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