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 ThĂ©Ăątre Vidy in Lausanne, the Staatstheater Schwerin, the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, the VolksbĂŒhne 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 Inspectorâlater Police CommissionerâMartin 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 â 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.
Heil
as VerfassungsschĂŒtzer F. â Sachsen
Ruhm
as Klaus Rubinstein
The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station
as Harald Wischnewsky
Locked in Society
as Manfred Prohaska
Die Weihnachtswette
as Reinhold
Open the Wall
as Manfred
Eine riskante Entscheidung
as Bernhard Elster
In Times of Fading Light
In Liebe eine Eins
as Herr Steiner
Operation Valkyrie
as Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
November Child
as Alexander
Curveball
as Schatz
Naked Among Wolves
as Hans Bochow
Gun-shy
as Krausser
Underdogs
as Forster
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
as Taxifahrer Klaus
Alfons Jitterbit â Class Trip Chaos!
as Herr Flickendorf
Atlas
as Alfred Hoppe
The Elementary Particles
as Hubert
Hunting Season
as Vermieter
Tiger Milk
as Stefan
SchneeweiĂchen und Rosenrot
as Hofrat
The Golden Goose
as RĂ€ubervater
From Hilde, with Love
as Dr. Minergerode
The Audition
Alki Alki
as Thomas
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Donbass
as German Journalist
Gravity
as Kollath
Good Girl Gone Bad
as Helmut Mayer
Auf Doktor komm raus
as Apotheker Walter
Alfons Zitterbacke
as Mr. Flickendorf
Roxy
as PassfÀlscher
In Berlin wÀchst kein Orangenbaum
as WĂ€rter Grunert
Grill Point
as Christian
Der zweite Kurzschluss
as Oliver
Gundermann
as Puppenspieler
Der Fall Marianne Voss
as Fritz Malowski
Brothers
as Rainer Welke
What You Can See from Here
as Herr Rödder
Triptych
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
as Adrian Stieglitz
The Policeman's Niece
as Werner Barth
Sushi in Suhl
as Hans Leutner
I've Never Been Happier
as Schlickenrieder
RĂŒbezahls Schatz
as Arzt
Rough Road Ahead
Exit
as Hönings
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
as Lehrer Behnke
Der zweite Mann
as Klaus Padberg
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof
as Achim Sauer
Die Frau am Ende der StraĂe
as Klaus Garbers
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi
as Joachim Sauer
Willkommen bei Habib
as Bruno
Der RĂŒcktritt
as Martin Heidemanns
Foreign Body
as Wolfgang
Silent Country
as Kai Finke
Stopped on Track
Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise
as Krause
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
as Joachim
Hit Mom â Mörderische Weihnachten
as Professor
Cicadas
as Uwe
Kleine Eheverbrechen
as Dieter Beil
Arschkalt
as Erhard
Sooner or Later
Frösche petzen nicht
as Jörg Hilbert
The Last Pig
as Meier
Haltet die Welt an
as André Spanuth
Sprachlos in Irland
as Dirk
Transport
Das Nebelhaus
as Doros Chef
Four Windows
as Vater
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders
as Heribert Stein
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht
Meer is nich
as Friedrich
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
as Jo
Empathie
as RĂŒdiger
Augen zu
as Frank
Silvi - Maybe Love
as Michael
Gespensterwald
as Jan JĂŒrgens
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
as Herse
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
as Chefredakteur der âSport im Bildâ
Charlotte
as Georg
Lunik
as Toni Harmann
Night to be Gone
as Dieter
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blĂŒhen im Park
Schwarzer Sommer
as Jan JĂŒrgens
Sunny
Up â Down
as Peet
Knorx
as VogtlÀnder
Der vierte Mann
as Kurt Lehrmann
Nothing More Perfect
Einschnitt
as der BĂŒrochef