Thorsten Merten
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1963-12-01 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich / Robert Roetgen / Christof Rüter / Walter Lemke / Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich / Christian Wilmots / Thomas Peters / Peter Lessing
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Hannes Iwanowski / Jan Jürgens
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Volker Hoss
SOKO Köln
2003
as Lars Beck
Riverboat
1992
as Self
Küstenwache
1997
as Hartmut Schild
TV Shows (47)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich / Robert Roetgen / Christof Rüter / Walter Lemke / Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich / Christian Wilmots / Thomas Peters / Peter Lessing
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Hannes Iwanowski / Jan Jürgens
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Volker Hoss
SOKO Köln
2003
as Lars Beck
Riverboat
1992
as Self
Küstenwache
1997
as Hartmut Schild
Babylon Berlin
2017
as Henning
Hamburg Dockland
2007
as Bernd Wöhler
SOKO Kitzbühel
2001
as Stefan Schiener
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
as Falk Link
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Jörg Bauer
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
as Bodo Seitz
Der Kriminalist
2006
as Lutz Ebeling / Jochen Pohl
Der Staatsanwalt
2005
as Robert Stein
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Maik Lehmann
Wilsberg
1995
as Rainer Wiedemann
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
as Jürgen Beck
Die Chefin
2012
as Harald Steiner
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
1995
as Uwe Diepenbrock
Die Kanzlei
2015
as Otto Suhlke
Bella Block
1993
as Peter Liersch
Donna Leon
2000
as Palazzi / Piero Sartor
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Manuel Lichtenberg
Helen Dorn
2014
as Wachmann Strauch
Bloch
2002
as Frank
Unter anderen Umständen
2006
as Achim Kaminski
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007
as Van Gogh
Flemming
2009
as Arndt Buchwald
German Genius
2023
as Olli Hansen
Spreewaldkrimi
2006
as Fichte / Martin Fichte
The Gryphon
2023
as Dr. Peters
Sam: A Saxon
2023
as Major Schreier
Pumpen
2024
as Rainer Müller
Other People's Money
2025
as Rolf Lebert
Kommissar Marthaler
2012
as Dr. Meisner
K3 – Kripo Hamburg
2003
as Kurt Schmidt
The Last Word
2020
as Andreas Borowski
The Next Level
2025
as Matt
Berlin Bad Trip
2023
as Jens Lamprecht
Divided We Stand
2022
as Hajo Gärster
Sedwitz
2015
as Ralf "Ralle" Pietzsch
Befriending the Grouch
2021
as Nowak
Deutscher
2020
as Frank Pielcke
The Institute - Oasis of Failure
2018
Die Pfeiler der Macht
2016
as Joseph Pilaster
Solo für Schwarz
2003
as Raik Schleusser
Bruder - Schwarze Macht
2017
as Bahr
Movies (94)
Heil
2015
as Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen
The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station
2025
as Harald Wischnewsky
Ruhm
2012
as Klaus Rubinstein
Die Weihnachtswette
2006
as Reinhold
Locked in Society
2022
as Manfred Prohaska
Gun-shy
2003
as Krausser
The Elementary Particles
2006
as Hubert
Naked Among Wolves
2015
as Hans Bochow
Tiger Milk
2017
as Stefan
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2018
as Taxifahrer Klaus
Operation Valkyrie
2004
as Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
Atlas
2018
as Alfred Hoppe
From Hilde, with Love
2024
as Dr. Minergerode
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot
2012
as Hofrat
Open the Wall
2014
as Manfred
Donbass
2018
as German Journalist
In Times of Fading Light
2017
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
2014
Hunting Season
2022
as Vermieter
Eine riskante Entscheidung
2022
as Bernhard Elster
The Audition
2019
November Child
2008
as Alexander
Curveball
2021
as Schatz
Roxy
2024
as Passfälscher
Auf Doktor komm raus
2010
as Apotheker Walter
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
2022
as Herr Flickendorf
Die Frau am Ende der Straße
2007
as Klaus Garbers
Alfons Zitterbacke
2019
as Mr. Flickendorf
The Golden Goose
2013
as Räubervater
Der Rücktritt
2014
as Martin Heidemanns
Gundermann
2018
as Puppenspieler
Underdogs
2008
as Forster
The Policeman's Niece
2025
as Werner Barth
Sushi in Suhl
2012
as Hans Leutner
Brothers
2017
as Rainer Welke
Cicadas
2025
as Uwe
Good Girl Gone Bad
2019
as Helmut Mayer
In Liebe eine Eins
2005
as Herr Steiner
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024
as Adrian Stieglitz
Alki Alki
2015
as Thomas
Grill Point
2002
as Christian
In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum
2020
as Wärter Grunert
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof
2024
as Achim Sauer
I've Never Been Happier
2009
as Schlickenrieder
Der Fall Marianne Voss
2024
as Fritz Malowski
Gravity
2010
as Kollath
Willkommen bei Habib
2014
as Bruno
What You Can See from Here
2022
as Herr Rödder
Triptych
Stopped on Track
2011
Rübezahls Schatz
2017
as Arzt
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
2005
as Lehrer Behnke
Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise
2026
as Krause
Der zweite Mann
2013
as Klaus Padberg
Kleine Eheverbrechen
2023
as Dieter Beil
Arschkalt
2011
as Erhard
Rough Road Ahead
2015
Das Nebelhaus
2017
as Doros Chef
Silent Country
1992
as Kai Finke
Der zweite Kurzschluss
2023
as Oliver
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi
2023
as Joachim Sauer
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
2025
as Joachim
Frösche petzen nicht
2010
as Jörg Hilbert
Sprachlos in Irland
2021
as Dirk
Sooner or Later
2007
Empathie
2010
as Rüdiger
Transport
2004
Foreign Body
2015
as Wolfgang
Haltet die Welt an
2010
as André Spanuth
The Last Pig
2016
as Meier
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders
2011
as Heribert Stein
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten
2017
as Professor
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
2008
as Jo
Exit
2020
as Hönings
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
2008
as Chefredakteur der „Sport im Bild“
Four Windows
2006
as Vater
Meer is nich
2007
as Friedrich
Gespensterwald
as Jan Jürgens
Lunik
2007
as Toni Harmann
Augen zu
2011
as Frank
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht
Schwarzer Sommer
as Jan Jürgens
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park
2011
Silvi - Maybe Love
2013
as Michael
Knorx
2019
as Vogtländer
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
2013
as Herse
Night to be Gone
2024
as Dieter
Der vierte Mann
2019
as Kurt Lehrmann
Up – Down
1994
as Peet
Nothing More Perfect
2020
Sunny
2013
Charlotte
2004
as Georg
Einschnitt
2015
as der Bürochef
Der große Zusammenbruch
About Thorsten Merten
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 Vid… With 141 credits spanning from 1970 to 2026, Thorsten Merten has appeared in 94 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thorsten Merten Movies
- Heil (2015) — as Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen
- The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station (2025) — as Harald Wischnewsky
- Ruhm (2012) — as Klaus Rubinstein
- Die Weihnachtswette (2006) — as Reinhold
- Locked in Society (2022) — as Manfred Prohaska
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