Lars Hubrich was born in Bremen, Germany in 1974. After graduating from high school and doing his community service, he went to the USA in 1995, where he completed a B. A. in 'Modern Culture and Media' and 'Architectural History' at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, until 1998. He then completed his Master of Fine Arts in Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University in Chicago until 2002.  

Back in Germany, Hubrich worked for various agencies for several years. In addition, he participated in the EKRAN program of the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw, Poland, in 2008 and 2013; in 2012 he was a participant of the Torino Film Lab at the Turin Film Festival. In 2013, his first filmed screenplay was the feature-length production "1000 Ameisen" directed by Marcus Lenz; at the festival Achtung Berlin, the film won the scholarship award for Best Feature Film Project.  

Hubrich's adaptation of Wolfgang Herrndorf's young adult novel "Tschick" ("Why We Took the Car", 2016), directed by Fatih Akin, was a major success. The film received good reviews, was a box office success and earned Hubrich a nomination for the German Film Critics Award. In the next few years, he co-wrote two TV crime thrillers for the "Tatort" series: the screenplay with Stefan Schaller for the latter's acclaimed "Damian" (2018) and with Emily Atef the screenplay for her "Falscher Hase" (2019).  

For the big screen, he adapted the novel "Auerhaus" (2019) with director Neele Leana Vollmar. Together with Marcus Lenz, he wrote the social and family drama "Rivale" ("Rival", DE/UA 2020), about a boy from Ukraine who develops a dramatic rivalry with his mother's new partner in Germany. At the Hof Film Festival, "Rivale" was awarded the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino, at the Achtung Berlin Festival as Best Film and for Best Screenplay; Hubrich and Lenz also received the Screenplay Award at the Neisse Film Festival.   

In addition to his work as a writer, Lars Hubrich was a lecturer at the Ludwigsburg-Paris Atelier of the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy from 2016 to 2019.   

In collaboration with M. X. Oberg, he wrote the screenplay for "Murot und das Gesetz des Karma", another crime thriller for the "Tatort" series (2022). Again with Emily Atef, he wrote the screenplay for the feature film "Mehr denn je" ("More Than Ever"), about the journey and self-discovery of a young woman (Vicky Krieps) suffering from an incurable lung disease. The screenplay was nominated for the 2021 German Screenplay Award, and the film premiered in the 'Un certain regard' section of the Cannes Film Festival. In December 2022, "Mehr denn je" was released in German cinemas.