THOMAS GOERSCH - Biography

Thomas Goersch grew up with his two brothers in Hofgeismar (Kassel), Waldkirch in Freiburg and Stuttgart, Germany. He completed a banking apprenticeship and studied economics and banking law until 1999, when he ventured into the film industry, working as a screenwriter and actor. Since 2000, he has starred in over 220 films, including long-standing collaborations with directors Carl Andersen (2001-2012), Maria Dora (2004-2015), Ulli Lommel ( 2010-2017) Malga Kubiak (2001-2022) and Alexander Tuschinski (2016-2023) . In 2013, he began working as a director. In 2018 he began to intensive his work as director with directing documentaries and to direct also outside of Germany. As an author he wrote several film scripts and started to write in 2018 to write cooking books.

He developed the figure of "Herr Berger" . Featured him in "Herr Berger sucht einen Sohn" in 2018 .

In addition to his work in front and behind the camera, Thomas has performed as a successful narrator for radio. He narrated the comedy series "Beauty Palais," which ran in four countries on 24 radio stations. He has done voice over for numerous television documentaries, including L.B. Hyams' Memoir of a Cannibal.

From 2001 until 2008, Thomas was co-editor of and radio host for a club magazine, and since 2006 he has been managing the theater agency Kreativepool Germany. As a food expert on the Shopping Canal 1-2-3.tv, he has presented his long-standing show "Goersch's Gourmet Buffet" since 2013, informing viewers about gastronomic delicacies and exclusive fine wines. With his movie "Unhappy" (2021) he won over 600 awards all over the world as director and actor.

In 2022 he took one year off to change his kind of work. He is now now only working in small teams . He started a cooperation with Dorian Valentino .

Thomas lives in Stuttgart, Germany

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Thomas Goersch, Julia Csatary, and Hakan Aygün in Five Lovers Down (2017)

Thomas Goersch in Five Lovers Down (2017)

Stefan Rubik, Michael Vane, Thomas Goersch, and Michael Heck in Bitter like chocolate (2026)

Thomas Goersch, Stefan Peschmann, and Sabrina Arnds in 5:38 A.M. (2026)

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