Adrian Degenhardt

Adrian Degenhardt
Klaus Zmorek as Adrian Degenhardt (2007)
Verbotene Liebe character
Portrayed by	Klaus Zmorek
First appearance	Episode 2849 January 25, 2007
Last appearance	Episode 3343 March 5, 2009
Profile
Occupation	Businessman
Residence	Unknown country
Children Leonard von Lahnstein (son, with Francesca) Constantin von Lahnstein (son, with Francesca) Grandchildren Julius de Maron (grandson, via Leonard; deceased)

Adrian Degenhardt is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character is portrayed by actor Klaus Zmorek from January 25, 2007 to March 5, 2009, when the character was written out with the chance of a return.

Adrian is a scheming businessman, who does anything to make a good deal and does not seem to know the word morale. Tanja von Anstetten (Miriam Lahnstein) becomes interested in him, when she tries to find a new partner in her a personal war against the Lahnstein Family. Adrian has an old and long history with the family. Once the best friend of Johannes von Lahnstein (Thomas Gumpert), both seemed to betray each other. Johannes on business and Adrian in private affairs, when he started an affair with Johannes' wife Francesca. Their betrayals made them to enemies. Back in Johannes' life, he wants revenge for taking Francesca from him. Adrian is sure, had not Johannes threatened his late wife all this years ago, she would have chosen him instead of Johannes. Together with Tanja, they plan to spoil some business operations for the Lahnstein Holding with the hopefully result of ruin Johannes' legacy. Adrian and Tanja also have a brief affair with each other. But it stopped, when Tanja decides to fake the death of her son Hannes (then played by Daniel & Simon Kuhn) and her own to start a new life somewhere else. Adrian helps Tanja with her flight and she promises him to come back someday, when the time is right. In the following months, Adrian calls Tanja several times to tell her how things go.

Soon after Adrian's arrival, Constantin von Lahnstein (Milan Marcus) finds out that Adrian fathered him. Even through, Adrian shows no real interest in his son, he tries to use him in his vendetta against Johannes. He tells Constantin his side of the story what was really going on back then. How much he loved Francesca and she loved him. Johannes destroyed that love and blackmailed Francesca, that if she would leave him, he would destroy and take the children from her. Constantin starts to believe Adrian, after he meets an old friend of his mother. Adrian has Constantin on his side for now and gets secret business information from him. But when Constantin's betrayal costs Johannes a heart attack, he gets a wake up call. Constantin's mercy for Adrian shows him that this truly is not someone that he wished himself as a son. Adrian tells Constantin about using him and lets him drop down.