Gerd Lohmeyer

Gerd Lohmeyer born February 10 1945 in Würzburg is a German actor and director Gerd Lohmeyer grew up in Nabburg and studied performing arts from 1967 to 1970 at what is now the Berlin University of the Arts While still a student he took on his first film roles including parts in Morgens um sieben ist die Welt noch in Ordnung and Die Feuerzangenbowle directed by Helmut Käutner Subsequently for many years he focused primarily on his theater work performing at venues such as the Bavarian State Theater Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel the Munich Kammerspiele the Munich Volkstheater and other major stages throughout the Germanspeaking world Beginning in the late 1980s Lohmeyer appeared with increasing frequency in film and television productions He acted in numerous wellknown series including Ein Haus in der Toscana Café Meineid Die RosenheimCops Der Bulle von Tölz Lindenstraße and Tatort On the big screen his credits include Der Schuh des Manitu by Michael Herbig and Kirschblüten Hanami by Doris Dörrie Alongside his acting career Lohmeyer has also worked as a theater director since the late 1990s staging productions at venues such as the Munich Kammerspiele and the TamS Theater He has taught acting since 1992 and has served as a lecturer at the Bavarian Theater Academy since 1995 He also reached a broad audience through his longrunning role as Michael Gerstl in the series Dahoam is Dahoam which he played from 2009 to 2023 He lives in Munich with his wife the actress Monika Manz