Cast

Thorsten Merten

Acting

Cast

Thorsten Merten

Known for

Acting

Born

1963-12-01

From

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.

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

Biography

Alfons Zitterbacke

The Audition

Sooner or Later

Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi

Der Rücktritt

Foreign Body

Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!

The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

Open the Wall

Willkommen bei Habib

Wahrheit oder Pflicht

From Hilde, with Love

Lunik

Operation Valkyrie

Naked Among Wolves

In Times of Fading Light

The Elementary Particles

Atlas

Einschnitt

Arschkalt

Gun-shy

Silvi - Maybe Love

Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise

The Golden Goose

Auf Doktor komm raus

Sushi in Suhl

Stopped on Track

Curveball

Charlotte

Triptych

In Liebe eine Eins

Eine riskante Entscheidung

Der zweite Kurzschluss

Tiger Milk

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Donbass

Gundermann

A Stroll to Syracuse

Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht

Sprachlos in Irland

Hunting Season

I've Never Been Happier

November Child

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Four Windows

Locked in Society

Grill Point

Gravity

Ruhm

Rough Road Ahead

Cicadas

Frösche petzen nicht

Die Frau am Ende der Straße

Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi

In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum

Meer is nich

Heil

What You Can See from Here

Alki Alki

Rübezahls Schatz

Schwarzer Sommer

Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof

Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten

The Policeman's Niece

Das Nebelhaus

Der große Zusammenbruch

Exit

Vom Atmen unter Wasser

Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means

Underdogs

Der zweite Mann

Empathie

Der Fall Marianne Voss

Sunny

Night to be Gone

The Last Pig

Inklusion - gemeinsam anders