Thorsten Merten
Acting
Born: December 1, 1963 (age 62) · Ruhla, Germany
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (86)
The Elementary Particles
Hubert
Alfons Zitterbacke
Mr. Flickendorf
From Hilde, with Love
Dr. Minergerode
Berlin Hero
Harald Wischnewsky
Der Rücktritt
Martin Heidemanns
Open the Wall
Manfred
The Audition
2019
Willkommen bei Habib
Bruno
Atlas
Alfred Hoppe
Locked in Society
Manfred Prohaska
Donbass
German Journalist
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Herr Flickendorf
Naked Among Wolves
Hans Bochow
Foreign Body
Wolfgang
Operation Valkyrie
Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
A Stroll to Syracuse
2026
Sooner or Later
2007
Gun-shy
Krausser
Lunik
Toni Harmann
The Golden Goose
Räubervater
Stopped on Track
2011
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Taxifahrer Klaus
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
2014
In Times of Fading Light
2017
Tiger Milk
Stefan
Auf Doktor komm raus
Apotheker Walter
Heil
Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen
Curveball
Schatz
In Liebe eine Eins
Herr Steiner
Silvi - Maybe Love
Michael
Gundermann
Puppenspieler
Cicadas
Uwe
November Child
Alexander
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Oliver
Grill Point
Christian
Alki Alki
Thomas
The Last Pig
Meier
Hunting Season
Vermieter
Eine riskante Entscheidung
Bernhard Elster
Rübezahls Schatz
Arzt
Good Girl Gone Bad
Helmut Mayer
Sprachlos in Irland
Dirk
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
Lehrer Behnke
What You Can See from Here
Herr Rödder
Underdogs
Forster
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Adrian Stieglitz
The Policeman's Niece
Werner Barth
Der zweite Mann
Klaus Padberg
Ruhm
Klaus Rubinstein
Rough Road Ahead
2015
Kleine Eheverbrechen
Dieter Beil
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
Joachim
In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum
Wärter Grunert
Meer is nich
Friedrich
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten
Professor
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot
Hofrat
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
Jo
Haltet die Welt an
André Spanuth
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof
Achim Sauer
Gravity
Kollath
Arschkalt
Erhard
Four Windows
Vater
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders
Heribert Stein
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi
Joachim Sauer
Der Fall Marianne Voss
Fritz Malowski
I've Never Been Happier
Schlickenrieder
Exit
Hönings
Die Frau am Ende der Straße
Klaus Garbers
Roxy
Passfälscher
Das Nebelhaus
Doros Chef
Silent Country
Kai Finke
Der vierte Mann
Kurt Lehrmann
Sushi in Suhl
Hans Leutner
Frösche petzen nicht
Jörg Hilbert
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
Chefredakteur der „Sport im Bild“
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
Herse
Brothers
Rainer Welke
Up – Down
Peet
Empathie
Rüdiger
Transport
2004
Augen zu
Frank
Night to be Gone
Dieter
Sunny
2013
Knorx
Vogtländer
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park
2011
Nothing More Perfect
2020
TV Shows (55)
Scene of the Crime
Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich · 2 eps
Scene of the Crime
Kurt Stich · 5 eps
Scene of the Crime
Robert Roetgen · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Christof Rüter · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Walter Lemke · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich · 4 eps
Scene of the Crime
Christian Wilmots · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Thomas Peters · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Peter Lessing · 1 eps
Murder in the Mountains
Stefan Schiener · 1 eps
SOKO Köln
Lars Beck · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Hannes Iwanowski · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Jan Jürgens · 2 eps
Babylon Berlin
Henning · 34 eps
SOKO Leipzig
Volker Hoss · 1 eps
Vienna Crime Squad
Falk Link · 1 eps
Küstenwache
Hartmut Schild · 1 eps
Hamburg Dockland
Bernd Wöhler · 1 eps
Der Staatsanwalt
Robert Stein · 1 eps
Wolffs Revier
Jörg Bauer · 1 eps
Ein starkes Team
Maik Lehmann · 1 eps
Der Kriminalist
Lutz Ebeling · 1 eps
Der Kriminalist
Jochen Pohl · 1 eps
Letzte Spur Berlin
Jürgen Beck · 1 eps
Die Kanzlei
Otto Suhlke · 1 eps
Wilsberg
Rainer Wiedemann · 1 eps
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Uwe Diepenbrock · 1 eps
Kommissar Stolberg
Manuel Lichtenberg · 1 eps
Die Chefin
Harald Steiner · 1 eps
The Gryphon
Dr. Peters · 6 eps
Bella Block
Peter Liersch · 1 eps
Helen Dorn
Wachmann Strauch · 1 eps
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Van Gogh · 1 eps
Donna Leon
Palazzi · 1 eps
Donna Leon
Piero Sartor · 1 eps
Sam: A Saxon
Major Schreier · 7 eps
Unter anderen Umständen
Achim Kaminski · 1 eps
Spreewaldkrimi
Fichte · 17 eps
Spreewaldkrimi
Martin Fichte · 1 eps
Flemming
Arndt Buchwald · 1 eps
Pumpen
Rainer Müller · 1 eps
Other People's Money
Rolf Lebert · 3 eps
German Genius
Olli Hansen · 1 eps
Berlin Bad Trip
Jens Lamprecht · 6 eps
Deutscher
Frank Pielcke · 4 eps
The Last Word
Andreas Borowski · 6 eps
Divided We Stand
Hajo Gärster · 6 eps
The Next Level
Matt · 6 eps
Befriending the Grouch
Nowak · 6 eps
Kommissar Marthaler
Dr. Meisner · 1 eps
Solo für Schwarz
Raik Schleusser · 1 eps
Sedwitz
Ralf "Ralle" Pietzsch · 6 eps
Bruder - Schwarze Macht
Bahr · 4 eps
The Institute - Oasis of Failure
1 eps
Die Pfeiler der Macht
Joseph Pilaster · 2 eps
