Biography
Lennart Betzgen is a German actor born on 20 February 1996 in Berlin. He began acting as a child, appearing in the children's series Anja und Anton at the age of three and securing an early speaking role in Für alle Fälle Stefanie at four. His feature film debut came in the historical drama Die Entdeckung der Currywurst (2008).
Betzgen trained at the Theaterschule Berlin. He is known for roles including Emanuel in Lessons of a Dream (2011), Daniel in Prodigies (2024), Rick in Citizen Vigilante (2026) and Michael Schumacher in the documentary feature Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend (2026). He has played Jonas Mertens in the long-running series Tierärztin Dr. Mertens across multiple seasons from 2016 to 2025. Fluent in German, English and French, he has appeared in international productions and also works as a model and voice actor.
