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name: "Steffen Mennekes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steffen-mennekes"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 April 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T03:34:27.853295+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Steffen Mennekes

Actor. Born 10 April 1981 in Siegen, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1981, Siegen, Germany

## Biography

Steffen Mennekes is a German actor born on 10 April 1981 in Siegen. He trained at Vancouver Film School and has worked in both the Canadian and German film industries for over twenty years.

He is known for his role as Cullen in the Netflix series *The Queen's Gambit* (2020). Other credits include Wilhelm von Rüttenberg in *Squadron 303* (2018), Mirko Heuser in *Beat* (2018), and supporting parts in films such as *Race* (2016) and *Clouds of Sils Maria* (2014). Mennekes has also written and produced several short films and features.

*Sources: imdb.com, actors.bbfc-cloud.de, crew-united.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), Fi1m 74, as Cullen — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md)

## Also known for

- *Race* (2016), Journalist
- *Clouds of Sils Maria* (2014), Journalist (uncredited)
- *Rampage* (2009), Bank Cashier
- *Postal* (2007), Ass-Kissing Employee
- *Citizen Vigilante* (2026), Manager Owen
- *Far Cry* (2008), Young Mercenary
- *BloodRayne II: Deliverance* (2007), Kentucky
- *BloodRayne: The Third Reich* (2010), Lt. Kaspar Jaeger

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