Herbert Knaup

Actor

Born March 23, 1956 in Sonthofen, Germany

Herbert Knaup is a German film and television actor. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting roles in Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others. Longtime companion of actress Natalia Wörner until 2001. Supports the SOS Children's Villages.

Read full biography

Started a career as musician with his two nephews in their band "Neffen und Knaup" (Nephews and Knaup) (2007). Founding member of the German Screen Actors Guild. After graduating from the Otto Falckenberg School, the Academy of Performing Arts in Munich, he made his stage debut in 1978.

Acting

23 000 Lives
Film, 2026
as Dr. Norbert Dehler
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus
Film, 2026
as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
Schwarze Schafe - Die Serie
TV series, 2025
10 episodes
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Plötzlich Schwiegermutter
Film, 2025
as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
Herbert (un)verbesserlich
Film, 2024
as Herbert Knaup
Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben
Film, 2024
as Frank Becker
Jokah & Tutty
TV series, 2023
as Galvin der Weise
Hotel Barcelona
TV series, 2023
as Viktor Hansen
Just Something Nice
Film, 2022
as Robert
Dear Kurt
Film, 2022
as Mahlow
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
Film, 2021
as Stetter
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
TV series, 2021
as Reinhard Severin
Da is’ ja nix
TV series, 2020
as Dr. Bruns
Stenzels Bescherung
Film, 2019
as Volkmar Stenzel
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
Film, 2018
as Franz Hübner
Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein
Film, 2018
as Oliver Wackernagel
Crossroads
Film, 2018
as Heiner Witt
Die Auferstehung
Film, 2018
as Fred
Die Puppenspieler
TV series, 2017
as Jakob Fugger
Ein Sommer im Allgäu
Film, 2017
as Hans
Toter Winkel
Film, 2017
as Karl Holzer
Zwei Tänzer für Isolde
Film, 2017
as Hans
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
Film, 2016
as Kluftinger
Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
Film, 2016
as Kluftinger
The Last Pig
Film, 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Der Bankraub
Film, 2016
as von Kamphausen
Das beste Stück vom Braten
Film, 2016
as Harry Dumont
600 PS für zwei
Film, 2015
as Lorenz Hoffmann
Die Kanzlei
TV series, 2015
as Markus Gellert
Meister des Todes
Film, 2015
as Moritz Hollstein