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

Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi

The Audition

Open the Wall

In Times of Fading Light

The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

From Hilde, with Love

Willkommen bei Habib

Der Rücktritt

Wahrheit oder Pflicht

Atlas

Triptych

Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise

Eine riskante Entscheidung

Sooner or Later

Arschkalt

Foreign Body

Operation Valkyrie

Silvi - Maybe Love

Gundermann

Gun-shy

Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Einschnitt

Hunting Season

Curveball

Der zweite Kurzschluss

Lunik

In Liebe eine Eins

Tiger Milk

Donbass

The Golden Goose

Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht

The Elementary Particles

November Child

Naked Among Wolves

Sprachlos in Irland

Der große Zusammenbruch

Cicadas

Charlotte

Stopped on Track

Locked in Society

A Stroll to Syracuse

What You Can See from Here

Rough Road Ahead

The Policeman's Niece

Auf Doktor komm raus

Heil

Sushi in Suhl

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Ruhm

Augen zu

Der zweite Mann

In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum

Brothers

Schwarzer Sommer

Rübezahls Schatz

The Last Pig

Die Frau am Ende der Straße

Vom Atmen unter Wasser

Die Weihnachtswette

Alki Alki

Exit

Silent Country

Gespensterwald

Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm

Frösche petzen nicht

Grill Point

Haltet die Welt an

Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof

Gravity

Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten

Meer is nich

Der Fall Marianne Voss

Four Windows

Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi

Underdogs