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 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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Dettaglio della persona

Thorsten Merten

Filmografia

Le particelle elementari

Catastrofi d'amore

Sprachlos in Irland

Stauffenberg - Attentato a Hitler

Underdogs

Die Weihnachtswette

Novemberkind

Miss Merkel - Morte al castello

Eingeschlossene Gesellschaft

Vier Fenster

Schussangst

Was man von hier aus sehen kann

Kleine Eheverbrechen

Arschkalt

So glücklich war ich noch nie

Wahrheit oder Pflicht

Lunik

Jagdsaison

Eine riskante Entscheidung

Meer is nich

Alfons Zitterbacke - Endlich Klassenfahrt

Die Frau am Ende der Straße

Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel

Silvi

Der zweite Mann

Ruhm

Willkommen bei Habib

Der Rücktritt

Haltet die Welt an

Der zweite Kurzschluss

Bornholmer Straße

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Night to be Gone

Roxy

Sunny

Inklusion - gemeinsam anders

Auf Doktor komm raus

Sushi in Suhl

Schwerkraft

Il bambino nella valigia

Fremdkörper

Der Fall Marianne Voss

Miss Merkel - Morte al cimitero

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

Berlino, estate ’42

Stilles Land

Die letzte Sau

Transport

Weisst du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park

Alki Alki

Charlotte

Augen zu

In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts

Die goldene Gans

Remarque - Sein Weg zum Ruhm

Heil

Tigermilch

Gundermann

Rübezahls Schatz

Einschnitt

Das Nebelhaus

Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten

Brüder

Frösche petzen nicht

In Liebe eine Eins

Das schönste Mädchen der Welt

Petting statt Pershing

Empathie

Atlas

Von jetzt an kein Zurück

Halt auf freier Strecke

Донбас

Nothing More Perfect

Früher oder später

Curveball - Wir machen die Wahrheit