Simon Licht
Biography
Simon Licht is a German actor, born on July 8, 1966, in Hückeswagen and raised in Hannover. He completed his acting training from 1988 to 1991 at the Konservatorium Wien and is known for numerous episodic roles in crime series, including appearances in “SOKO Köln” (as Dr. Marco Taleb, 2003–2025), “SOKO Leipzig” (as Dr. Bertram Hellmann), “SOKO Stuttgart,” “SOKO Kitzbühel,” “SOKO Potsdam,” “SOKO München,” “Polizeiruf 110,” “Tatort,” “Alarm für Cobra 11” (2000–2013), “Wilsberg,” “Der Lehrer,” and “Ein Fall für zwei”.
His notable roles include Hans-Jürgen Wehmeyer as the boss in “Stromberg” (seasons 3–4, 2000–2008), Horst Mahler in “Der Baader Meinhof Komplex” (2008), parts in Oskar Roehler’s films “Elementarteilchen” (2006) and “Lulu und Jimi” (2009), as well as Peter Weller in the soap “Rote Rosen” (over 30 episodes, 2009); further engagements include “Beck is back!” (2018–2019), “Das Traumschiff,” “WaPo Bodensee,” “Hubert und Staller,” and feature films like “Lexx” as well as TV movies like “Dünnes Blut” (2020).
Filmography
13 Minutes
as SS Obergruppenführer 2015
The Elementary Particles
as Kursleiter 2006
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
as Herman Punder 2024
Enfant Terrible
as Holger 2020
Thin Blood
as Kommissar Bischoff 2020
Merkel: Anatomy of a Crisis
as Bernhard Kotsch 2020
Happy Hour
as Wolfgang 2015
Lulu and Jimi
as Veranstalter 2009
Rewind: Die zweite Chance
as Alex Braegen 2018
Lösegeld
as Lutz Weber 2012
Affäre zu dritt
as Benno 2003
Unter Anklage: Der Fall Harry Wörz
as Schließer Schäfer 2014
Knocked Up
as Dr. Schenker 2013
Erbin mit Herz
as Jan Helsing 2004
Der Mann, der über Autos sprang
as Dr. Brakmann 2011
Verliebte Diebe
as Gilbert Koch 2003