Dominic Raacke
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1958 in Hanau, Germany
- Active Years
- 1970–2025 (56 Years)
- Total Credits
- 131 credits in database
Biography
Dominic Raacke is a German actor, screenwriter, dubbing actor, and radio play actor. Born on December 11, 1958, in Hanau, Germany, he has appeared in numerous films since 1981. As a teenager, he temporarily went to the USA, later completed his high school diploma in Germany, and sat in at the Städtsche Bühnen Frankfurt for two years. From 1978 to 1981, he trained in acting and directing in New York at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. He achieved his breakthrough in 1983 as Karl Boetzkes in the ARD television series Rote Erde. He later became known to a wider audience for his role as Berlin Tatort detective Till Ritter, whom he portrayed between 1999 and 2014.
Career overview
Dominic Raacke was born on December 11, 1958, in Hanau, Germany. As a teenager, he temporarily went to the United States and later completed his high school diploma in Germany. He sat in at the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt for two years before training in acting and directing from 1978 to 1981 in New York at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. Active in the film and television industry since 1981, he has appeared in more than seventy films and has accumulated 125 known acting credits. He works as an actor, screenwriter, dubbing actor, and radio play actor.
Raacke achieved his career breakthrough in 1983 portraying Karl Boetzkes in the ARD television series Rote Erde. He subsequently achieved wider public recognition for his role as Berlin Tatort detective Till Ritter, whom he portrayed between 1999 and 2014.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about Dominic Raacke.
Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Full Filmography
131 titles- Heute fängt mein neues Leben an (2025) as Herbert Behringer
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) as Tom
- Münter & Kandinsky (2024) as Dr. Siegel
- Wendland (2022) as Jürgen Fauth
- Jenseits der Spree (2021) as Ulrich Schirner
- Familie ist ein Fest - Taufalarm (2021) as Holger Helmrich
- Um die 50 (2021) as Frank
- Um die 50 (2021) Writer
- Granny Nanny (2020) as Kai
- Helene, die wahre Braut (2020) as King Albert
- Das Quartett (2019) as Prof. Dr. Kurt Bredow
- Ein Sommer in Oxford (2018) as Thomas Rothwell
- Der Kroatien-Krimi: Messer am Hals (2018) as Ivica Strugar
- Die Auferstehung (2018) as Jakob
- Honey Girls (2017) as Erik Waller
- Südstadt (2017) as Thomas
- Eltern allein zu Haus: Die Winters (2017) as Dr. Thomas Wichers
- Eltern allein zu Haus: Frau Busche (2017) as Dr. Thomas Wichers
- Never Too Late for Justice (2016) as Jens Adler
- Therapie (2016) as Prof. Dr. Steinbach
- GOLD. Der Film der Nibelungen (2016) as Peter Scheumer, Society Reporter
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) as Self
- Quizduell-Olymp (2015) as Self
- Für eine Nacht... und immer? (2015) as Hajo Koller
- MDR um 4 (2014) as Self
- Helen Dorn (2014) as Hagen de Winter
- Kuttner plus Zwei (2014) as Self
- Staudamm (2014) as Dr. Schadt
- Mona kriegt ein Baby (2014) as Stefan Lessing
- Das Glück der Anderen (2014) as Christian
- Passion (2013) as J.J. Koch
- Im Leben von … (2012) as Self
- Uns trennt das Leben (2012) as Chefarzt
- Der Doc und die Hexe: Katastrophenalarm (2012) as Dr. Hans Wunderlich "Dr. Wu"
- Offroad (2012) as Vater Pelzer
- Das Leben ist ein Bauernhof (2012) as Bernhard Stolz
- Der Doc und die Hexe: Nebenwirkungen (2012) as Dr. Hans Wunderlich "Dr. Wu"
- Ein Wochenende mit (2010) as Self
- Der Doc und die Hexe (2010) as Dr. Hans Wunderlich "Dr. Wu"
- Mein (2010) as Platzwart
- Freunde von früher (2009)
- Markus Lanz (2008) as Self
- Der Bergdoktor (2008) as Arno Moosbach
- Der Bergdoktor (2008) as Clive
- Der Bergdoktor (2008) as Paul Richter
- Neben der Spur (2008) as Herr Rosemann
- Krömer - Die internationale Show (2007) as Self
- Charlotte Link – Der fremde Gast (2007) as Maximilian Kemper
- Wie angelt man sich seine Chefin (2007) as Pit Opitz
- Albert - Mein unsichtbarer Freund (2007) as Max Spielhagen
- Der fremde Gast (2007) as Maximilian Kemper
- Der Kriminalist (2006) as Jochen Baier
- Kommissar Stolberg (2006) as Klaus Albert Stahn
- Spezialauftrag: Kindermädchen (2006) as Henry Falkenstein
- Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (2006) as Christoph Dermühl
- Eva Zacharias (2006) as Dr. Frank Kampwirth
