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Jan Martin Scharf

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  • Director
  • Actor
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Jan Martin Scharf was born in 1974 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Wahrheit oder Pflicht (2005), Club der roten Bänder (2015) and Freitagnacht (2002).
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Wahrheit oder Pflicht (2005)
    Wahrheit oder Pflicht
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Club der roten Bänder (2015)
    Club der roten Bänder
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Freitagnacht (2002)
    Freitagnacht
    6.2
    • Writer(segment "Die Betrunkene")
    • 2002
    Barbarians (2020)
    Barbarians
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Die Düsteren
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 2018–2026
    • David Rott, Tom Beck, Moritz Führmann, and Serkan Kaya in Dudes (2025)
      Dudes
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Barbarians (2020)
      Barbarians
      7.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • Writer
      • written by
      • 2020–2022
    • Wild Republic (2021)
      Wild Republic
      5.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2021
    • Rampensau (2019)
      Rampensau
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Peter Lohmeyer, Delian Bewer, Lilli Ogaj, Tim Oliver Schultz, David Rott, Tobias van Dieken, Lewis Köhl, and Ida Wieland in Väter: Allein zu Haus (2019)
      Väter: Allein zu Haus
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Anna Fischer in The Undertaker (2019)
      The Undertaker
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Tim Oliver Schultz, Luise Befort, Ivo Kortlang, Damian Hardung, Nick Julius Schuck, and Timur Bartels in Red Bracelets: The Beginning (2019)
      Red Bracelets: The Beginning
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Wilsberg (1995)
      Wilsberg
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • screenplay
      • writer
      • 2011–2016
    • Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
      Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
      6.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 2001–2016
    • Friedrich Mücke in Weinberg (2015)
      Weinberg
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Club der roten Bänder (2015)
      Club der roten Bänder
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015–2017
    • Bettys Diagnose (2015)
      Bettys Diagnose
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Friesland (2014)
      Friesland
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014–2015
    • Dessau Dancers (2014)
      Dessau Dancers
      5.8
      • story
      • 2014

    Director

    • David Rott, Tom Beck, Moritz Führmann, and Serkan Kaya in Dudes (2025)
      Dudes
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Peter Lohmeyer, Delian Bewer, Lilli Ogaj, Tim Oliver Schultz, David Rott, Tobias van Dieken, Lewis Köhl, and Ida Wieland in Väter: Allein zu Haus (2019)
      Väter: Allein zu Haus
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Club der roten Bänder (2015)
      Club der roten Bänder
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Felicitas Woll in Nackt. Das Netz vergisst nie. (2017)
      Nackt. Das Netz vergisst nie.
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Friedrich Mücke in Weinberg (2015)
      Weinberg
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Dessau Dancers (2014)
      Dessau Dancers
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • IK 1 - Touristen in Gefahr (2013)
      IK 1 - Touristen in Gefahr
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • IK1 - Touristen in Gefahr (2011)
      IK1 - Touristen in Gefahr
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
      Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2010
    • Der Baum
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Wahrheit oder Pflicht (2005)
      Wahrheit oder Pflicht
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Freitagnacht (2002)
      Freitagnacht
      6.2
      • Director (segment "Die Betrunkene")
      • 2002

    Actor

    • Das Glück der Tüchtigen (2025)
      Das Glück der Tüchtigen
      6.8
      • Marco
      • 2025

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jan-Martin Scharf
    • Born
      • 1974
      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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