Acting · Hamburg, Germany · Born March 12, 1968
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.
Herkunft
2027
MovieThe Rainbow Fish
2026
TVDas Manko
2026
as Chef
MovieStromberg - Wieder alles wie immer
2025
as Berthold Heisterkamp
MoviePrange
2025
as Ralf Prange
TVWarum ich?
2025
as Dr. Bär
TVExperte für alles
2025
as Self
MovieSörensen Catches Fire
2023
as Sörensen
TVDie Hirschhausen-Show – Was kann der Mensch?
2023
as Self
Wir können auch anders
2023
as Self
MovieBuba
2022
as Jakob Otto / Buba
TVKranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
2021
as Manni
MovieGeliefert
2021
as Volker Feldmann
TVThe Houseboat
2021
as Self
MovieEnemies: Against the Clock
2021
as Peter Nadler
MovieFerdinand von Schirach: Feinde – Der Prozess
2021
as Peter Nadler
MovieEnemies: The Confession
2021
as Peter Nadler
MovieSörensen's Fear
2020
as Sörensen
MovieFaking Bullshit
2020
as Klaus
TVThe Turncoat
2020
as Ferdinand 'Baffi' Ellerbrok
TVUnterleuten: The Torn Village
2020
as Wolf Hübschke
MovieTage des letzten Schnees
2019
as Markus Sellin
TVHow to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019
as Dealer Buba
TVBauerfeind - Die Show zur Frau
2019
as Self
Movie25 km/h
2018
as Georg
MovieWhat Doesn't Kill Us
2018
as Hannes
MovieGundermann
2018
as Parteisekretär
MovieDifferent Kinds of Rain
2018
as Thomas
TVLate Night Berlin
2018
as Self
Bauerfeind - Die Leseshow
2017
as Self - Guest
TVBruder - Schwarze Macht
2017
as Kurt
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Indian Country
2017
as Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant
MovieMagical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
2017
as Werner Maier
MovieThe Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
2017
as Timms Father
MovieRobby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager
2016
as Matti
MovieWellness für Paare
2016
as Malte Hell
MovieDon't Believe the Hype
2016
as Vater
Movie24 Weeks
2016
as Markus
MovieWer aufgibt ist tot
2016
as Paul Lohmann
MovieEin Mord mit Aussicht
2015
as Polizeiobermeister Dietmar Schäffer
Moviebestefreunde
2015
as Bene
MovieDie Toten von Hameln
2014
as Jan Faber
Kuttner plus Zwei
2014
as Self
MovieStromberg – The Movie
2014
as Berthold Heisterkamp
TVNeo Magazin Royale
2013
as Guest
MovieMord nach Zahlen
2013
as Sigbert Friesner
TVCircus Halligalli
2013
as Self
MovieSchief gewickelt
2012
as Klopka
MovieFischer fischt Frau
2012
as Matze
MovieNägel mit Köppen
2012
as Heinrich
TVCrime Scene Cleaner
2011
as Heiko “Schotty” Schotte
Tietjen auf Touren
2011
as Self
MovieButter bei die Fische
2009
as Heinrich
MovieDie Schimmelreiter
2009
as Sigmar Koch
TVDer kleine Mann
2009
as Rüdiger Bunz
TVHomicide Hills
2008
as Dietmar Schäffer
MovieNiete zieht Hauptgewinn
2007
as Kevin
Dickes B
2007
as Self
MovieMessy Christmas
2007
as Max
Partnertausch
2007
as Andreas Liebig
TVInas Nacht
2007
as Self
Zwei Engel für Amor
2006
MovieDie Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung
2006
as Krischan
Die Tote vom Deich
2006
as Matthias Brook
TVDer Dicke
2005
as Phillip Ücker
Die Bullenbraut
2005
as Vollzugsbeamter
TVStromberg
2004
as Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp
TVSOKO Wismar
2004
as Bernd Strübing
TVDittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2004
as Schotty
ZIBB
2003
as Self
TVSOKO Köln
2003
as Stefan Traber
Royal Children
2003
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002
as Self
Der Ermittler
2001
as Kai Hase
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000
as Peter Sörensen
TVDonna Leon
2000
as Nicola Resto
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
TVTV total
1999
as Self
TVLeute heute
1997
as Self
TVKüstenwache
1997
as Fedor Priemer
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
TVAlphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
1997
as Herr Kroll
German Comedy Award
1997
as Self
TVZimmer frei!
1996
as Self
TVFür alle Fälle Stefanie
1995
as Ekke Hoppe
TVBella Block
1993
TVAdelheid und ihre Mörder
1993
as Robert Kreile
TVMorgenmagazin
1992
as Self
TVDAS!
1991
as Self
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
TVKölner Treff
1976
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Herr Jünnemann
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Heribert Scharf
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
MovieBlackbird
as Morten
