Stefan Merki

Actor · Born January 1, 1963 (63) · Baden, Switzerland

Born: January 1, 1963 (63)
From: Baden, Switzerland
Works as: Actor
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Stefan Merki's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama3 titles76^th

Comedy2 titles47^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

24%

Society

21%

Self

18%

Power

16%

Bonds

15%

Survival

Justice2 Community2 Family bonds2 Identity2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

Tense

Joyful

Contemplative

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Haunting2 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet2
Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stefan Merki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MHz Choice3 titles, show their 3 titles on MHz Choice
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection

Subscription and free streaming for Stefan Merki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Friedas Fall(2024)
as Walter Gmür
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Old White Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Hannes Böhner
Ein Volksbürger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Landrat
Josefa’s Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Hubert
A scheene Leich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Herr Szabo
The Forger(2022)
Actor
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Annie und das geteilte Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Daniel Rosenfeld
Laim und das Hasenherz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Alois Schwarz
Breisgau – Bullenstall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Urs Häberli
Geliefert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Konrad Fröbe
Schönes Schlamassel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Rabbiner
Schwarzach 23 und das mörderische ich(2020)
as KTU Ludwig
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Freund oder Feind - Ein Krimi aus Passau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Dr. Seligmann
Zum Glück gibt's Schreiner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Wolfgang Kahlert
Girl Meets Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Blumenkäufer
The Goldfish(2019)
as Herr Feldmann
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Walpurgisnacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 2 episodes · as Brehm
Walking on Sunshine(2019)
Show 1 episode · as McGore
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Nichts zu verlieren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Harry Klein
Schwarzach 23 und der Schädel des Saatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as KTU Ludwig
The Carlos Benede Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Rechtsanwalt Molitor
Welcome to Germany(2016)
as Dr. Georg Grosser
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Schwarzach 23 - und die Jagd nach dem Mordsfinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as KTU Ludwig
Fanny und die gestohlene Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Wotan Hackenbusch
Fanny und die geheimen Väter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Wotan Hackenbusch
Papa und die Braut aus Kuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Dr. Wallner
The Diary of Anne Frank(2016)
as Victor Kugler
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Colonia(2015)
as Rudi
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Im Nirgendwo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Chefredaktor Peter
Another Kind of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Sr. Petri
Schwarzach 23 - Und die Hand des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as KTU Ludwig
Check It Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Bernys Vater
Hochzeitskönig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Dr. Ulrich Weinzierl
Last Train Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Meine allerschlimmste Freundin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Gerichtsvollzieher
Lena Fauch - Vergebung oder Rache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Richter Stefan Schulz
Das Glück der Anderen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
München Mord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Philipp Wimmer
Weniger ist mehr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Hans
The Little Ghost(2013)
as Hauptbrandmeister
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Obendrüber da schneit es(2012)
as Kantor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Tessa Hennig - Elli gibt den Löffel ab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Herr Krüger
Strangers and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Klaus
Kaddisch für einen Freund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Staatsanwalt
Die Chefin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Herbert Stadler
Liebe vergisst man nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Polizist Bernd
Das Haus ihres Vaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Herr Stiegler
Rosannas Tochter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Therapeut
Bella Vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Wohnungsmakler
Lüg weiter, Liebling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Bankfilialleiter
All You Need Is Love(2009)
as Dr. Christian Rappel
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Liebe und andere Gefahren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Herrmann
Mit einem Schlag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Cassdorf
Patchwork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Frauenarzt Dr. Möbius
Special Escort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Reiner
Angsthasen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Arzt
Winter Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Arzt
Das Beste Jahr meines Lebens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Kommissar Grobe
Aphrodites Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Rudi
Drei Schwestern made in Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Gebsattel
München 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Schweizer Handtuch-Vertreter
Vater werden ist nicht schwer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Bestatter
Broti & Pacek – Irgendwas ist immer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Otmar Holzmann
Under Suspicion(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Dr.Kranz
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Die Rosenheim-Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Karsten Jansen · as Manfred Streser
Babykram ist Männersache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Louise / Udo
Jew-boy Levi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Hinke-Karle
Die Jagd nach dem Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Martin Sonne
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Wilder Westerwald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Schneider
Mein lieber Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Strandkorbvermieter
Black Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Biker
Daedalus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
Die Beute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Actor
SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · as Gerhard Beck
The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Josef Gruber
Police Call 110(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Holm · as Konrad Springer · as Pathologe
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Tatort(1970)
Show 5 episodes · as Arnfried Goll · as Dr. Kaiser · as Mirko Kaiser · as Urs Jacoby
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1970 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Little Ghost (2013)

$8.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Diary of Anne Frank (2016)

Midcredits 76^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting79 of 79 · 59^th

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s35 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Stefan Merki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser7
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Tatort (1970)

52^nd percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Colonia (2015)

Midcredits 81^st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Stefan Merki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stefan Merki's MovieCove titles; Wolfgang Weigl shares the most, 2.

Wolfgang Weigl2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Wolfgang Weigl
Sebastian Pille2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sebastian Pille