Portrait of Torsten Michaelis

Acting

Torsten Michaelis

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, with a break from 1990 to 2001, busiest in 2018 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toyland
Toyland
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Torsten Michaelis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 62
Späti
Späti (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Helmut

Where's Wanda?
Where's Wanda? (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Schellenberg

Trauzeugen
Trauzeugen (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Johann

Wendland
Wendland (2022)

TV show · as Lutz Engelmann

The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution
The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution (2021)

as Fachlehrer

Der Thüringenkrimi
Der Thüringenkrimi (2021)

TV show · as Norbert Rucher

Der Herr des Waldes
Der Herr des Waldes (2021)

as Roland Schürk

WaPo Berlin
WaPo Berlin (2020)

TV show · as Rainer Kosack

2010s

25 titles · average score 61
The Skin of Others
The Skin of Others (2018)
GoodWatch score 44

as Eric

Das Joshua-Profil
Das Joshua-Profil (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tim Konrad

The Fox - Traces of the Past
The Fox - Traces of the Past (2018)

as Olaf Ruhleben

The Fox - Traces of Coal Dust
The Fox - Traces of Coal Dust (2017)

as Olaf Ruhleben

The Same Sky
The Same Sky (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Acker König

Frantz
Frantz (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

as Priest

Never Too Late for Justice
Never Too Late for Justice (2016)

TV show · as Eckhard Wöllner

Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion
Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dr. Ginger

Egypt's Sunken City – A Legend Is Revealed
Egypt's Sunken City – A Legend Is Revealed (2013)

as Narrator

Letzte Spur Berlin
Letzte Spur Berlin (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Gunnar Wüster

Unknown
Unknown (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Airport Taxi Driver

Die Stunde des Wolfes
Die Stunde des Wolfes (2011)

as Frank Lippens

2000s

17 titles · average score 58
12 Winter
12 Winter (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

as Glowalla

My Words, My Lies - My Love
My Words, My Lies - My Love (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

as Inspizient

Toyland
Toyland (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

as Herr Silbertein

Hamburg Dockland
Hamburg Dockland (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Siegfried Kressmann

GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben (2007)

TV show · as Marek Stolze

My Führer
My Führer (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as SS-Mann Moltke

R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten
R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten (2007)

TV show · as Michael Feulner

Der Kriminalist
Der Kriminalist (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Rüdiger Radczinsky / Dieter Klausnitz

SOKO Wismar
SOKO Wismar (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Kadde Naef / Hans-Peter Wolf

Close
Close (2004)

as Wachmann

SOKO Köln
SOKO Köln (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Alfons Kress

Inspektor Rolle
Inspektor Rolle (2002)

TV show · as Edgar Krumme

1990s

4 titles · average score 57
In All Friendship
In All Friendship (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Peter Neuner

Wilsberg
Wilsberg (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Blinder Egon

Bella Block
Bella Block (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Revierpolizist

Wolffs Revier
Wolffs Revier (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Rolf Wetterhahn

1980s

3 titles
Die gestundete Zeit
Die gestundete Zeit (1989)

as Grischa

Kai from the Box
Kai from the Box (1988)

as Kais Bruder

Die Männer vom K3
Die Männer vom K3 (1988)

TV show · as Werner Häffelin

1970s

2 titles · average score 64
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Karolines Kollege / Dr. Mohrloeser

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Oberst Claasen / Stefan Bitomsky

1960s

1 title
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)

TV show · as Karsten