Christoph Maria Herbst

Herbst was born in Wuppertal. After passing the Abitur, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time.

In 1986, Herbst was a founding member of the private Theater in Cronenberg and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (Men nursery) at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin together with Bastian Pastewka, Michael Kessler and Jürgen Tonkel. He is married to Gisi Herbst.

Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show Sketchup – The Next Generation in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in Ladykracher. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the ProSieben series Stromberg. In October 2006, the work on the third season of Stromberg began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in Sesamstraße in 2006, and in Anke Engelke's show Ladyland. In 2007, his seven-piece series Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens, an adaptation of the British series The Worst Week of My Life, was broadcast.

• Illustration — Herbst in 2007 • 1998: Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle • 2004: Der Wixxer • 2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 • 2004: Stromberg Season 1 (TV series) • 2004: Room Service (2004 film) • 2004: A Pass from the Back • 2005: Erkan & Stefan in Der Tod kommt krass • 2005: Stromberg Season 2 (TV series) • 2005: The Fisherman and His Wife (film) • 2006: Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost • 2006: Pastewka (TV series) • 2006: Wo ist Fred!? • 2006: Impy's Island (voice) • 2007: Stromberg Season 3 (TV series) • 2007: Cutting Edge (2007 film) • 2007: Neues vom Wixxer • 2007: Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens (TV series) • 2007: ' • 2007: Tramitz & Friends (TV series) • 2007: Jakobs Bruder • 2008: Mord mit Aussicht (TV series) • 2008: Don Quixote (TV movie) • 2008: Urmel voll in Fahrt (voice) • 2008: Zwei Weihnachtsmänner • 2009: Stromberg Season 4 (TV series) • 2009: Vicky the Viking • 2010: Kreutzer kommt • 2011: Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods • 2012: Und weg bist du (2012, TV movie) • 2013: 300 Worte Deutsch • 2014: Stromberg – The Movie • 2014: The Man Cave • 2015: 3 Türken und ein Baby • 2015: Mara and the Firebringer • 2015: The Two Twins (TV movie) • 2015: The Small and the Wicked • 2015: Highway To Hellas • 2015: Look Who's Back • 2018: Little Miss Dolittle • 2018: How About Adolf? • 2021: Contra • 2022: Family Affairs (2022 film) • 2023: Ein Fest fürs Leben

* • Interview with Christoph Maria Herbst (in German)