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
- Merz gegen Merz - Entscheidungen as Eric Merz
- Merz gegen Merz - Geständnisse as Erik Merz
- Sommer auf Asphalt as Bert
2025
- Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer as Bernd Stromberg
- Almost Brothers as Thomas
2024
- The Door-to-Door Bookstore as Carl Kollhoff
- Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors as Self
- Weddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma as Stephan
- Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse as Erik Merz
2023
- Eisspin, the Oh So Terrible as Eisspin
- A Feast for Life as Dieter Salzman
- Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten as Erik Merz
- Die Show der Shows as Self
- Holy Shit as Self - Narrator
2022
- Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle as König Julius der 111
- Family Affairs as Stephan
- Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt as Dr. Gerhard Friedle
- Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel as Quercus
- Lehrer kann jeder! as Richard Glossat
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny as Paul Mann
- Tilo Neumann und das Universum as Tilo Neumann
- Dalli Dalli – Die Weihnachtshow as Self
- Der große Fake - Die Wirecard-Story as Markus Braun
2020
- Jim Button and the Wild 13 as Mr. Ärmel
- Contra as Richard Pohl
2019
- Merz gegen Merz as Erik Merz
2018
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver as Mr. Ärmel
- Little Miss Dolittle as Toni
- Deutsch-Les-Landes as Manfred
- How About Adolf? as Stephan
2017
- Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle as Josef Waitzer
- Da kommst Du nie drauf! - Die große Show der schrägen Fragen as Self
- Reformation as Lukas Cranach
- Knight Rusty 2: Full Metal Racket as Ritter Rost (voice)
- Wir lieben Fernsehen as Self
- Am Boden der Tatsachen as Lehrer / Dozent (voice)
- Kalt ist die Angst as Michael
2016
- Hotel Heidelberg as Ingolf Muthesius
- Sträters Männerhaushalt as Self
- The Last Pig as Werner
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas?
- Quizduell-Olymp as Self
- Look Who's Back as Christoph Sensenbrink
- Spiel für dein Land as Self
- Mara and the Firebringer as Loki
- 3 Türken und ein Baby as Einsatzleiter
- Highway to Hellas as Jörg Geissner
- 300 Worte Deutsch as Ludwig Sarheimer
- V8 - Revenge of the Nitros as Kommissar Habicht
- Die Kleinen und die Bösen as Benno Meurer
- The Two Twins as Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger
2014
- Quizduell as Self
- Stromberg – The Movie as Bernd Stromberg
- Die Mamba as Bronski
- The Man Cave as Lars
2013
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz (voice)
- V8 - Start Your Engines as Kommissar Habicht
- Puppet Fiction as Spec
- King Ping - Tippen Tappen Tödchen as Reporter Schönfeld
- Achtung Polizei! - Alarm um 11 Uhr 11 as Rick
2012
- Götter wie wir as Pharao
- Philosophisches Kopfkino as Sprecher
- Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion as Friedrich Debisch
- 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)
- Jakobs Bruder as Lorenz Goldt
- Jasper: Journey to the End of the World as Dr. Block (voice)
- Bernd & Friends as Self
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Homicide Hills as Doctor
- Das Quiz as Self
- Bully sucht die starken Männer! as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Impy's Wonderland as Eddie (voice)
- Die große ARD Weltreise as Self
- Zwei Weihnachtsmänner as Tilmann Dilling
- The next Uri Geller – Unglaubliche Phänomene Live as Self
- Pilawas große Weltreise as Self
- Don Quixote as Don Quichote
2007
- WegGefährten as self
- Hilfe Hochzeit! - Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens as Joachim Witte
- The Vexxer as Alfons Hatler
- Die Aufschneider as Prof. Reinhold Radwanski
- Hands off Mississippi as Albert
2006
- Die große Maus-Show as Self
- Impy's Island as Dr. Zwengelmann (voice)
- Extreme Activity as Self
- Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost as Julius
- Where Is Fred? as Ronnie
- Ladyland as Oliver
- Charlie 2 as Charlie 2 (voice)
2005
- Pastewka as Christoph Maria Herbst
- Girl Overboard as Nick
- The Fisherman and His Wife as Therapeut
- About the Looking for and the Finding of Love as Robby Gediner
- Erkan & Stefan 3 as Professor
- 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
- Aus der Tiefe des Raumes as Trainer
- Ein seltsames Paar as Speck
- Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär as Herbert Keyser
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
- Solange es Männer gibt
- Scharf aufs Leben as Jerry
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- OA jagt Oberärztin as Lehmannski
- TV total as Self
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