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Torsten Michaelis

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Torsten Michaelis was born on 31 January 1961 in Berlin, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for Unknown (2011), The Reader (2008) and Tatort (1970). He is married to Christine.
BornJanuary 31, 1961
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    Known for

    Liam Neeson, January Jones, and Diane Kruger in Unknown (2011)
    Unknown
    6.8
    • Airport Taxi Driver
    • 2011
    Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    The Reader
    7.6
    • Sports Master
    • 2008
    Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Stefan Bitomsky
    • Kriminaldirektor Bitomsky
    • Roland Schürk
    • Bitomsky
    • Fred
    • Kriminaldirektor Stefan Bitomsky
    • Maus
    • Oberst Claasen
    • Polizist
    • SEK-Einsatzleiter Arendt
    Friederike Kempter and Matthias Klimsa in Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier (2012)
    Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Jürgen Klug

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    • Heike Makatsch and Axel Stein in Where's Wanda? (2024)
      Where's Wanda?
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Schellenberg
      • 2024
    • Ulrich Noethen, Sebastian Hülk, and Malte Thomsen in Wendland - Stiller und der rote Faden (2024)
      Wendland - Stiller und der rote Faden
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Lutz Engelmann
      • 2024
    • Edin Hasanovic and Almila Bagriacik in Trauzeugen (2023)
      Trauzeugen
      4.5
      • Johann Engel
      • 2023
    • Theresa Wolff - Waidwund (2022)
      Theresa Wolff - Waidwund
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Norbert Rucher
      • 2022
    • Praxis mit Meerblick (2017)
      Praxis mit Meerblick
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Priester Heintje Loss
      • 2022
    • Sarah Kohr (2014)
      Sarah Kohr
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Artem Lasarew
      • 2022
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Roland Schürk
      • SEK-Einsatzleiter Arendt
      • Bitomsky ...
      • 1998–2022
    • Die unheimliche Leichtigkeit der Revolution (2021)
      Die unheimliche Leichtigkeit der Revolution
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Fachlehrer M
      • L
      • 2021
    • Jana McKinnon, Michelangelo Fortuzzi, and Lena Urzendowsky in We Children from Bahnhof Zoo (2021)
      We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Kiosk Seller
      • 2021
    • Marco Girnth, Melanie Marschke, Amy Mußul, and Johannes Hendrik Langer in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
      Leipzig Homicide
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Gerd Kollack
      • 2020
    • WaPo Berlin (2020)
      WaPo Berlin
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Rainer Kosack
      • 2020
    • In aller Freundschaft (1998)
      In aller Freundschaft
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Jürgen Jakobs
      • Peter Neuner
      • 1999–2019
    • SOKO Wismar (2004)
      SOKO Wismar
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Paul Pautzke
      • Hans-Peter Wolf
      • Kadde Naef
      • 2004–2019
    • Berlin Station (2016)
      Berlin Station
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nikolai P.
      • 2018
    • Angst in meinem Kopf (2018)
      Angst in meinem Kopf
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Walter Thiel
      • 2018

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    • Alternative name
      • Thorsten Michaelis
    • Height
      • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
    • Born
      • January 31, 1961
      • Berlin, German Democratic Republic
    • Spouse
      • Christine? - present
    • Other works
      German dubbing voice of Martin Lawrence, Wesley Snipes, Chris Tucker, Sean Bean and (sometimes) Benicio Del Toro.

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      German dubbing voice of Sean Bean, Wesley Snipes and Martin Lawrence.

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