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.