
Bernd Hölscher studied German and history in Würzburg, Münster and Cologne before completing his acting studies at the Freiburg drama school from 1996 to 2000. In addition to engagements at renowned German theater stages, among others in Stuttgart, Mannheim, Detmold, Rostock, the Schaubühne Berlin and most recently at the Staatstheater Kassel in 2021, Hölscher debuted in 2017 in Robert Schwentke's film biography The Captain with his first important role, for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the German Acting Award in 2018. Bernd Hölscher has been a member of the ensemble of the Kassel State Theatre since the 2010–11 season.

A Hidden Life
2019 · as Judge Ranft

Confessions of Felix Krull
2021 · as Recruiting Officer #1

The Captain
2018 · as Schütte

No Hit Wonder
2025 · as Uwe

Blame the Game
2024 · as Fieper

Christmas Crossfire
2020 · as Wolf

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
2023 · as Veranstalter Hörspielpreis Bonn

The Three Investigators and the Carpathian Dog
2025 · as Charles Niedland

In a Land That No Longer Exists
2022 · as Petzke

Grenzland – Der Nordsee-Krimi
as Gero von Bernbeck

If It Bleeds
2025

Das Versprechen
2021

Karli & Marie
2025 · as Joe

Schuss in der Nacht - Die Ermordung Walter Lübckes
2020 · as Werner Vogel