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Thorsten Merten
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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 wor…
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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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Thorsten Merten's Filmography
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Der große Zusammenbruch
Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise
as Krause
A Stroll to Syracuse
Berlin Hero
as Harald Wischnewsky
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
as Joachim
The Policeman's Niece
as Werner Barth
Cicadas
as Uwe
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
as Adrian Stieglitz
From Hilde, with Love
as Dr. Minergerode
Der Fall Marianne Voss
as Fritz Malowski
Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof
as Achim Sauer
Roxy
as Passfälscher
Night to be Gone
as Dieter
Der zweite Kurzschluss
as Oliver
Kleine Eheverbrechen
as Dieter Beil
Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi
as Joachim Sauer
What You Can See from Here
as Herr Rödder
Hunting Season
as Vermieter
Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!
as Herr Flickendorf
Locked in Society
as Manfred Prohaska
Eine riskante Entscheidung
as Bernhard Elster
Sprachlos in Irland
as Dirk
Curveball
as Schatz
There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin
as Wärter Grunert
Exit
as Hönings
Nothing More Perfect
Knorx
as Vogtländer
The Audition
Der vierte Mann
as Kurt Lehrmann
Good Girl Gone Bad
as Helmut Mayer
Alfons Zitterbacke
as Mr. Flickendorf
Atlas
as Alfred Hoppe
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
as Taxifahrer Klaus
Donbass
as German Journalist
Gundermann
as Puppenspieler
Rübezahls Schatz
as Arzt
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten
as Professor
Das Nebelhaus
as Doros Chef
Brothers
as Rainer Welke
Tiger Milk
as Stefan
In Times of Fading Light
The Last Pig
as Meier
No Poster
Die Pfeiler der Macht 2
as Joseph Pilaster
Alki Alki
as Thomas
Heil
as Verfassungsschützer F. – Sachsen
Foreign Body
as Wolfgang
Naked Among Wolves
as Hans Bochow
No Poster
Einschnitt
as der Bürochef
Rough Road Ahead
Open the Wall
as Manfred
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Willkommen bei Habib
as Bruno
Der Rücktritt
as Martin Heidemanns
The Golden Goose
as Räubervater
Der zweite Mann
as Klaus Padberg
Sunny
Silvi - Maybe Love
as Michael
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
as Herse
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot
as Hofrat
Sushi in Suhl
as Hans Leutner
Ruhm
as Klaus Rubinstein
Stopped on Track
Inklusion - gemeinsam anders
as Heribert Stein
Augen zu
as Frank
Arschkalt
as Erhard
Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park
Empathie
as Rüdiger
Haltet die Welt an
as André Spanuth
Gravity
as Kollath
Auf Doktor komm raus
as Apotheker Walter
Frösche petzen nicht
as Jörg Hilbert
I've Never Been Happier
as Schlickenrieder
November Child
as Alexander
Underdogs
as Forster
Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm
as Chefredakteur der „Sport im Bild“
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
as Jo
Sooner or Later
Meer is nich
as Friedrich
Die Frau am Ende der Straße
as Klaus Garbers
Lunik
as Toni Harmann
No Poster
Die Weihnachtswette
as Reinhold
Four Windows
as Vater
The Elementary Particles
as Hubert
In Liebe eine Eins
as Herr Steiner
Die Nachrichten
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
as Lehrer Behnke
Operation Valkyrie
as Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
Transport
No Poster
Charlotte
as Georg
Gun-shy
as Krausser
Grill Point
as Christian
Up – Down
as Peet
Silent Country
as Kai Finke
No Poster
Triptych
No Poster
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht
No Poster
Gespensterwald
as Jan Jürgens
No Poster
Schwarzer Sommer
as Jan Jürgens