About
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*,...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
SOKO KölnSeries • 2003
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
KüstenwacheSeries • 1997
Murder in the MountainsSeries • 2001
Hamburg DocklandSeries • 2007
Babylon BerlinSeries • 2017
Vienna Crime SquadSeries • 2005
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
WilsbergSeries • 1995
Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994
Der StaatsanwaltSeries • 2005
Letzte Spur BerlinSeries • 2012
Die KanzleiSeries • 2015
Der KriminalistSeries • 2006
Die ChefinSeries • 2012
Helen DornSeries • 2014
Stubbe – Von Fall zu FallSeries • 1995
Kommissar StolbergSeries • 2006
Bella BlockSeries • 1993
Unter anderen UmständenSeries • 2006
Donna LeonSeries • 2000
KDD - KriminaldauerdienstSeries • 2007