Sven Martinek
{{Short description|German actor (born 1964)}}
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| birth_name = Sven Martinek
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, East Germany (now Germany)
| occupation = Actor
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Sven Martinek (born 18 February 1964) is a German actor, best known for portraying the main character Max Zander on the German TV series Der Clown.
He was married to German actress Xenia Seeberg from 2003 to 2011.{{cite news|url=https://www.bunte.de/stars/stars-die-liebe/-xenia-seeberg-so-gut-verstehen-sich-ex-sven-martinek-und-ihr-neuer.html|title=So gut verstehen sich Ex Sven Martinek und ihr Neuer|work=Bunte|date=22 July 2023|access-date=7 November 2024|language=de}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Notes |
| 1983
| Island of Swans | Windjacke | |
| 1989
| {{Ill|Die Besteigung des Chimborazo|de}} | Reinhard von Haeften | |
| 1992
| Karl May | recruiter | |
| 1995
| Rache | Axel | |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| Run Over | keeper | |
| Berlin Blues
| patrolman | |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Jürgen | |
| Funky Monkey
| St. Dominic Coach | |
| 2005
| {{Ill|The Clown: Payday|fr|Le Clown, le film}} | Max Zander | |
| 2008
| Il giardino | A businessman | |
=Television=
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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Programme or series ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background: #B0C4DE;" | Notes |
| 1982
| Das Mädchen und der Junge | Frank | |
| 1985
| Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort | Lorenz | |
| 1988–2002
| Marietta's boyfriend | three episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 1992
| Landschaft mit Dornen | Marcel | |
| Großstadtrevier
| Ingo Pallmann | |
| 1993
| | |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet | | |
| Freunde fürs Leben
| Steve Conolly | |
| rowspan="3"| 1995
| The Public Prosecutor | Sauer | TV miniseries |
| The Infiltrator
| Anton | |
| Doppelter Einsatz
| Hanno Tietz | |
| 1995–2002
| Tatort | Jan | three episodes |
| rowspan="4"| 1996
| Mona M. – Mit den Waffen einer Frau | Mike | |
| Zwei vom gleichen Schlag
| Daniel Schäfer | |
| Der Clown
| Max Zander |Television pilot |
| Adrenalin
| Jochen Wagner | |
| rowspan="4"| 1997
| Lothar Krieges | |
| Freunde wie wir
| Thomas Reuter | |
| {{ill|Die heilige Hure|de}}
| Paul Gruber | |
| Beichtstuhl der Begierde
| Jürgen Mayer | |
| 1997–2008
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei | Sam | three episodes |
| 1998–2001
| Max Zander | 45 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| {{Interlanguage link|Bombs Under Berlin|de|Götterdämmerung – Morgen stirbt Berlin}} | diving instructor | |
| The Trucker and the Thief
| Till Sichert | |
| 2001
| {{ill|Victor – Der Schutzengel|it|Victor, l'angelo custode}} | Toni | |
| rowspan="3"| 2002
| Martti | |
| Rendörsztori
| Edit's producer | |
| {{Ill|Hotte in Paradise|de|Hotte im Paradies}}
| Peter | |
| rowspan="3"| 2003
| Zwei Profis | Thorsten Kummer | |
| {{Interlanguage link|Alarm für Cobra 11 – Einsatz für Team 2|de}}
| Manfred Kosinski | |
| Rotlicht – Im Dickicht der Großstadt
| René | |
| 2004
| Stefanie – Eine Frau startet durch | Dr. Martin Bauer | |
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| Jan Berger | |
| Ein starkes Team
| Winne | |
| rowspan="4"| 2006
| Gerber | |
| Leipzig Homicide
| Holger Franke | |
| Hammer & Hart
| businessman | |
| Donna Leon
| liaison officer | |
| 2006–2007
| detective chief superintendent Thomas Wallner | |
| 2006–2010
| Dr. Christoph Lentz | |
| 2008
| Hindernisse des Herzens | Hans Duwe | |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| Richard Beisel | |
| Ein Fall für zwei
| Armin Schütte | |
| Der Kriminalist
| Tilmann Reiter | |
| Stuttgart Homicide
| Volker Richter | |
| 2009–2010
| Daniel Winterberg | |
| rowspan="4"| 2010
| | |
| Der letzte Bulle
| Thomas Schmückler | |
| Drei gegen einen
| Andreas Behrens | |
| Voodoo für Anfänger
| Robert Günther | |
| since 2012
| Finn Kiesewetter | 141 episodes |
| 2013
| {{Ill|A World Beyond (2013 film)|de|3=Liebe und Tod auf Java|lt=A World Beyond}} | Conrad Landgraf | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0553326}}
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Category:German male film actors
Category:German male television actors
Category:20th-century German male actors
Category:21st-century German male actors
Category:Male actors from Magdeburg
Category:Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
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