- Der Staatsanwalt (2005) as Albert Werth
- Thadeusz (2005) as self
- The Tube (2005) as Rimon Roth, Einsatzleiter
- EuroTrip (2004) as Trucker
- Leute am Donnerstag (2004) as himself
- Liebe ist die beste Medizin (2004) as Dr. Peter Haller
- Meine Frau, meine Freunde und ich (2004) as George
- ZIBB (2003) as Self
- Hamlet_X (2003) as Guildenstern
- Die Musterknaben 3 - 1000 und eine Nacht (2003) Screenplay
- Der Ermittler (2001) as Gregor Schenk
- Love Trip (2001) as David Werner
- Volle Kanne (1999) as Self
- Männer und andere Katastrophen (1999) as Leo Palewski
- Don't Look Behind You (1999) as Loftin
- Das Delphinwunder (1999) as Daniel Strauss
- Die Musterknaben 2 (1999) Screenplay
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self
- Auch Männer brauchen Liebe (1998) as Harry
- Assignment Berlin (1998) as Kommissar Eric Glint
- Titus und der Fluch der Diamanten (1998) as Bronski
- Firewalker - The Curse of the Volcano (1998) as Philipp
- The Pharmacist (1997) as Kripobeamter
- Die Musterknaben (1997) Screenplay
- In the Name of Innocence (1997) as Rüdiger Lehmbrock
- Zimmer frei! (1996) as Self
- Deathline (1996) as Gregor
- Deathline (1996) Writer
- Alle haben geschwiegen (1996) as Strafverteidiger
- Balko (1995) as Bastian Herkenrath
- The Tourist (1995) as Robert Lanz
- Um die 30 (1995) as Frank
- Looosers! (1995) as Werber (as Dominik Raacke)
- Ein starkes Team (1994) as Carsten Auerswald
- Doppelter Einsatz (1994) as Berger
- Deadly Web (1994) as Markowski
- Riverboat (1992) as Self
- The First Circle (1992) as Nikolaj Schtschagow
- Abgetrieben (1992) as Judge Fromm
- Der Papagei (1992) as Rainer
- DAS! (1991) as Self
- Boulevard Bio (1991) as Self
- Babylon (1991) as Lothar
- Der Castillo Coup (1991) as Harald
- Time of Vengeance (1990) as Werner
- The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World (1990) as Simon Perelstein
- ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989) as Self
- Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders (1989) as Albert Auerbach
- Einige Minuten Außenpolitik (1989)
- Die Arbeitersaga (1988) as Fritz Anders
- The Curse (1988) as Vater
- Nachtcafé (1987) as Self
- Gambit (1987) as Georg Dreibrodt
- Lenz oder die Freiheit (1986) as Heilig
- Kalter Hund (1986)
- The Lenz Papers (1986) as Heilig
- Bibos Männer (1986) as Professor
- Tango im Bauch (1985) as Lenzi
- Der Fahnder (1984) as Hahn
- Telestar (1983) as Self
- Rote Erde (1983) as Karl Boetzkes
- Sugar Loaf (1983) as Barkeeper
- The Sandman (1983)
- A Case For Two (1981) as Karl Meinke
- Cannibal Ferox (1981) as Tim Barrett (uncredited)
- Total vereist (1981)
- A Policewoman in New York (1981) as uomo scaraventato fuori dall'auto
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- The Old Fox (1977) as Christoph Berlach
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Heiner Speth
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Broder
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Borg
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Till Ritter
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Franz
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Dominic Raacke best known for?
Dominic Raacke is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024), Granny Nanny (2020), Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015), Quizduell-Olymp (2015).
When and where was Dominic Raacke born?
Dominic Raacke was born on December 11, 1958 in Hanau, Germany.
How many credits does Dominic Raacke have?
Dominic Raacke has accumulated over 131 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1970 to 2025.
What is Dominic Raacke's background in cinema and television?
Dominic Raacke is a German actor, screenwriter, dubbing actor, and radio play actor. Born on December 11, 1958, in Hanau, Germany, he has appeared in numerous films since 1981. As a teenager, he temporarily went to the USA, later completed his high school diploma in Germany, and sat in at the Städtsche Bühnen Frankfurt...
Dominic Raacke by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Sandman (1983) — aged about 24
- Rote Erde (1983) as Karl Boetzkes — aged about 24
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self — aged about 39
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015) as Self — aged about 56
- Der Fahnder (1984) as Hahn — aged about 25
- ZIBB (2003) as Self — aged about 44
What viewers say
No comments yet. Be the first to share your take on Dominic Raacke.