Bjarne Mädel
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1968-03-12 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Hamburg, Germany
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Heribert Scharf / Martin Scholz
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Herr Jünnemann
Leute heute
1997
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
SOKO Wismar
2004
as Bernd Strübing
SOKO Köln
2003
as Stefan Traber
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Küstenwache
1997
as Fedor Priemer
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
1997
as Herr Kroll
Für alle Fälle Stefanie
1995
as Ekke Hoppe
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
Inas Nacht
2007
as Self
Late Night Berlin
2018
as Self
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019
as Dealer Buba
Bella Block
1993
Circus Halligalli
2013
as Self
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2004
as Schotty / Der doppelte Dittsche
Donna Leon
2000
as Nicola Resto
Neo Magazin Royale
2013
as Guest
Homicide Hills
2008
as Dietmar Schäffer
Adelheid und ihre Mörder
1993
as Robert Kreile
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002
as Self
Crime Scene Cleaner
2011
as Heiko “Schotty” Schotte
Stromberg
2004
as Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000
as Peter Sörensen
Der Ermittler
2001
as Kai Hase
Dickes B
2007
as Self
The Turncoat
2020
as Ferdinand 'Baffi' Ellerbrok
German Comedy Award
1997
as Self
Bauerfeind - Die Show zur Frau
2019
as Self
Der Dicke
2005
as Phillip Ücker
TV total
1999
as Self
Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
2021
as Manni
Kuttner plus Zwei
2014
as Self
Die Hirschhausen-Show – Was kann der Mensch?
2023
as Self
Experte für alles
2025
as Self
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
as Wolf Hübschke
Der kleine Mann
2009
as Rüdiger Bunz
Warum ich?
2025
as Dr. Bär
The Houseboat
2021
as Self
Bruder - Schwarze Macht
2017
as Kurt
Bauerfeind - Die Leseshow
2017
as Self - Guest
Wir können auch anders
2023
as Self
Zwei Engel für Amor
2006
Tietjen auf Touren
2011
as Self
Movies (42)
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer
2025
as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
2017
as Timms Father
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
2017
as Werner Maier
Stromberg – The Movie
2014
as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
2017
as Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant
25 km/h
2018
as Georg
Buba
2022
as Jakob Otto / Buba
24 Weeks
2016
as Markus
Enemies: The Confession
2021
as Peter Nadler
Wellness für Paare
2016
as Malte Hell
Gundermann
2018
as Parteisekretär
Butter bei die Fische
2009
as Heinrich
Royal Children
2003
Die Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung
2006
as Krischan
Messy Christmas
2007
as Max
Faking Bullshit
2020
as Klaus
Enemies: Against the Clock
2021
as Peter Nadler
Fischer fischt Frau
2012
as Matze
Schief gewickelt
2012
as Klopka
Don't Believe the Hype
2016
as Vater
Sörensen's Fear
2020
as Sörensen
Different Kinds of Rain
2018
as Thomas
Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde – Der Prozess
2021
as Peter Nadler
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
2016
as Matti
Tage des letzten Schnees
2019
as Markus Sellin
What Doesn't Kill Us
2018
as Hannes
bestefreunde
2015
as Bene
Die Bullenbraut
2005
as Vollzugsbeamter
Die Toten von Hameln
2014
as Jan Faber
Die Schimmelreiter
2009
as Sigmar Koch
Geliefert
2021
as Volker Feldmann
Partnertausch
2007
as Andreas Liebig
Mord nach Zahlen
2013
as Sigbert Friesner
Ein Mord mit Aussicht
2015
as Polizeiobermeister Dietmar Schäffer
Nägel mit Köppen
2012
as Heinrich
Wer aufgibt ist tot
2016
as Paul Lohmann
Niete zieht Hauptgewinn
2007
as Kevin
Sörensen Catches Fire
2023
as Sörensen
Herkunft
Blackbird
as Morten
Prange
2025
as Ralf Prange
Die Tote vom Deich
2006
as Matthias Brook
About Bjarne Mädel
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… With 94 credits spanning from 1964 to 2025, Bjarne Mädel has appeared in 42 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bjarne Mädel Movies
- Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer (2025) — as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp
- The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) — as Timms Father
- Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt (2017) — as Werner Maier
- Stromberg – The Movie (2014) — as Berthold 'Ernie' Heisterkamp
- Once Upon a Time in Indian Country (2017) — as Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant
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