René Steinke (born 16 November 1963 as René Dan Steinke in East Berlin,

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

), is a German actor, best known in ''

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

'' as ''Kriminalhauptkommissar'' Tom Kranich. He appeared in the role from 1999 – 2002 and 2004 – 07. He was paired with Erdoğan Atalay, who played Semir Gerkhan.

Selected filmography

* ''

Interrogating the Witnesses ''Interrogating the Witnesses'' (german: Vernehmung der Zeugen) is a 1987 East German drama film directed by Gunther Scholz Gunther Scholz (born 9 October 1944) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed 25 films since 19 ...

'' (1987) * '' Plötzlich Papa – Einspruch abgelehnt!'' (2008–2012, TV series)

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(in German) 1963 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-actor-stub