Education
Horst graduated in 1986 from the state Academy of Music and Performing Arts (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst) in Graz, Austria, with summa cum laude.
Horst graduated in 1986 from the state Academy of Music and Performing Arts (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst) in Graz, Austria, with summa cum laude.
Subsequently, Horst went to London to attend the Lee Strasberg Institute for two years, furthering his studies of Method Acting. Together with Anne Bennent, Horst received the O.-East.-Hasse-Preis in 1986 for Best Newcomer of the Year. Foreign his leading role in German television series Balko, Horst was awarded with the Grimme-Preis for Best Actor in 1996.
Horst currently lives in Spain with his family.