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Heiko Pinkowski
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn October 8, 1966 (59 years)
Heiko Pinkowski is a German actor, screenwriter, and film producer.
After graduating from high school in 1988 and subsequently dropping out of degree programs in civil engineering, German studies, and philosophy, Heiko Pinkowski worked in various capacities—including as a drafting technician, nursing assistant, welder, truck driver, print prepress specialist, and caregiver for the severely physically disabled.
He has been passionate about the theater since his youth. He performed at KRESCH—the Children's and Youth Theater of the City of Krefeld—and, without ever attending drama school, went on to join the City Theater of Krefeld, the Studiobühne Köln, and the Schiller Theater in Berlin. In 1994, he passed the official professional certification exam for stage actors. This was followed by engagements at the Bauhausbühne in Dessau and, from 1995 to 2001, a permanent position at the State Capital Theater in Magdeburg. In 2001, Heiko Pinkowski moved with his family to Berlin, where he has since worked as a freelance actor and producer—performing on stage as well as working both in front of and behind the camera.
In 2011, Heiko Pinkowski co-founded the film production company *Sehr gute Filme* (Very Good Films) alongside cinematographer Dennis Pauls, producer Anne Baeker, and director Axel Ranisch. The company's first productions were the no-budget feature *Dicke Mädchen* (Heavy Girls) and the children's film *Reuber*—both directed by Axel Ranisch. With *Dicke Mädchen*, Heiko Pinkowski achieved international festival success and garnered numerous awards in his triple role as actor, co-writer, and producer.
Furthermore, at the 2013 Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, the films *Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel* and *Stufe Drei*—in which he appeared as an actor—won the Audience Awards; the film *Schrotten!* received the same honor in 2016.
After graduating from high school in 1988 and subsequently dropping out of degree programs in civil engineering, German studies, and philosophy, Heiko Pinkowski worked in various capacities—including as a drafting technician, nursing assistant, welder, truck driver, print prepress specialist, and caregiver for the severely physically disabled.
He has been passionate about the theater since his youth. He performed at KRESCH—the Children's and Youth Theater of the City of Krefeld—and, without ever attending drama school, went on to join the City Theater of Krefeld, the Studiobühne Köln, and the Schiller Theater in Berlin. In 1994, he passed the official professional certification exam for stage actors. This was followed by engagements at the Bauhausbühne in Dessau and, from 1995 to 2001, a permanent position at the State Capital Theater in Magdeburg. In 2001, Heiko Pinkowski moved with his family to Berlin, where he has since worked as a freelance actor and producer—performing on stage as well as working both in front of and behind the camera.
In 2011, Heiko Pinkowski co-founded the film production company *Sehr gute Filme* (Very Good Films) alongside cinematographer Dennis Pauls, producer Anne Baeker, and director Axel Ranisch. The company's first productions were the no-budget feature *Dicke Mädchen* (Heavy Girls) and the children's film *Reuber*—both directed by Axel Ranisch. With *Dicke Mädchen*, Heiko Pinkowski achieved international festival success and garnered numerous awards in his triple role as actor, co-writer, and producer.
