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Torsten Michaelis(1961-2025)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Torsten Michaelis was born on 31 January 1961 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Transformers (2007) and Dune: Part One (2021). He was married to Christine. He died on 17 August 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJanuary 31, 1961
DiedAugust 17, 2025(64)
BornJanuary 31, 1961
DiedAugust 17, 2025(64)
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Known for

Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1997
Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
Transformers
7.1
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2007
Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
Dune: Part One
8.0
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2021
Nicolas Cage in National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure
6.9
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Westend Girl
    • Judge Lodka
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2026
  • Heike Makatsch and Axel Stein in Where's Wanda? (2024)
    Where's Wanda?
    6.5
    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
    6.4
    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
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Norbert Rucher
    • 2022
  • Praxis mit Meerblick (2017)
    Praxis mit Meerblick
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Priester Heintje Loss
    • 2022
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Stefan Bitomsky
    • Roland Schürk
    • Kriminaldirektor Bitomsky ...
    • 1998–2022
  • Sarah Kohr (2014)
    Sarah Kohr
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Artem Lasarew
    • 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
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Rainer Kosack
    • 2020
  • In All Friendship (1998)
    In All Friendship
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Jürgen Jakobs
    • Georg Heinig
    • Peter Neuner
    • 1999–2019
  • SOKO Wismar (2004)
    SOKO Wismar
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Hans-Peter Wolf
    • Paul Pautzke
    • 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
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Walter Thiel
    • 2018

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Avan Jogia and Dove Cameron in 56 Days (2026)
    56 Days
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Karl Connolly (German)
    • 2026
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Denis Leary, Jason Schwartzman, Felicity Jones, Eva Longoria, Dominic Sessa, and Chloë Grace Moretz in Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
    Oh. What. Fun.
    5.3
    • Nick Clauster (German)
    • 2025
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another (2025)
    One Battle After Another
    7.6
    • Sensei Sergio / Sergio St. Carlos (German)
    • 2025
  • Brandon Sklenar in 1923 (2022)
    1923
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Andrew Henderson (German)
    • 2025
  • Lucy Liu, Christoph Waltz, and Cooper Hoffman in Old Guy (2024)
    Old Guy
    5.3
    • Yatzeck (German)
    • 2024
  • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
    Deadpool & Wolverine
    7.5
    • Blade / Eric Brooks (German)
    • 2024
  • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
    Megalopolis
    4.7
    • Bürgermeister Franklyn Cicero (German)
    • 2024
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Souheila Yacoub in Dune: Part Two (2024)
    Dune: Part Two
    8.4
    • Jamis (German)
    • 2024
  • Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Justin Timberlake in Reptile (2023)
    Reptile
    6.8
    • Tom Nichols (German)
    • 2023
  • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    6.0
    • Unicron (German)
    • 2023
  • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    7.5
    • Tonowari (German)
    • 2022
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
    The Tragedy of Macbeth
    7.1
    • Macbeth (German)
    • 2021
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
    Dune: Part One
    8.0
    • Jamis (German)
    • 2021
  • Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
    Mulan
    5.8
    • Der Kaiser (German)
    • 2020
  • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dennis Jenkins (German)
    • 2019

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Thorsten Michaelis
  • Height
    • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
  • Born
    • January 31, 1961
    • East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
  • Died
    • August 17, 2025
    • Berlin, Germany(Heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Christine? - August 17, 2025 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Dirk Michaelis(Sibling)
  • 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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