
Christoph Maria Herbst
Acting
Biography
Christoph Maria Herbst is a renowned German actor, voice actor, and comedian who achieved international fame primarily through his iconic role as Bernd Stromberg in the cult series “Stromberg” (2004–2014). Born on February 9, 1966, in Wuppertal, he began his career in the 1990s with appearances in series such as “Die Wache” and “Alarm für Cobra 11,” as well as his TV debut in “Sketchup – The Next Generation” (1997). His other notable roles include supporting parts in comedies such as “Der Wixxer” (2004) as Butler Hatler, “(T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1” (2004), “Wickie und die starken Männer” (2009) and “Wickie auf großer Fahrt” (2011) as Pokka, “Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer” (2018), as well as voice work in animated films such as “Peter Rabbit” (2018), “The Angry Birds Movie” (2016), and “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (2017) as Gargamel.
Born: February 9, 1966
Place of Birth: Wuppertal, Germany
Known For

Aus der Tiefe des Raumes
In the Rhineland in the 1960s, Hans Gunter, a rather shy young man in his mid-twenties, is one of the top players in the country at Tipp-Kick— a tabletop soccer game. When one of the metal figure players accidentally falls into a bath of photo-chemicals, it comes to life as a blond young football star, creating havoc in the life of its owner.

V8 - Revenge of the Nitros
The V8 team beat the Barracudas and came one step closer to getting to train at the legendary "Castle" where elite children learn racing skills, but Robin's father has caught onto their illegal street racing and disapproves. Their rivals are the Nitros, a group of competitive girl racers, who kidnap Robin and convince him to join their gang. What will the rest of the V8 team do when they have to compete against one of their own? Will Robin's father shut the whole contest down--Dashing the dreams of both teams?

Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten

Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse
Anne Merz wants to start an event agency with Jonas, the new man at her side. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the money, so her premature inheritance is to be decided at a notary appointment with her father Ludwig, who suffers from dementia. To the horror of Anne's unsuspecting mother Maria, Ludwig drops a bombshell at the appointment: There is an illegitimate daughter who is also entitled to the inheritance. Of course Anne is not going to take this lying down. She steps into the ring - for her money and for her father's love. While ex-husband Erik and his parents Renate and Günter get heavily involved in the family quarrel, son Leon is in trouble with his wife Soraya and her ex Rico.

Knight Rusty
With his friends, the energetic damsel Bö and the dragon Koks, Knight Rust lives in the Iron Castle in Scrap Land. Everything in the kingdom, which is ruled by King Leadfoot the Bent, is welded and riveted together from metal and scrap parts. Even everyday objects lead idiosyncratic lives.

Götter wie wir

Deutsch-Les-Landes
A small French village deals with a culture clash after the town mayor sells the whole town to Bavarian Automobile Design Company and the company moves in with all their 200 employees.

Stromberg
A comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.

The Door-to-Door Bookstore
Carl’s life runs like clockwork: every day, he goes door-to-door delivering books to a handful of loyal customers. He knows their preferences and takes pride in selecting the perfect story for each of them. But his well-ordered life is turned upside down by a cheerful nine-year-old girl, Schascha, who decides to join him on his daily book round. Schascha’s unique outlook on life helps Carl to come out of his shell and realise that his customers are so much more than just that to him. But when Carl unexpectedly loses his job, this vibrant community starts to fall apart - and it will take the power of books and all Schascha’s determination to bring them back together again.

Wer weiß denn sowas?
Filmography
as Torsten Pfaff
as Bernd Stromberg
as Thomas
as Stephan
as Carl Kollhoff
as Erik Merz
as Narrator (voice)
as Dieter Salzman
as Erik Merz
as Eisspin
as Self
as König Julius der 111
as Stephan
as Richard Glossat
as Dr. Gerhard Friedle
as Paul Mann
as Tilo Neumann
as Self
as Markus Braun
as Richard Pohl
as Mr. Ärmel
as Erik Merz
as Manfred
as Stephan
as Toni
as Mr. Ärmel
as Lukas Cranach
as Josef Waitzer
as Ritter Rost (voice)
as Michael
as Werner
as Self
as Ingolf Muthesius
as Kommissar Habicht
as Sensenbrink
as Benno
as Jörg Geissner
as Self
as Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger
as Loki
as Dr. Ludwig Sarheimer
as Einsatzleiter
as Lars
as Bronski
as Bernd Stromberg
as Prinz Protz
as Reporter Schönfeld
as Kommissar Habicht
as Spec
as Prinz Protz (voice)
as Kommissar Kreutzer
as Pharao
as Death
as Friedrich Debisch
as Sprecher
as Kommissar Kreutzer
as Charles
as Barman
as Severin Grevesmühlen
as Pokka
as Dr. Block (voice)
as Franz von Hahn (voice)
as Lorenz Goldt
as Tilmann Dilling
as Tilmann Dilling
as Tilmann Dilling
as Self
as Eddie (voice)
as Don Quichote
as Doctor
as Joachim Witte
as Albert
as Alfons Hatler
as Prof. Reinhold Radwanski
as Ronnie
as Dr. Zwengelmann (voice)
as Julius
as Charlie 2 (voice)
as Therapeut
as Christoph Maria Herbst
as Professor
as Nick
as Robby Gediner
as Neighbour
as Trainer
as Herbert Keyser
as Bernd Stromberg
as William's Adviser
as Alfons Hatler
as Self
as Speck
as Peter Kremer
as Robin Hood
as Self
as Maximilian
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Leo
as Self
as Marcus Krüger
as Self
as Dirk Glosse
as Self
as Marek Hoffmann
as Self
as Self
as Hans Jakobi
as Martin Seliger
as Self
as Self