Masha Tokareva
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Languages German: native, Russian: native, English: fluent, Italian: fluent
Residence Wien
Place of birth Moskau
Nationality German
Hair dark blond(e)
Eyes green
Training
2013 Kontinuierliches Einzelcoaching bei Kristiane Kupfer
2011 – 2012 Meisner Technik Jahreskurs Intensivausbildung Andre Bolouri/Mike Bernardin
2007 Coached with Mentor Elizabeth Kemp, Sandra Seacat and Ken Schatz. Observer at The Actors Studio in NY since 2002.
1996 – 1999 Piatnizskiy Staatliche Schauspielschule Moskau
Accents Russian: only if required, Scandinavian: only if required
Musical instruments piano
Dance professional dance training: Jazzdance, Modern Dance, Streetdance, Ballet
Sports Yoga
Driving licence Car class

Masha Tokareva was born in 1981 in Moscow and grew up in Germany, holding German nationality with German and Russian as native languages. She trained at the Piatnizskiy State Theatre School in Moscow and with coaches in New York, London, and Berlin, including study at The Actors Studio in New York.

Masha has built a wide-ranging career spanning German, Russian, and international film and television. Her German television credits include a recurring role in the long-running ARD series Erzgebirgskrimi across multiple seasons from 2021 to 2025, as well as the ZDF series Hamilton (Swedish-German co-production), Professor T., Polizeiruf Rostock, and the Netflix series Achtsam Morden.

Masha can be seen in Apple TV+ series Constellation (2022), directed by Michelle MacLaren and Oliver Hirschbiegel, in which she appeared in a recurring role alongside Noomi Rapace.

Her feature film work includes Ivan Tverdovskiy’s Zoology, the feature films Nur Gott kann mich richten and Dennis Gansel’s Die vierte Macht.

Masha Tokareva is working fluently in German, Russian, English, and Italian.

