**Herbert Grönemeyer (Bochum, 1956)** is a renowned German musician and singer-songwriter, but his film career, though less extensive, has brought him international recognition.

He gained widespread recognition as an actor thanks to his role as Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 masterpiece, _Das Boot_ (U-Boat 96). This performance, portraying a young and idealistic war correspondent aboard a submarine, has remained his most iconic. His acting style in _Das Boot_ was characterized by intensity and a certain vulnerability, reflecting the crew's disillusionment and suffering.

Despite the success of _Das Boot_, Grönemeyer chose to focus his career primarily on music, becoming one of Germany's best-selling and most influential artists, with sporadic subsequent big-screen appearances, such as in _The American_ (2010).