Merlin Rose
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Languages German: native, English: fluent
Residence Berlin
Place of birth Berlin
Nationality German
Hair blond(e)
Eyes blue
Training
2022 Trust - Jens Roth
Dialects Berlin German, Swabian
Sports Martial arts

Merlin Rose was born in Berlin in 1993. He made his breakthrough on the big screen with a leading role in Andreas Dresen’s Als wir träumten (2015). He has appeared in films such as Aus der Haut (for which he won the 2016 Television Award for Best Young Actor), Christian Petzold’s Frantz (2016), as well as the Netflix series Dark (2019) and The Empress (2021).

He has built a diverse career in German film and television, with roles including those in the Sky series Das Boot (Season 4) and Wild Republic (2020), as well as in films such as Für meine Tochter (2017), Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war (2023, directed by Sonja Heiss), a film adaptation of Joachim Meyerhoff’s acclaimed memoirs.

His other credits include the ARD series Haus aus Glas, the Disney+ series Sam – Ein Sachse, and currently the Amazon series Superior.

Film & TV   Selection

2026
Superior director: Franziska Margarete Hoenisch     Amazon Prime     Zodiac Pictures
2026
Polizeiruf 110 - Nimm meinen Hass director: Oliver Schmitz     ARD Degeto / RBB     Eikon Media
2026
Struwwel director: Jantje Friese & Baran bo Odar     HBO Max     Dark Ways
2026
Zwei an Weihnachten director: Torsten Schmidt     ZDF     Bildfest Fiction
2025
Wer weiss schon, was ein Leben ist Feature film     director: Vera Maria Brückner     Kineskope Film
2025
Kommissar Dupin director: Anja Gurres     ARD     Filmpool Fiction
2025
Die Kanzlei - Fehlschuss director: Susanne Boeing     ARD     Letterbox Filmproduktion
2024
Die Zelle Feature film     director: Daniel Bier     Filmuniversität Babelsberg / HFF München
2024
Wahrheit oder Lüge 3 - Maria hat Angst director: Lars Becker     ZDF     Network Movie Film
2023
Die Neue director: Marc Rensing     RTL     Zeitsprung Pictures
2022
Haus aus Glas director: Alain Gsponer     ARD / ARTE     Constantin Television
2022
Sam - ein Sachse director: Soleen Yusef & Sarah Blaßkiewitz     Disney +     Big Window Productions & Panthertainment
2021
The Empress - Die Kaiserin director: Katrin Gebbe & Florian Cossen     Netflix     Sommerhaus Filmproduktion
2021
Nicht die 80er Feature film     director: Marleen Valien     Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
2021
Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war Feature film     director: Sonja Heiss     Komplizen Film
2020
Wild Republic director: Lennart Ruff, Markus Goller     Lailaps Pictures & X Filme
2019
Zeit der Geheimnisse director: Samira Radsi     Netflix     Sommerhaus Film
2019
Das Boot Season 2 director: Mathias Glasner & Rick Ostermann     Supporting Role
2019
Wir nichts anderes director: Detlev Buck     DCM Pictures
2019
Dark Season 3 director: Baran Bo Odar     Netflix
2019
Eisland director: Ute Wieland     NDR
2018
Der süße Brei director: Frank Stoye     ZDF, MDR     Kinderfilm
2017
Für meine Tochter director: Stephan Lacant     Ninety Minute Film
2017
A Gschicht über d'Lieb Feature film     director: Peter Evers     Zum goldenen Lamm
2016
Tod im Internat director: Ttorsten C. Fischer     ZDF     TV60 Filmproduktion
2016
Tatort - Level X director: Gregor Schnitzler     MDR     Wiedemann & Berg
2016
Nowhere Short film     director: Sotiris Palaskas     Homemade Films
2016
Hot Dog Feature film     director: Carsten Regel     Pantaleon Films
2015
Im Namen meines Sohnes director: Damir Lukacevic     ZDF     Jumping Horse Film
2015
Frantz Feature film     director: François Ozon     Mandarin Cinéma
2014
Aus der Haut director: Steffan Schaller     UFA Fiction
2014
Zorn - Vom Lieben und Sterben director: Mark Schlichter     ARD, MDR     Filmkombinat Nordost
2013
Als wir träumten Feature film     director: Andreas Dresen     Rommel Film
2012
Feuchtgebiete Feature film     director: David Wnendt     Rommel Film
2011
Vater Mutter Mörder director: Nikolaus Stein von Kamienski     ZDF     Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
2010
Opfer Short film     director: Johannes Leistner     Filmuniversität Babelsberg

Audio   Selection

2023
Der Nachtwandler audio     director: Josef Ulbig     Audible Studios
2021
Hyperia audio     director: Julia Ostrowski     Das Hörspielstudio Xberg
2021
Blackout audio     director: Josef Ulbig     Das Hörspielstudio Xberg

Awards

2016

Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis - Bester Nachwuchsdarsteller (Aus der Haut)