Carol Schuler

Carol Schuler is a Swiss actor who plays Horror Manko in the 2026 ZDF physical comedy series Das Manko.

Biography

The Tatort Zürich actor helped develop the nearly wordless ensemble comedy with the eleven-member Das Manko collective.

Schuler won the Swiss Film Award as a teenager and later the German Acting Award for her supporting performance in Skylines.

Known for

Das Manko

She plays Horror Manko in the 2026 ZDF comedy.[1]

Tatort Zürich

She plays investigator Tessa Ott.[3]

Skylines

Her supporting performance won a German Acting Award.[3][2]

Career highlights

  1. Horror Role

    She plays Horror Manko in Das Manko

    ZDF credits Schuler as one of the personified shortcomings in the physical comedy ensemble.[1]

  2. July Release

    The series began streaming in July 2026

    All four parts arrived in ZDF's web and app service on July 13.[5]

  3. Collective

    She helped develop the series with its cast collective

    Schuler's official site says the eleven performers were both idea creators and principal actors.[4]

  4. Tatort

    She plays Tessa Ott in Tatort Zürich

    Her agency records the investigator role across the Zurich television films.[3]

  5. Swiss Award

    She won the Swiss Film Award at 14

    Filmportal records her best-actress award for Lieber Brad in 2002.[2]

Good to know

She was born on January 23, 1987

Filmportal records Winterthur, Switzerland as her birthplace.[2]

She trained at the European Theatre Institute in Berlin

Filmportal records acting study there from 2006 to 2009.[2]