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Bjarne Mädel

Bjarne Mädel

Actor · Born 1968-03-12 · Hamburg, Germany

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019) — Dealer Buba
  2. Stromberg – The Movie (2014) — Berthold Heisterkamp
  3. 25 km/h (2018) — Georg
  4. Crime Scene Cleaner (2011) — Heiko “Schotty” Schotte
  5. Stromberg (2004) — Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp
  6. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Heribert Scharf
  7. Buba (2022) — Jakob Otto / Buba
  8. Gundermann (2018) — Parteisekretär
  9. Sörensen's Fear (2020) — Sörensen
  10. Stromberg - Wieder alles wie immer (2025) — Berthold Heisterkamp
  11. Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt (2017) — Werner Maier
  12. Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager (2016) — Matti
  13. Homicide Hills (2008) — Dietmar Schäffer
  14. 24 Weeks (2016) — Markus
  15. The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) — Timms Father
  16. Ein Mord mit Aussicht (2015) — Polizeiobermeister Dietmar Schäffer
  17. The Turncoat (2020) — Ferdinand 'Baffi' Ellerbrok
  18. TV total (1999) — Self
  19. Wellness für Paare (2016) — Malte Hell
  20. Polizeiruf 110 (1971) — Herr Jünnemann
  21. Sörensen Catches Fire (2023) — Sörensen
  22. Don't Believe the Hype (2016) — Vater
  23. Neo Magazin Royale (2013) — Guest
  24. Geliefert (2021) — Volker Feldmann
  25. Different Kinds of Rain (2018) — Thomas
  26. Faking Bullshit (2020) — Klaus
  27. The Houseboat (2021) — Self
  28. Messy Christmas (2007) — Max
  29. Prange (2025) — Ralf Prange
  30. Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2004) — Schotty
  31. Enemies: Against the Clock (2021) — Peter Nadler
  32. Wer aufgibt ist tot (2016) — Paul Lohmann
  33. What Doesn't Kill Us (2018) — Hannes
  34. Once Upon a Time in Indian Country (2017) — Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant
  35. Circus Halligalli (2013) — Self
  36. Zimmer frei! (1996) — Self
  37. Die Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung (2006) — Krischan
  38. Enemies: The Confession (2021) — Peter Nadler
  39. Donna Leon (2000) — Nicola Resto
  40. SOKO Wismar (2004) — Bernd Strübing

Directed

  1. Sörensen's Fear (2020) — Director
  2. Sörensen Catches Fire (2023) — Director