Spotlight starOlaf Meyer

Olaf Meyer, a native of Berlin, made his debut at Berlin’s Schillertheater in 1989. Since then, he has appeared in numerous plays, including “West Side Story” as Riff, “Linie 1“ as Bambi, “Cabaret” as Ernst Ludwig, “The Rocky Horror Show” as Riff Raff, “My Fair Lady,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita,” “Die Päpstin,” “Treasure Island,” and many more.
He made his television debut in “Wolfs Revier,” followed by series such as “Der Landarzt” and “Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten.”.
Olaf regularly worked on the Mein Schiff fleet as an actor and stand-up comedian.
He was part of the original cast of “Bodyguard” in Cologne, played Inspector Lestrade and Dr. Watson in the world premiere of “Sherlock Holmes Next Generation,” played Gomez in “The Addams Family”—the father of the eccentric family—and most recently, in Munich, Dr. Pfanngießer in “Villa Haar.”.
Since 2018, Olaf has lent his voice to actors as a voice actor in over 400 international TV series and movies.

(As of July 2026)