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Christoph Maria Herbst

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
Extrawurst

as Torsten Pfaff

Movie
2025
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer

as Bernd Stromberg

Movie
2025
Almost Brothers

as Thomas

Movie
2024
Weddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma

as Stephan

Movie
2024
The Door-to-Door Bookstore

as Carl Kollhoff

Movie
2020
Contra

as Richard Pohl

Movie
2010
Animals United

as Charles

Movie