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 17yearold 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 20002005 Mädel gained greater fame in 20042005 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 bluewhiteblack 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