Bjarne Mädel (born 12 March 1968) is a German actor based in Berlin, best known for his roles as Heiko "Schotty" Schotte in the 2011–2018 television series Crime Scene Cleaner and as Jakob "Buba" Otto in the 2019 first season of How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) as well as its 2022 spin-off prequel film Buba.
Biography Born in Hamburg, Mädel graduated from the Burggymnasium in Friedberg in der Wetterau. He studied theater studies and literature at the University of Erlangen and attended the University of Redlands in California. Mädel completed a diploma course in acting at the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg in Potsdam between 1992 and 1996.
He worked at Rostock People's Theatre from 1996 to 1999 and at Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg from 2000 to 2005. He gained television exposure starting in 2004 with the series Stromberg.
In 2019, he portrayed the drug dealer Jakob "Buba" Ottoas in the first season of How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), before reprising his role in the spin-off prequel film Buba in 2022.
In 2020, Mädel directed the NDR film Sörensen hat Angst and also took on the leading role as Chief Detective Sörensen.
Awards and recognition For his role in the series Crime Scene Cleaner, he was awarded the Grimme Prize in 2012 and 2013.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes 2006 37 ohne Zwiebeln Ben Short 2007 Messy Christmas Max 2014 Stromberg – Der Film Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp 2016 24 Weeks Markus Häger 2018 25 km/h Georg Schneider 2022 Buba Jakob "Buba" Otto
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1999 Für alle Fälle Stefanie Ekke Hoppe 1 episode 2001 Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP Max Kroll 1 episode 2002 Der Ermittler Kai Hase 1 episode 2003 Adelheid und ihre Mörder Robert Kreile 1 episode 2004–2012 Stromberg Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp 46 episodes 2005 Bella Block 1 episode SOKO Wismar Bernd Strübing 1 episode 2006 Donna Leon Nicolo Resto 1 episode 2007, 2020 Martin Scholz / Heribert Scharf 3 episodes 2008–2014 Dietmar Schäffer 39 episodes 2009 Rüdiger Bunz 8 episodes Polizeiruf 110 Herr Jünnemann 1 episode Löwenzahn Marthaler 1 episode 2010 Küstenwache Fedor Priemer 1 episode 2011–2018 Crime Scene Cleaner Heiko "Schotty" Schotte 31 episodes 2012 Der Dicke Phillip Ücker 1 episode 2012 Dittsche Heiko "Schotty" Schotte 1 episode 2017 Bruder: Schwarze Macht Kurt 4 episodes 2019 How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Jakob "Buba" Otto Season 1; 6 episodes
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External links
Bjarne Mädel at filmportal.de Bjarne Mädel at Schott + Kreutzer talent agency