Christoph Maria Herbst
Born: 1966-02-09 in Wuppertal, Germany
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2026
- The Holy Grill as Torsten Pfaff
- Sommer auf Asphalt as Bert
- Merz gegen Merz - Entscheidungen as Eric Merz
- Merz gegen Merz - Geständnisse as Erik Merz
2025
- Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer as Bernd Stromberg
- Almost Brothers as Thomas
2024
- Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors as Self
- Weddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma as Stephan
- The Door-to-Door Bookstore as Carl Kollhoff
- Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse as Erik Merz
2023
- Die Show der Shows as Self
- A Feast for Life as Dieter Salzman
- Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten as Erik Merz
- Eisspin, the Oh So Terrible as Eisspin
- Holy Shit as Narrator (voice)
2022
- Family Affairs as Stephan
- Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle as König Julius der 111
- Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt as Dr. Gerhard Friedle
- Lehrer kann jeder! as Richard Glossat
- Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel as Quercus
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- Tilo Neumann und das Universum as Tilo Neumann
- Dalli Dalli – Die Weihnachtshow as Self
- It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny as Paul Mann
- Der große Fake - Die Wirecard-Story as Markus Braun
2020
- Contra as Richard Pohl
- Jim Button and the Wild 13 as Mr. Ärmel
2019
- Merz gegen Merz as Erik Merz
2018
- Deutsch-Les-Landes as Manfred
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Mr. Ärmel
- Little Miss Dolittle as Toni
- How About Adolf? as Stephan
2017
- Da kommst Du nie drauf! - Die große Show der schrägen Fragen as Self
- Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle as Josef Waitzer
- Reformation as Lukas Cranach
- Wir lieben Fernsehen as Self
- Knight Rusty 2: Full Metal Racket as Ritter Rost (voice)
- Kalt ist die Angst as Michael
- Am Boden der Tatsachen as Lehrer / Dozent (voice)
2016
- Hotel Heidelberg as Ingolf Muthesius
- Sträters Männerhaushalt as Self
- The Last Pig as Werner
2015
- Quizduell-Olymp as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas?
- Look Who's Back as Christoph Sensenbrink
- Spiel für dein Land as Self
- 3 Türken und ein Baby as Einsatzleiter
- Mara and the Firebringer as Loki
- V8 - Revenge of the Nitros as Kommissar Habicht
- Highway to Hellas as Jörg Geissner
- 300 Worte Deutsch as Ludwig Sarheimer
- The Two Twins as Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger
- Die Kleinen und die Bösen as Benno Meurer
2014
- Quizduell as Self
- Stromberg – The Movie as Bernd Stromberg
- The Man Cave as Lars
- Die Mamba as Bronski
2013
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz (voice)
- V8 - Start Your Engines as Kommissar Habicht
- King Ping - Tippen Tappen Tödchen as Reporter Schönfeld
- Puppet Fiction as Spec
- Achtung Polizei! - Alarm um 11 Uhr 11 as Rick
2012
- Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion as Friedrich Debisch
- Götter wie wir as Pharao
- Philosophisches Kopfkino as Sprecher
- Und weg bist Du as Death
- Kreutzer kommt ... ins Krankenhaus as Kommissar Kreutzer
2011
2010
- Animals United as Charles
- Jerry Cotton as Barman
- Kreutzer Is Coming as Kommissar Kreutzer
2009
- Flemming as Severin Grevesmühlen
- Wickie the Mighty Viking as Pokka
- Friends Forever as Franz von Hahn (voice)
- Jasper: Journey to the End of the World as Dr. Block (voice)
- Jakobs Bruder as Lorenz Goldt
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Homicide Hills as Doctor
- Das Quiz as Self
- Zwei Weihnachtsmänner as Tilmann Dilling
- Pilawas große Weltreise as Self
- Die große ARD Weltreise as Self
- Impy's Wonderland as Eddie (voice)
- The next Uri Geller – Unglaubliche Phänomene Live as Self
- Bully sucht die starken Männer! as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Don Quixote as Don Quichote
2007
- WegGefährten as self
- The Vexxer as Alfons Hatler
- Hilfe Hochzeit! - Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens as Joachim Witte
- Die Aufschneider as Prof. Reinhold Radwanski
- Hands off Mississippi as Albert
2006
- Die große Maus-Show as Self
- Extreme Activity as Self
- Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost as Julius
- Ladyland as Oliver
- Where Is Fred? as Ronnie
- Impy's Island as Dr. Zwengelmann (voice)
- Charlie 2 as Charlie 2 (voice)
2005
- Pastewka as Christoph Maria Herbst
- The Fisherman and His Wife as Therapeut
- About the Looking for and the Finding of Love as Robby Gediner
- Erkan & Stefan 3 as Professor
- Girl Overboard as Nick
- Im Dunkeln as Martin
2004
- Stromberg as Bernd Stromberg
- (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 as William's Adviser
- The Trixxer as Alfons Hatler
- Tramitz & Friends as Self
- Sergeant Pepper as Neighbour
- Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär as Herbert Keyser
- Aus der Tiefe des Raumes as Trainer
- Ein seltsames Paar as Speck
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- SOKO Köln as Peter Kremer
- Genial daneben
- Rent a Pocher as Self
- Lassie as Maximilian
- 3 für Robin Hood as Robin Hood
- Beach Boys - Rette sich wer kann as Doctor
2002
2001
- Hart aber fair as Self
2000
- Scharf aufs Leben as Jerry
- Solange es Männer gibt
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- TV total as Self
- OA jagt Oberärztin as Lehmannski
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Der Clown as Leo
1997
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Marcus Krüger
- Zimmer frei! as Self
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Balko as Dirk Glosse
1994
- Die Wache as Thomas Kramm
1991
- DAS! as Self
1989
- Blauer Panther as Self
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Das Traumschiff as Marek Hoffmann
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
1978
- SOKO München as Hans Jakobi
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1965
- aspekte as Self
1964
- Grimme Award as Self