Christian Heller was born in the Allgäu region and grew up in Stuttgart, but it was still a long way to his first film role in Tatort - Bienzle und die große Liebe. Heller first studied pedagogy and worked in child and adolescent psychiatry. In 1986 he began his studies at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media and graduated in 1990. 15 years of mostly permanent engagements at the Lucerne Theater, Theater in Basel, Theater in Freiburg and again and again Schauspielhaus Zurich followed. He played Romeo, Karl Moor, Prof. Higgins, Shylock, Hitler and many other great roles. Since his first film role in Tatort, he has also delivered impressive work in front of the camera. Highlights include roles in the feature films James Bond 007 - "A Quantum Of Solace" and in the American Stieg Larsson film adaptation "Verblendung" - The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, in which he starred with leading lady Rooney Mara. In 2012, he filmed alongside Sissy Höfferer in an entire season of SOKO Köln in the role of prosecutor Dr. Kern. Christian Heller has been freelancing since his last permanent engagement at the Schauspielhaus Zurich (2005 - 2009 ) and lives in Basel. He regularly works for audio book productions at SBS in Zurich (over 150 audio books recorded) and Diogenes Verlag. Guest contracts have taken him to theaters throughout the German-speaking world: SH Zurich, SH Graz, Theater Augsburg, Theater Basel, Kaserne Basel, Theater Bregenz, etc. At Theater Erlangen he can currently be seen in two plays: "The Seagull" ( premiere 9/23/23 as Sorin ) and "My Father and His Shadows". He is also touring with his solo evening "Judas" in the title role.