René Steinke (born 16 November 1963 as René Dan Steinke) in Berlin, is a German actor, who was an ambulance driver before he persued his acting dreams. He is best known in Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei as comissar Tom Kranich, appeared in years 1999-2002 and 2004-2006, at both seasons paired with Erdogan Atalay, who was playting there Semir Gerkhan. Rene Steinke has also participated in car racing competitions in the past few years.