – Kripo Hamburg 5.0

K3 – Kripo Hamburg

as Kurt Schmidt

2003
The Next Level 7.0

The Next Level

as Matt

2025
Sedwitz 8.6

Sedwitz

as Ralf "Ralle" Pietzsch

2015
Bruder - Schwarze Macht 4.8

Bruder - Schwarze Macht

as Bahr

2017

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