Krystian Martinek (born April 5, 1948) is a German actor, writer and director.

Martinek completed successfully his education as an actor at the Schauspielschule Bochum.[1] After that he played various stage plays in Bochum, Salzburg and Hamburg. He is known for his various roles in film and television. Krystian was seen in the cult-crime-drama Tatort,[2] action-phenomenon Alarm für Cobra 11[3] and in a recurring role in the 80s hit-drama The Black Forest Clinic.[4] Recently he joined the cast as Ludwig von Lahnstein in the popular soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love).[5]

As a screenplay writer, he was responsible for various episodes of Das Traumhotel,[6] Ein starkes Team[7] and Da kommt Kalle.[8]

Krystian Martinek lives with his wife, screenplay writer Hilly Martinek, and their children in Hamburg.

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