01 · ReelShort
My Sugar-Coated Mafia Boss
The role most people know him from, and the clearest example of the morally-grey lead he is repeatedly cast as.
ReelShort
Marc Herrmann
A decade of TV credits before the format existed
Herrmann is one of the few recognisable vertical faces who was already a working screen actor for most of a decade before microdramas existed — which shows in the kind of parts he gets.
Where to start
Three entry points rather than a full list, chosen to show the range rather than the highlights.
02 · ReelShort
Bound by Vendetta: Sleeping with the Enemy
Revenge plotting rather than romance. A good look at his range inside a format that does not usually ask for it.
03 · ReelShort
Dear Husband, Delete My Number
Marriage-breakdown melodrama — the genre the format's older audience actually watches most, and rarely the one it gets written about for.
Also in
As credited by the platform carrying each series.
- ◆Infatuated with the CEO (ReelShort)
- ◆The Double Life of a Billionaire Heiress (ReelShort)
- ◆Marry Me Twice, Mr Grant (ReelShort)
- ◆Puck Me Baby One More Time (ReelShort)
Career
IMDb credits Herrmann with roughly 45 projects, the earliest dating to 2015 — a decade before vertical drama became a category. His pre-microdrama work is mostly television movies, including Killer Cover Up, The Wrong Cheer Captain and Secrets Exposed.
That background is the interesting part of his casting. Vertical drama's talent pool is largely made of actors who arrived with the format; Herrmann arrived with a conventional TV resume, and tends to be cast in the roles that need someone who can carry an antagonist rather than a romantic lead.
He has been profiled by Hollywood Times, one of the few trade outlets covering the vertical category as an industry rather than as a curiosity.
Marc Herrmann: questions
What was Marc Herrmann in before short dramas?
Television movies, including Killer Cover Up, The Wrong Cheer Captain and Secrets Exposed. His first credit dates to 2015, and IMDb lists around 45 projects in total.
Which Marc Herrmann short drama is the best starting point?
My Sugar-Coated Mafia Boss on ReelShort. It is the role he is most recognised for and the clearest example of the morally-ambiguous lead he is usually cast as.
Sources
Everything above comes from these. We list credits and professional history only — no birthdates, no personal details — because the aggregator sites carrying those for vertical drama actors are wrong often enough to be unusable.
Last checked 1 September 2026. Casting and catalogues change; if something here is out of date, tell us at support@dramasip.com.
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