Krystian Martinek is a Polish-German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 well known actor

Actor

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, writer

Writer

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 and director

Film director

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Martinek completed successfully his education as an actor in the Acting School of Bochum

Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

. After that he played various stage plays in Bochum, Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 and Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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He is known for his various roles in film and television. Krystian was seen in the cult-crime-drama Tatort

Tatort

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...

, action-phenomenon Alarm für Cobra 11 and in a recurring role in the 80s hit-drama The Black Forest Clinic

The Black Forest Clinic

The Black Forest Clinic is a German language medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2, 1985 to March 25, 1989 on West Germany's ZDF television channel.The series'...

. Recently he joined the cast as Ludwig von Lahnstein

Ludwig von Lahnstein

Ludwig von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is played by actor Krystian Martinek since 22 December 2009.-Background:...

 in the popular soap opera

Soap opera

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 Verbotene Liebe

Verbotene Liebe

Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...

(Forbidden Love).

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

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