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
2027
- Der Buchspazierer und die Liebe as Carl Kollhoff
2026
- The Holy Grill as Torsten Pfaff
- Merz gegen Merz - Entscheidungen as Eric Merz
- Merz gegen Merz - Geständnisse as Erik Merz
- Summer on Asphalt as Bert
2025
- Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer as Bernd Stromberg
- Almost Brothers as Thomas
2024
- Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors as Self
- The Door-to-Door Bookstore as Carl Kollhoff
- Weddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma as Stephan
- Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse as Erik Merz
2023
- A Feast for Life as Dieter Salzman
- Die Show der Shows as Self
- Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten as Erik Merz
- Eisspin, the Oh So Terrible as Eisspin
- Holy Shit as Self - Narrator
2022
- Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle as König Julius der 111
- Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt as Dr. Gerhard Friedle
- Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel as Quercus
- Family Affairs as Stephan
- Lehrer kann jeder! as Richard Glossat
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny as Paul Mann
- Dalli Dalli – Die Weihnachtshow as Self
- Tilo Neumann und das Universum as Tilo Neumann
- 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
- 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
- Sträters Männerhaushalt as Self
- Hotel Heidelberg as Ingolf Muthesius
- The Last Pig as Werner
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas?
- Quizduell-Olymp as Self
- Spiel für dein Land as Self
- Look Who's Back as Christoph Sensenbrink
- Mara and the Firebringer as Loki
- 3 Türken und ein Baby as Einsatzleiter
- V8 - Revenge of the Nitros as Kommissar Habicht
- Die Kleinen und die Bösen as Benno Meurer
- Highway to Hellas as Jörg Geissner
- 300 Worte Deutsch as Ludwig Sarheimer
- The Two Twins as Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger
2014
- Quizduell as Self
- The Man Cave as Lars
- Stromberg – The Movie as Bernd Stromberg
- Die Mamba as Bronski
2013
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz
- Knight Rusty as Prinz Protz (voice)
- V8 - Start Your Engines as Kommissar Habicht
- Achtung Polizei! - Alarm um 11 Uhr 11 as Rick
- Puppet Fiction as Spec
- King Ping - Tippen Tappen Tödchen as Reporter Schönfeld
2012
- Götter wie wir as Pharao
- Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion as Friedrich Debisch
- Und weg bist Du as Death
- Kreutzer kommt ... ins Krankenhaus as Kommissar Kreutzer
- Philosophisches Kopfkino as Sprecher
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)
- Bernd & Friends as Self
- 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
- Die große ARD Weltreise as Self
- The next Uri Geller – Unglaubliche Phänomene Live as Self
- Bully sucht die starken Männer! as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Pilawas große Weltreise as Self
- Impy's Wonderland as Eddie (voice)
- Zwei Weihnachtsmänner as Tilmann Dilling
- Don Quixote as Don Quichote
2007
- WegGefährten as self
- Hilfe Hochzeit! - Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens as Joachim Witte
- The Vexxer as Alfons Hatler
- Hands off Mississippi as Albert
- Die Aufschneider as Prof. Reinhold Radwanski
2006
- Die große Maus-Show as Self
- Extreme Activity as Self
- Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost as Julius
- Impy's Island as Dr. Zwengelmann (voice)
- Ladyland as Oliver
- Where Is Fred? as Ronnie
- 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
- Tramitz & Friends as Self
- The Trixxer as Alfons Hatler
- Aus der Tiefe des Raumes as Trainer
- Sergeant Pepper as Neighbour
- Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär as Herbert Keyser
- Ein seltsames Paar as Speck
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- SOKO Köln as Peter Kremer
- Genial daneben
- Rent a Pocher as Self
- 3 für Robin Hood as Robin Hood
- Lassie as Maximilian
- 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
- 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