Chief Superintendent Semir Gerkhan (season 1-present) Almut Eggert as Police Chief Katharina Lamprecht (season 1; recurring season 2) Mark Keller as Detective Chief Inspector André Fux (main: seasons 2–4; guest: season 19) René Steinke as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Kranich (seasons 5–8, 10–12) Christian Oliver as Detective Inspector Jan Richter (seasons 9–10) Gedeon Burkhard as Detective Chief Inspector Chris Ritter (seasons 12–13) Tom Beck as Detective Chief Inspector Ben Jäger (seasons 14–19; guest: season 25) Vinzenz Kiefer as Detective Chief Inspector Alex Brandt (seasons 19–21) Daniel Roesner as Detective Chief Inspector Paul Renner (season 21–25) Pia Stutzenstein as Detective Inspector Vicky Reisinger (season 25-present) Katja Woywood as Police Chief Kim Krüger (season 21–25; recurring seasons 14–25) Katrin Heß as Detective Sergeant Jenny Dorn (season 21–25; recurring seasons 16–21) Niels Kurvin as CSU Hartmud Freund (season 21-present; recurring seasons 9-21) Daniela Wutte as Secretary Susanne König (season 21–25; recurring seasons 12–21) Recurring Dietmar Huhn as Officer III Horst Herzberger (season 2–16). An older police officer and good friend of Semir's, until he was killed in the line of duty. Gottfried Vollmer as Officer III Dieter Bonrath (season 3–17). Horst's partner with a teenage son. Also killed in the line of duty. Carina Wiese as Andrea Gerkhan (née Schäfer). She was the precinct's secretary before becoming Semir's wife and the mother of his two younger daughters (season 2–14, 16-present). Gizem Emre as Dana Gerkhan (née Wegener), a police officer and Semir's illegitimate daughter (season 19-present). Tesha Moon Krieg played her as a child in season 16. Episodes Preamble The opening titles of the first 158 episodes (1996-2006) had the following preamble: Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their precinct is the autobahn) Ihr Tempo ist mörderisch (They work at break-neck speed) Ihre Gegner: Autoschieber, Mörder und Erpresser (They're up against car thieves, killers, and extortionists) Einsatz rund um die Uhr für die Männer von Cobra 11 (They're on call around the clock: the men of Cobra 11) Unsere Sicherheit ist ihr Job (Our safety is their job). During Episodes 159-243 (2007-2012), the preamble was: Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their precinct is the autobahn) Ihr Einsatz heißt: volles Tempo (Their mission: full speed) Ihre Gegner von heute: extrem schnell und gefährlich (Their enemies today: extremely fast and dangerous) Verbrechen ohne Limit – Jeder Einsatz volles Risiko (Crimes without limit – every job at full risk) für die Männer von Cobra 11 (for the