Christoph Maria Herbst is a well-known German actor, voice actor and comedian who achieved international fame primarily through his cult role as Bernd Stromberg in the series "Stromberg" (2004–2014). Born on February 9, 1966 in Wuppertal, he began his career in the 1990s with appearances in the series "Die Wache" and "Alarm für Cobra 11," as well as with his television debut in "Sketchup – The Next Generation" (1997). Among his other notable roles are supporting characters in comedies such as "Der Wixxer" (2004) as the butler Hatler, "(T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1" (2004), "Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods" (2009) and "Vicky and the Great Journey" (2011) as Pokki, "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver" (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.