Film & TV   Selection

2025
Erzgebirgskrimi - Stille Mitte TV movie     director: Christine Repond     ZDF     NFP TV
2024
Erzgebirgskrimi TV movie     director: Thorsten Schmidt     ZDF     NFP TV
2024
Erzgebirgskrimi - Wintermord TV movie     director: Tim Trageser     ZDF     NFP TV
2024
Erzgebirgskrimi - Die letzte Note TV movie     director: Dror Zahavi     Episode Leading Role     ZDF     NFP TV
2024
Helen Dorn - Schuld & Sühne TV series     director: Friedemann Fromm     ZDF     Network Movie
2023
Erzgebergskrimi TV movie     director: Markus Imboden     ZDF     NFP TV
2023
Erzgebirgskrimi - Das zweite Opfer TV movie     director: Constanze Knoche     ZDF     NFP TV
2023
Achtsam Morden (Season 1) TV series     director: Martina Plura, Max Zähle     Netflix     Constantin Television
2022
Erzgebirgskrimi - Mettenschicht TV movie     director: Axel Barth     ZDF     NFP TV
2022
Constellation TV series     director: Michelle MacLaren, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Joseph Cedar     Apple TV+     Turbine Studios, Haut et Court
2022
Mordsschwestern TV movie     director: Ole Zapatka     ZDF     Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion
2022
Polizeiruf Rostock - Dieb + Gespenster TV movie     director: Andreas Herzog     ARD Degeto     Filmpool Fiction
2022
Erzgebirgskrimi - Schneekind TV movie     director: Thorsten M. Schmidt     ZDF     NFP TV
2021
Hamilton TV series     director: Per Hanefjord, showrunner Erik Leijonborg     ZDF, TV4     Dramacorp Pampas Studios
2021
SOKO Leipzig - Shopping TV series     director: Robert del Maestro     UFA Fernsehproduktion
2021
Was ich eigentlich sagen wollte TV series     director: Michael Starkl     Comedy Central Deutschland     Starkl! Film
2021
Erzgebirgskrimi - Tödliches Garn TV movie     director: Markus Ulbricht     ZDF     NFP TV
2020
Supernova Short film     director: Steve Bache     Leading Role     Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
2020
Ich kaufe mir Deine Angst Feature film     director: Florian Anders     AndersAnders
2019
Letzte Spur Berlin - Anrufe TV series     director: Marcus Weiler     ZDF     Novafilm Fernsehproduktion
2019
SOKO Wismar - Konkurrentinnen TV series     director: Dirk Pientka     ZDF     CineCentrum
2019
Nach dem Zorn Short film     director: Linus Joos
2019
Luz Short film     director: Jasmin Lord     BR     Montavia Film, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
2019
The Ground beneath your Feet Feature film     director: Martin Schabenbeck     Cor Film
2018
Calls Feature film     director: Álvaro Begines, Miguel A. Carmona (writers)     Fast Net Films
2018
To See Stalin Feature film     director: Kim Druzhinin
2018
Die Vergesslichkeit der Eichhörnchen Feature film     director: Marc Dietschreit, Nadine Heinze     Zieglerfilm Baden-Baden
2018
O mein Gott Feature film     director: Steffen Heidenreich     Filmhochschule Babelsberg "Konrad Wolf"
2018
Nur Gott kann mich richten Feature film     director: Özgür Yildirm     Constantin Film
2018
The Adaption TV series     director: A. Nazarov     Amedia Productions
2018
Professor T. TV series     director: Thomas Jahn     ZDF     Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion
2018
Inga Lindström - Geheimnis der Roseninsel TV movie     director: Tanja Roitzheim     ZDF     Bavaria Fiction
2018
SOKO Potsdam TV series     director: Isabel Braak     ZDF     Bantry Bay
2017
Beck is Back TV series     RTL     UFA Fiction
2016
Akte Ex - Bei Aufguss Mord TV series     director: Wilhelm Engelhardt     Saxonia Media
2016
Tschiller: Off Duty Feature film     director: Christian Alvart     Syrreal Entertainment
2016
Valentin Short film     director: Ingrid Hübscher     Kurzfilm
2016
Reborn Lost Feature film     director: Jan Hass
2016
Zoology Feature film     director: Ivan I. Tverdovskiy     new People Film
2016
Mentalist TV series     director: Alexey Muradov     Channel One Russia
2016
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Kämpferin TV series     director: Ralph Polinski     Action Concept
2015
Russische Filmwoche in Berlin director: Olga Novikova
2015
Brat Short film     director: Xavier Baeyens
2015
Together Short film     director: Dasha Sherman     Met Film School
2015
Semeynie bestsennosti (EN: Family Values) TV series     director: Konstantin Simonov
2014
The Prayer Cinema film     director: Daria Sherman     Met Film School
2014
8 Sekunden - Ein Augenblick Unendlichkeit Cinema film     director: Omer Faruk Sorak
2013
Russische Filmwoche in Berlin director: Roman Amsler
2013
Online Banking Short film     director: Ütz Matthias Stocklöw
2013
Polizeiruf 110 - Der verlorene Sohn TV movie     director: Friedemann Fromm     ARD     Saxonia Media
2012
Citroen - Love Selection Short film     director: Jeffery Lisk     Kurzfilm
2012
Highway to Dhampus Feature film     director: Rick McFarland     fiftyfilms
2012
Klinik am Alex - Neue Wege TV series     director: Uli Möller
2012
Factory Short film     director: Athanasios Karanikolas
2011
Gefrierbrand Short film     director: Gefrierbrand     Holger Carstensen
2011
Russische Filmwoche in Berlin director: Jakob Schmidt
2010
Nina Undercover - Agentin mit Kids TV movie     director: Simon X. Rost     RTL
2010
Die vierte Macht Feature film     director: Dennis Gansel
2009
Lacoma - Ein Dorf wacht auf Short film     director: Marta Malowanczyk
2009
Hinterhof Short film     director: Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu
2008
Hair - No Musical Short film     director: Ütz Matthias Stocklöw
2008
Deutsch Bank Story Short film     director: Ilja Pusenkoff
2006
Leroy cleans up Short film     director: Armin Völckers     reamer Joint Venture Filmproduction
2005
Große Kinder Short film     director: Ütz Matthias Stocklöw