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Bjarne Mädel

Bjarne Mädel

Acting

March 12, 1968 (58 years old)
Hamburg, Germany
Male
44 Movies
55 TV Shows

Bjarne Ingmar Mädel (born March 12, 1968, in Hamburg) is a German actor and director. He spent his childhood in Reinbek. As a teenager, he lived for several years in Nigeria in a gated community because his father worked there as a civil engineer. He obtained his Abitur at the Burggymnasium Friedberg. In California, he initially worked as a construction worker and then studied world literature and creative writing at the University of Redlands. As a 17-year-old, he worked for a summer in the Port of Hamburg. After studying theater studies and literature at the University of Erlangen, Mädel trained classically as an actor from 1992 to 1996 at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam. This was followed by an engagement at the Volkstheater Rostock from 1996 to 1999. He was then an ensemble member at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg for five years (2000–2005). Mädel gained greater fame in 2004/2005 through the character of Berthold “Ernie” Heisterkamp, whom he portrayed in the TV series Stromberg. Mädel received his own comedy series Der kleine Mann from Stromberg creator Ralf Husmann, tailored specifically to him. The series aired on ProSieben starting in March 2009. After completing filming for the fourth season of Stromberg at the end of May 2009, Mädel shot the second season of Mord mit Aussicht (ARD). From 2011 to 2018, he played the lead role of Heiko “Schotty” Schotte in the series Der Tatortreiniger, a Hamburg crime scene cleaner who removes traces and remains of human bodies. The series was directed by Stromberg director Arne Feldhusen. In 2013, Mädel last portrayed the role of Berthold “Ernie” Heisterkamp during the filming of Stromberg – Der Film. Mädel is a voice actor in several audio drama and audiobook productions and had a role as a dubbing actor in the comedy thriller Sightseers. Mädel lives in Berlin. He is a fan of Hamburger SV, which is reflected in his portrayal of the title character Schotty in Der Tatortreiniger, as this character is also a passionate HSV fan and wears a blue-white-black fan scarf in several episodes. In 2020, Mädel directed the NDR film Sörensen hat Angst and also took on the lead role in front of the camera as Chief Detective Inspector Sörensen.

Stromberg – The Movie
Stromberg – The Movie

Stromberg – The Movie

2014 6.9

as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp

Age 45 (now 58)
25 km/h
25 km/h

25 km/h

2018 6.9

as Georg

Age 50 (now 58)
Stromberg
Stromberg

Stromberg

2004 7.8

as Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp

Age 36 (now 58)
46 eps
Crime Scene Cleaner
Crime Scene Cleaner

Crime Scene Cleaner

2011 8.2

as Heiko “Schotty” Schotte

Age 43 (now 58)
31 eps
Buba
Buba

Buba

2022 5.4

as Jakob Otto / Buba

Age 54 (now 58)
Sörensen's Fear
Sörensen's Fear

Sörensen's Fear

2020 6.5

as Sörensen

Age 52 (now 58)
Homicide Hills
Homicide Hills

Homicide Hills

2008 7.4

as Dietmar Schäffer

Age 39 (now 58)
39 eps
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

2019 7.9

as Dealer Buba

Age 51 (now 58)
6 eps
24 Weeks
24 Weeks

24 Weeks

2016 6.5

as Markus

Age 48 (now 58)
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer

Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer

2025 5.1

as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp

Age 57 (now 58)
Sörensen Catches Fire
Sörensen Catches Fire

Sörensen Catches Fire

2023 6.7

as Sörensen

Age 55 (now 58)
Ein Mord mit Aussicht
Ein Mord mit Aussicht

Ein Mord mit Aussicht

2015 5.9

as Polizeiobermeister Dietmar Schäffer

Age 47 (now 58)
Geliefert
Geliefert

Geliefert

2021 6.3

as Volker Feldmann

Age 53 (now 58)
Different Kinds of Rain
Different Kinds of Rain

Different Kinds of Rain

2018 6.5

as Thomas

Age 50 (now 58)
Wellness für Paare
Wellness für Paare

Wellness für Paare

2016 6.2

as Malte Hell

Age 48 (now 58)
Gundermann
Gundermann

Gundermann

2018 7.2

as Parteisekretär

Age 50 (now 58)