The Hamburg-born Klaus Köhler (*1968) studied psychology before attending the HFF Potsdam-Babelsberg acting school. Since 1996, his engagements have taken him to Volkstheater Rostock, Landestheater Tübingen, Landesbühne Hannover, Stadttheater Konstanz, Staatstheater Oldenburg, and Landestheater Linz. Köhler has also worked in television productions and as a lecturer at the Schauspielschule Mainz in the acting department. He has been a member of the ensemble at the Staatstheater Mainz since 2014.