Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
23 marzo 1956 (70)
Place of birth
Sonthofen, Germany
Biography
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. 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.
Conosciuto per
6.2
Film
Hotel Desire
Hotel Manager
2011
6.0
Film
23 000 Lives
Dr. Norbert Dehler
2026
3.9
Series
Die Kanzlei
Markus Gellert
2015–
6.1
Film
Agnes and His Brothers
Werner Tschirner
2004
7.3
Film
Run Lola Run
Father
1998
8.0
Film
The Lives of Others
Gregor Hessenstein
2006
6.2
Film
Ordinary Decent Criminal
De Heer
2000
4.5
Series
Hotel Barcelona
Viktor Hansen
2023
0.0
Film
Patricias Geheimnis
Henning
1995
5.7
Film
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis
Ralf Weiss
2011
7.4
Series
Nuremberg
Albert Speer
2000
6.4
Film
Move
Dinas Vater
2012
6.2
Series
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
Reinhard Severin
2021
6.9
Film
In Darkness
Ignacy Chiger
2011
7.0
Series
Kanzleramt
Regierungssprecher
2005
7.4
Series
Sarah Kohr
Anton Mehringer
2014–
7.6
Series
Sisi
duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
2009
7.0
Series
Day of Disaster
Martin Feldmann
2007
5.3
Series
Die Puppenspieler
Jakob Fugger
2017
6.9
Film
Der Bankraub
von Kamphausen
2016
5.7
Film
Dear Kurt
Mahlow
2022
3.0
Series
Da is’ ja nix
Dr. Bruns
2020
6.2
Film
Ein Sommer im Allgäu
Hans
2017
6.3
Film
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
Stetter
2021
4.7
Film
Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein
Oliver Wackernagel
2018
6.4
Film
Just Something Nice
Robert
2022
7.4
Film
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
Franz Hübner
2018
6.1
Film
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
Kluftinger
2016
6.6
Film
Crossroads
Heiner Witt
2018
5.9
Film
Toter Winkel
Karl Holzer
2017
4.8
Film
Das beste Stück vom Braten
Harry Dumont
2016
5.7
Film
The Last Pig
Narrator (voice)
2016
6.5
Film
Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben
Frank Becker
2024
5.9
Film
Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
Kluftinger
2016
5.8
Film
Die Auferstehung
Fred
2018
6.0
Film
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus
Horst Schulte-Bräucker
2026
6.0
Film
Stenzels Bescherung
Volkmar Stenzel
2019
3.3
Film
Zwei Tänzer für Isolde
Hans
2017
Acting credits 38 titles
Anna und ihr Untermieter - Volles Haus
as Horst Schulte-Bräucker
6.0
2026
23 000 Lives
as Dr. Norbert Dehler
6.0
2026
Der Geier - Die Tote mit dem falschen Leben
as Frank Becker
6.5
2024
Hotel Barcelona
as Viktor Hansen
4.5
2023
Just Something Nice
as Robert
6.4
2022
Dear Kurt
as Mahlow
5.7
2022
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
as Reinhard Severin
6.2
2021
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Stetter
6.3
2021
Da is’ ja nix
as Dr. Bruns
3.0
2020
Stenzels Bescherung
as Volkmar Stenzel
6.0
2019
Die Auferstehung
as Fred
5.8
2018
Eine Hochzeit platzt selten allein
as Oliver Wackernagel
4.7
2018
Crossroads
as Heiner Witt
6.6
2018
Hubert und Staller – Eine schöne Bescherung
as Franz Hübner
7.4
2018
Toter Winkel
as Karl Holzer
5.9
2017
Die Puppenspieler
as Jakob Fugger
5.3
2017
Zwei Tänzer für Isolde
as Hans
3.3
2017
Ein Sommer im Allgäu
as Hans
6.2
2017
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
as Kluftinger
6.1
2016
Herzblut. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
as Kluftinger
5.9
2016
Das beste Stück vom Braten
as Harry Dumont
4.8
2016
The Last Pig
as Narrator (voice)
5.7
2016
Der Bankraub
as von Kamphausen
6.9
2016
Die Kanzlei
as Markus Gellert
3.9
2015–
Sarah Kohr
as Anton Mehringer
7.4
2014–
Move
as Dinas Vater
6.4
2012
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis
as Ralf Weiss
5.7
2011
Hotel Desire
as Hotel Manager
6.2
2011
In Darkness
as Ignacy Chiger
6.9
2011
Sisi
as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
7.6
2009
Day of Disaster
as Martin Feldmann
7.0
2007
The Lives of Others
as Gregor Hessenstein
8.0
2006
Kanzleramt
as Regierungssprecher
7.0
2005
Agnes and His Brothers
as Werner Tschirner
6.1
2004
Nuremberg
as Albert Speer
7.4
2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal
as De Heer
6.2
2000
Run Lola Run
as Father
7.3
1998
Patricias Geheimnis
as Henning
0.0
1995