Miroslav Nemec (actor)
Miroslav Nemec | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miroslav Strkanec June 26, 1954 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Spouse | Katrin Jäger |
Miroslav Nemec (born 26 June 1954) is a German actor. Since 1991 he has played Inspector Ivo Batic in the Munich Tatort alongside Udo Wachtveitl.
Early life and education
Nemec was born in Zagreb as Miroslav Strkanec. His father Milan worked at a bank and his mother Nina was a secretary. After his parents divorced, he moved to Bavaria at the age of twelve and was adopted by relatives in Freilassing.[1] He went to school in Traunstein, where at fifteen he started band Asphyxia.[2]
Nemec studied piano at Mozarteum in Salzburg. After qualifying as a music teacher, he trained as an actor in Zürich.[3]
Career
Stage
From 1977 Nemec worked in theatre.[1] He appeared at the Cologne Stages, the Bavarian State Theatre, and theatres in Essen and Munich. In 1992/93 he played Puck in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Oper Frankfurt.[4]
Television
Nemec had his first television role in Die Wiesingers (1984), playing a son-in-law of a Munich brewery family. He appeared in Liebling Kreuzberg (1990), and had guest parts in Derrick and Der Alte.[5]
Nemec first appear in Tatort in 1988, in an episode with Götz George. Three years later he took over the role of Inspector Ivo Batic in the Munich series. Their 100th, final, episode planned for 2025.[6][7]
Other work
Nemec leads the Miro Nemec Band and still plays with his school band Asphyxia.[1]
He wrote an autobiography, Miroslav – Jugoslav (2011), and two crime novels.[8]
In 1994 he co-founded HAND IN HAND, a charity for war orphans in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Tatort colleagues Wachtveitl and Michael Fitz. It was dissolved in 2004.[9]
Personal life
Nemec was married in the 1980s and has a daughter. He has married in 2013 with Katrin Jäger. Their daughter was born in 2012.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Die Wiesingers | TV series |
| 1985 | Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Tatort: Gebrochene Blüten | with Götz George |
| 1989 | Tatort: Der Pott | with Götz George |
| 1990 | Liebling Kreuzberg | 3 episodes |
| 1991– | Tatort | Munich series |
| 1994 | Der Salzbaron | 5 episodes |
| 2004 | Das Traumschiff | "Sri Lanka" |
| 2013 | Der blinde Fleck | |
| 2014–15 | Dr. Klein | 12 episodes |
Awards
- 1997: Goldener Löwe (with Udo Wachtveitl)[4]
- 2001: Bavarian Television Award for Tatort: Kleine Diebe[3]
- 2002: Grimme Award for Tatort: Im freien Fall[11]
- 2011: Grimme Award for Tatort: Nie wieder frei sein[4]
- 2011: Bavarian Order of Merit[12]
- 2012: Bavarian Television Award, Honorary Prize (with Wachtveitl)[4]
- 2017: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in Silver[13]
Publications
- Miroslav - Jugoslav. Gerhard Hess Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-87336-405-9
- Die Toten von der Falkneralm. Albrecht Knaus Verlag, 2016. ISBN 978-3-8135-0702-7
- Kroatisches Roulette. Penguin Verlag, 2018. ISBN 978-3-328-60007-7
References
- ^ a b c "Miroslav Nemec - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ "Munzinger – Wissen, das zählt". online.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ a b "Miroslav Nemec als Kommissar Ivo Batic". Tatort-Fans (in German). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Miroslav Nemec". Agentur Dietrich (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". WEB.DE (in German). 26 June 1954. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ Strand, Susan (2017-05-03). "Tatort: Germany's Longest Running Drama". MHz Choice Blog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". bookavip.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". Penguin Verlag (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". IMDb. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Was die Ex-Partnerinnen in der Doku verraten". Stern (in German). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Fünf Adolf Grimme-Preise 2002 für BR-TATORT "Im freien Fall"". Presseportal (in German). 21 March 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". Obrasso Concerts (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Miroslav Nemec". BookaVIP (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2026.