Thorsten Merten

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Born: December 1, 1963
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.

Works

95 films

Alfons Zitterbacke

20195.5

November Child

20085.4

Sushi in Suhl

20125.9

A Stroll to Syracuse

2026

Berlin Hero

20256.6

Der Rücktritt

20145.5

Sooner or Later

20076.0

The Audition

20195.9

Open the Wall

20147.3

Gun-shy

20035.6

Foreign Body

20156.0

From Hilde, with Love

20247.0

The Elementary Particles

20066.1

Willkommen bei Habib

20144.2

Operation Valkyrie

20046.0

Atlas

20186.4

Naked Among Wolves

20157.3

In Times of Fading Light

20176.6

Curveball

20217.2

Silvi - Maybe Love

20137.2

Lunik

20072.7

Donbass

20186.8

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

20187.5

Locked in Society

20226.4

Charlotte

20043.0

Einschnitt

2015

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

20146.8

Hunting Season

20225.6

Tiger Milk

20176.3

Eine riskante Entscheidung

20225.5

Heil

20155.0

Rübezahls Schatz

20175.7

Alki Alki

20156.9

Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise

2026

Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht

2026

Stopped on Track

20116.9

In Liebe eine Eins

20056.3

Wahrheit oder Pflicht

20057.0

Gundermann

20187.2

Der zweite Kurzschluss

20235.2

The Golden Goose

20135.5

Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos!

20226.1

Auf Doktor komm raus

20105.0

Ruhm

20126.4

Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi

20254.5

Triptych

2026

In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum

20205.8

Bach - A Christmas Miracle

20246.5

Miss Merkel - Ein Uckermark-Krimi

20235.4

Good Girl Gone Bad

20195.2

Cicadas

20256.2

Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten

20175.0

Gravity

20105.8

I've Never Been Happier

20096.6

What You Can See from Here

20226.4

The Policeman's Niece

20257.0

Brothers

20175.6

Miss Merkel - Mord auf dem Friedhof

20245.4

Roxy

202410.0

Grill Point

20026.6

Sprachlos in Irland

20213.7

Der vierte Mann

20193.3

Haltet die Welt an

20106.0

Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means

20136.9

Underdogs

20086.8

Die Frau am Ende der Straße

20071.0

Rough Road Ahead

20155.1

Transport

20049.0

Der große Zusammenbruch

2026

Vom Atmen unter Wasser

20087.0

Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm

20088.0

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

20125.3

Silent Country

19925.8

The Last Pig

20165.7

Der zweite Mann

20133.0

Frösche petzen nicht

20108.0

Sunny

20135.0

Exit

20206.2

Night to be Gone

202410.0

Four Windows

20064.7

Meer is nich

20075.5

Inklusion - gemeinsam anders

2011

Arschkalt

20115.1

Die Weihnachtswette

20064.1

Das Nebelhaus

20176.2

Der Fall Marianne Voss

20246.7

Augen zu

20115.0

Empathie

20106.0

Schwarzer Sommer

2026

Up – Down

19948.0

Gespensterwald

2026

Knorx

2019

Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park

2011

Nothing More Perfect

20204.0

Kleine Eheverbrechen

20235.0