Portrait of Thorsten Merten

Acting

Thorsten Merten

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Curveball
Curveball
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thorsten Merten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • German Cinema 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Berlin Setting 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • German Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

129
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Gespensterwald
Gespensterwald

as Jan Jürgens

Schwarzer Sommer
Schwarzer Sommer

as Jan Jürgens

2020s

35 titles · average score 64
The Policeman's Niece
The Policeman's Niece (2025)

as Werner Barth

Berlin Hero
Berlin Hero (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Harald Wischnewsky

Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi (2025)

as Joachim

Der Fall Marianne Voss
Der Fall Marianne Voss (2024)

as Fritz Malowski

Berlin Bad Trip
Berlin Bad Trip (2023)

TV show · as Jens Lamprecht

Divided We Stand
Divided We Stand (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Hajo Gärster

Locked in Society
Locked in Society (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Manfred Prohaska

Befriending the Grouch
Befriending the Grouch (2021)

TV show · as Nowak

Curveball
Curveball (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Schatz

The Last Word
The Last Word (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Andreas Borowski

Deutscher
Deutscher (2020)

TV show · as Frank Pielcke

There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin
There Are No Orange Trees in Berlin (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wärter Grunert

2010s

48 titles · average score 63
Atlas
Atlas (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

as Alfred Hoppe

Gundermann
Gundermann (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

as Puppenspieler

Babylon Berlin
Babylon Berlin (2017)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Henning

Bruder - Schwarze Macht
Bruder - Schwarze Macht (2017)

TV show · as Bahr

Die Pfeiler der Macht 2
Die Pfeiler der Macht 2 (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joseph Pilaster

Die Pfeiler der Macht
Die Pfeiler der Macht (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Joseph Pilaster

Foreign Body
Foreign Body (2015)

as Wolfgang

Sedwitz
Sedwitz (2015)

TV show · as Ralf "Ralle" Pietzsch

Der Rücktritt
Der Rücktritt (2014)

as Martin Heidemanns

Willkommen bei Habib
Willkommen bei Habib (2014)

as Bruno

Silvi - Maybe Love
Silvi - Maybe Love (2013)

as Michael

Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Herse

2000s

33 titles · average score 61
I've Never Been Happier
I've Never Been Happier (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Schlickenrieder

Vom Atmen unter Wasser
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008)

as Jo

November Child
November Child (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alexander

Lunik
Lunik (2007)

as Toni Harmann

Meer is nich
Meer is nich (2007)

as Friedrich

Hamburg Dockland
Hamburg Dockland (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Bernd Wöhler

Four Windows
Four Windows (2006)
GoodWatch score 46

as Vater

In Liebe eine Eins
In Liebe eine Eins (2005)

as Herr Steiner

Gun-shy
Gun-shy (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

as Krausser

SOKO Köln
SOKO Köln (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Lars Beck

Grill Point
Grill Point (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Christian

Leipzig Homicide
Leipzig Homicide (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Volker Hoss

1990s

9 titles · average score 58
Küstenwache
Küstenwache (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Hartmut Schild

Wilsberg
Wilsberg (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Rainer Wiedemann

Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (1995)

TV show · as Uwe Diepenbrock

Ein starkes Team
Ein starkes Team (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Maik Lehmann

Im Namen des Gesetzes
Im Namen des Gesetzes (1994)

TV show · as Bodo Seitz

Up – Down
Up – Down (1994)

as Peet

Bella Block
Bella Block (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Peter Liersch

Silent Country
Silent Country (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kai Finke

Wolffs Revier
Wolffs Revier (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Jörg Bauer

1970s

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

TV show · as Jan Jürgens / Hannes Iwanowski

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

TV show · as Kriminalhauptkommissar Kurt Stich / Kommissariatsleiter Kurt Stich