René Steinke (born 16 November 1963 as René Dan Steinke in Berlin), is a German actor, best known in Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei as Kriminalhauptkommissar Tom Kranich.
He appeared in the role from 1999 – 2002 and 2004 – 07.
He was paired with Erdogan Atalay, who played Semir Gerkhan.