Thorsten Merten
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1963 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Gespensterwald
Movie · as Jan Jürgens
Schwarzer Sommer
Movie · as Jan Jürgens
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht
Movie
Triptych
Movie
Der große Zusammenbruch
Movie · as Andrè
Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise
Movie · as Krause
A Stroll to Syracuse
Movie
Berlin Hero
Movie · as Harald Wischnewsky
The Policeman's Niece
Movie · as Werner Barth
Cicadas
Movie · as Uwe
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
Movie · as Joachim
The Next Level
TV · as Matt · 6 eps
Other People's Money
TV · as Rolf Lebert · 3 eps
Night to be Gone
Movie · as Dieter
Roxy
Movie · as Passfälscher
Der Fall Marianne Voss
Movie · as Fritz Malowski
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof
Movie · as Achim Sauer
From Hilde, with Love
Movie · as Dr. Minergerode
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Movie · as Adrian Stieglitz
Pumpen
TV · as Rainer Müller · 1 ep
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi
Movie · as Joachim Sauer
Kleine Eheverbrechen
Movie · as Dieter Beil
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Movie · as Oliver
The Gryphon
TV · as Dr. Peters · 6 eps
Berlin Bad Trip
TV · as Jens Lamprecht · 6 eps
Sam: A Saxon
TV · as Major Schreier · 7 eps
German Genius
TV · as Olli Hansen · 1 ep
Locked in Society
Movie · as Manfred Prohaska
What You Can See from Here
Movie · as Herr Rödder
Hunting Season
Movie · as Vermieter
Eine riskante Entscheidung
Movie · as Bernhard Elster
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
Movie · as Herr Flickendorf
Divided We Stand
TV · as Hajo Gärster · 6 eps
Sprachlos in Irland
Movie · as Dirk
Curveball
Movie · as Schatz
Befriending the Grouch
TV · as Nowak · 6 eps
Nothing More Perfect
Movie
There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin
Movie · as Wärter Grunert
Exit
Movie · as Hönings
The Last Word
TV · as Andreas Borowski · 6 eps
Deutscher
TV · as Frank Pielcke · 4 eps
Good Girl Gone Bad
Movie · as Helmut Mayer
Der vierte Mann
Movie · as Kurt Lehrmann
Alfons Zitterbacke
Movie · as Mr. Flickendorf
Knorx
Movie · as Vogtländer
The Audition
Movie
Gundermann
Movie · as Puppenspieler
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Movie · as Taxifahrer Klaus
Atlas
Movie · as Alfred Hoppe
Donbass
Movie · as German Journalist
The Institute - Oasis of Failure
TV · 1 ep
In Times of Fading Light
Movie
Tiger Milk
Movie · as Stefan
Rübezahls Schatz
Movie · as Arzt
Das Nebelhaus
Movie · as Doros Chef
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten
Movie · as Professor
Brothers
Movie · as Rainer Welke
Bruder - Schwarze Macht
TV · as Bahr · 4 eps
Babylon Berlin
TV · as Henning · 34 eps
The Last Pig
Movie · as Meier
Die Pfeiler der Macht 2
Movie · as Joseph Pilaster
Die Pfeiler der Macht
TV · as Joseph Pilaster · 2 eps
Naked Among Wolves
Movie · as Hans Bochow
Foreign Body
Movie · as Wolfgang
Alki Alki
Movie · as Thomas
Heil
Movie · as Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen
Einschnitt
Movie · as der Bürochef
Rough Road Ahead
Movie
Die Kanzlei
TV · as Otto Suhlke · 1 ep
Sedwitz
TV · as Ralf "Ralle" Pietzsch · 6 eps
Willkommen bei Habib
Movie · as Bruno
Der Rücktritt
Movie · as Martin Heidemanns
Open the Wall
Movie · as Manfred
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Movie
Helen Dorn
TV · as Wachmann Strauch · 1 ep
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
Movie · as Herse
Silvi - Maybe Love
Movie · as Michael
Der zweite Mann
Movie · as Klaus Padberg
Sunny
Movie
The Golden Goose
Movie · as Robber
Ruhm
Movie · as Klaus Rubinstein
Sushi in Suhl
Movie · as Hans Leutner
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot
Movie · as Hofrat
Die Chefin
TV · as Harald Steiner · 1 ep
Letzte Spur Berlin
TV · as Jürgen Beck · 1 ep
Kommissar Marthaler
TV · as Dr. Meisner · 1 ep
Arschkalt
Movie · as Erhard
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders
Movie · as Heribert Stein
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park
Movie
Augen zu
Movie · as Frank
Stopped on Track
Movie
Haltet die Welt an
Movie · as André Spanuth
Auf Doktor komm raus
Movie · as Apotheker Walter
Gravity
Movie · as Kollath
Frösche petzen nicht
Movie · as Jörg Hilbert
Empathie
Movie · as Rüdiger
I've Never Been Happier
Movie · as Schlickenrieder
Flemming
TV · as Arndt Buchwald · 1 ep
Underdogs
Movie · as Forster
November Child
Movie · as Alexander
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
Movie · as Chefredakteur der „Sport im Bild“
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
Movie · as Jo
Lunik
Movie · as Toni Harmann
Meer is nich
Movie · as Friedrich
Die Frau am Ende der Straße
Movie · as Klaus Garbers
Sooner or Later
Movie
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
TV · as Van Gogh · 1 ep
Hamburg Dockland
TV · as Bernd Wöhler · 1 ep
The Elementary Particles
Movie · as Hubert
Die Weihnachtswette
Movie · as Reinhold
Four Windows
Movie · as Vater
Unter anderen Umständen
TV · as Achim Kaminski · 1 ep
Der Kriminalist
TV · as Lutz Ebeling, Jochen Pohl · 1 ep
Kommissar Stolberg
TV · as Manuel Lichtenberg · 1 ep
Spreewaldkrimi
TV · as Fichte, Martin Fichte · 17 eps
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
Movie · as Lehrer Behnke
In Liebe eine Eins
Movie · as Herr Steiner
Die Nachrichten
Movie
Der Staatsanwalt
TV · as Robert Stein · 1 ep
Vienna Crime Squad
TV · as Falk Link · 1 ep
Operation Valkyrie
Movie · as Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
Transport
Movie
Charlotte
Movie · as Georg
Gun-shy
Movie · as Krausser
K3 – Kripo Hamburg
TV · as Kurt Schmidt · 1 ep
SOKO Köln
TV · as Lars Beck · 1 ep
Solo für Schwarz
TV · as Raik Schleusser · 1 ep
Grill Point
Movie · as Christian
Bloch
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Leipzig Homicide
TV · as Volker Hoss · 1 ep
Murder in the Mountains
TV · as Stefan Schiener · 1 ep
Donna Leon
TV · as Palazzi, Piero Sartor · 1 ep
Küstenwache
TV · as Hartmut Schild · 1 ep
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
TV · as Uwe Diepenbrock · 1 ep
Wilsberg
TV · as Rainer Wiedemann · 1 ep
Up – Down
Movie · as Peet
Im Namen des Gesetzes
TV · as Bodo Seitz · 1 ep
Ein starkes Team
TV · as Maik Lehmann · 1 ep
Bella Block
TV · as Peter Liersch · 1 ep
Silent Country
Movie · as Kai Finke
Wolffs Revier
TV · as Jörg Bauer · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Hannes Iwanowski, Jan Jürgens · 1 ep
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich, Robert Roetgen, Christof Rüter, Walter Lemke, Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich, Christian Wilmots, Thomas Peters, Peter Lessing