Bjarne Mädel
Acting
Born: March 12, 1968 (age 58) · Hamburg, Germany
Highest Rated
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
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019
Stromberg – The Movie
2014
25 km/h
2018
Crime Scene Cleaner
2011
Stromberg
2004
Scene of the Crime
1970
Buba
2022
Gundermann
2018
Sörensen's Fear
2020
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer
2025
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
2017
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
2016
Photos (2)
Movies (36)
Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer
Berthold Heisterkamp
25 km/h
Georg
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Timms Father
Messy Christmas
Max
Wellness für Paare
Malte Hell
Enemies: Against the Clock
Peter Nadler
Buba
Jakob Otto / Buba
Enemies: The Confession
Peter Nadler
Different Kinds of Rain
Thomas
24 Weeks
Markus
What Doesn't Kill Us
Hannes
Stromberg – The Movie
Berthold Heisterkamp
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
Werner Maier
Don't Believe the Hype
Vater
Prange
Ralf Prange
Gundermann
Parteisekretär
Faking Bullshit
Klaus
Schief gewickelt
Klopka
Sörensen Catches Fire
Sörensen
Geliefert
Volker Feldmann
Sörensen's Fear
Sörensen
Tage des letzten Schnees
Markus Sellin
Die Schimmelreiter
Sigmar Koch
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant
Ein Mord mit Aussicht
Polizeiobermeister Dietmar Schäffer
Nägel mit Köppen
Heinrich
Niete zieht Hauptgewinn
Kevin
Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
Matti
Die Toten von Hameln
Jan Faber
Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde – Der Prozess
Peter Nadler
Fischer fischt Frau
Matze
Butter bei die Fische
Heinrich
Wer aufgibt ist tot
Paul Lohmann
Mord nach Zahlen
Sigbert Friesner
bestefreunde
Bene
Die Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung
Krischan
TV Shows (26)
Scene of the Crime
Heribert Scharf · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Martin Scholz · 1 eps
SOKO Köln
Stefan Traber · 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
Herr Jünnemann · 1 eps
SOKO Wismar
Bernd Strübing · 1 eps
Küstenwache
Fedor Priemer · 1 eps
Für alle Fälle Stefanie
Ekke Hoppe · 1 eps
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
Herr Kroll · 1 eps
Neo Magazin Royale
Guest · 2 eps
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Dealer Buba · 6 eps
Homicide Hills
Dietmar Schäffer · 39 eps
Adelheid und ihre Mörder
Robert Kreile · 1 eps
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
Schotty · 1 eps
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
Der doppelte Dittsche · 2 eps
Bella Block
1 eps
Der Dicke
Phillip Ücker · 1 eps
Donna Leon
Nicola Resto · 1 eps
The Turncoat
Ferdinand 'Baffi' Ellerbrok · 4 eps
Crime Scene Cleaner
Heiko “Schotty” Schotte · 31 eps
Stromberg
Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp · 46 eps
Warum ich?
Dr. Bär · 2 eps
Das Manko
Chef · 2 eps
Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
Manni · 10 eps
Der kleine Mann
Rüdiger Bunz · 8 eps
Bruder - Schwarze Macht
Kurt · 4 eps
Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Wolf Hübschke · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Morgenmagazin
Self · 2 eps
DAS!
Self · 7 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 3 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 1 eps
Zimmer frei!
Self · 1 eps
Inas Nacht
Self · 2 eps
Late Night Berlin
Self · 2 eps
Circus Halligalli
Self · 1 eps
Bauerfeind - Die Show zur Frau
Self · 1 eps
Experte für alles
Self · 1 eps
The Houseboat
Self · 2 eps
TV total
Self · 1 eps
Die Hirschhausen-Show – Was kann der Mensch?
Self · 1 eps
