Heiner Lauterbach was born on 10 April 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Erkekler (1985), Eurocops (1988) and Rossini (1997). He has been married to Viktoria Lauterbach since 8 September 2001. They have two children. He was previously married to Katja Flint.