Furthermore, at the 2013 Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, the films *Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel* and *Stufe Drei*—in which he appeared as an actor—won the Audience Awards; the film *Schrotten!* received the same honor in 2016.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | The other gAIrl (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | School of Magical Animals 4 · as Hadimelstia Wondraschek |
| 2024 | Thirty Years with the Whip · as Fred |
| 2024 | Where’s Wanda? (TV Series) |
| 2024 | School of Magical Animals 3 · as Willi Wondraschek |
| 2023 | Berlin Bad Trip (TV Series) · as Falk Heise |
| 2023 | What the Finn?! - Summer of Surprises · as Polizist |
| 2022 | The Ordinaries · as Overmodulated Voice Outtake |
| 2022 | Zitterinchen · as Pfarrer / Kutscher / Wärter |
| 2022 | The Shadows (TV Series) · as Karlo Kovac |
| 2022 | Orphea in Love · as Höllbach |
| 2022 | Aphasia · as Heins |
| 2022 | Himmel und Erde (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 2022 | School of Magical Animals 2 · as Willi Wondraschek |
| 2022 | Malibu - Ein Zelt für drei · as Nikos Mariolis |
| 2022 | Malibu (TV Series) · as Nikos Mariolis |
| 2022 | Malibu - Camping für Anfänger · as Nikos Mariolis |
| 2022 | All In (TV Series) · as Uwe |
| 2022 | Doppelhaushälfte (TV Series) · as Dr. Loch |
| 2021 | School of Magical Animals · as Willi Wondraschek |
| 2021 | Ich bin Sophie Scholl (TV Series) · as Schaffner |
| 2020 | Big Dating (TV Series) · as Olaf |
| 2020 | Freak City · as Leas Vater |
| 2020 | Johannes Kepler - Storming the Heavens · as Tycho Brahe |
| 2020 | Werkstatthelden mit Herz · as Becker |
| 2020 | A Last Hurrah · as Rudolf Brandt |
| 2020 | Blutige Anfänger (DE) (TV Series) · as Werner Kampmann |
| 2019 | Das vergessene Dorf - Cora Steins erster Fall · as Harald Von Bulkow |
| 2019 | Cleo · as Günni |
| 2019 | 8 Days (TV Series) · as Lutz |
| 2019 | Endlich Witwer · as Ion Müller |
| 2019 | For Free (TV Series) · as Dieter Koslowski |
| 2018 | Endlich Witwer (TV Series) · as Ion Müller |
| 2018 | SOKO Potsdam (TV Series) · as Elmar Fiedler |
| 2018 | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World · as Bernd |
| 2018 | Skam Germany (TV Series) · as Campingplatzbesitzer |
| 2018 | Chaos-Queens - Ehebrecher und andere Unschuldslämmer · as Rüdiger Hagen |
| 2018 | Lux: Warrior of Light · as Brandt |
| 2017 | Tiger Milk · as Rainer Maas |
| 2017 | Girl Cave (TV Series) · as Marco |
| 2017 | Chaos-Queens (TV Series) · as Rüdiger Hagen |
| 2017 | Kroymann (TV Series) · as Politiker |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Einstein (2017) (TV Series) · as Reinhard Schiller |
| 2016 | Hands of a Mother · as Gerhard |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Schlimmer geht immer · as Ulf |
| 2016 | Familie Lotzmann auf den Barrikaden · as Einsatzleiter Schulze |
| 2016 | The Last Pig · as Theissen |
| 2016 | Departure · as Herr Buche |
| 2016 | Schrotten! · as Schmied |
| 2016 | Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein · as Otto |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | I'm Off Then · as Bernd |
| 2015 | Alki Alki · as Tobias |
| 2015 | Einer für alle, alles im Eimer · as Sebastian |
| 2015 | Engel unter Wasser - Ein Nordseekrimi · as Michael Brandstetter |
| 2015 | Heil · as Kollege Von B. |
| 2015 | Like a Cast Shadow · as Justus |
| 2015 | Bettys Diagnose (TV Series) · as Holger Thelen |
| 2014 | Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen · as Küster |
| 2014 | Josephine Klick (TV Series) · as Gerd Brink |
| 2014 | Die Fahnderin · as Jochen Busse |
| 2014 | Heiter bis tödlich - Koslowski & Haferkamp (TV Series) · as Manni Grabowski |
| 2013 | Reuber · as Rüdiger Reuber |
| 2013 | Helmut Schmidt - Lebensfragen · as Fahrer |
| 2013 | I Feel Like Disco · as Hanno Herbst |
| 2013 | Heroes · as Obdachloser |
| 2013 | Wildwechsel · as Taxifahrer |
| 2013 | Stufe Drei · as Norbert |
| 2012 | Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel · as Rainer |
| 2012 | Puppe, Icke & der Dicke · as Bombers Chef / Müllabfuhr Stefan |
| 2012 | Heavy Girls · as Sven |
| 2012 | Hanni and Nanni 2 · as Hühner-Hans |
| 2012 | Idiotentest · as Prüfer |
| 2012 | Kommissar Marthaler (TV Series) · as Sauerbier |
| 2012 | Morden im Norden (TV Series) · as Cheffe Josef Kovacs |
| 2012 | Offroad · as Schützenbruder Pit |
| 2010 | Die Draufgänger (TV Series) · as Kunde Im Sonnenstudio |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Der Doc und die Hexe (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2010 | The Albanian · as Chef Der Reinigungsfirma |
| 2010 | Danni Lowinski (TV Series) · as Matthias Höfner |
| 2010 | The Hairdresser · as Klaus |
| 2009 | Betty B. & the The's · as Boss |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series) · as Wilhelm 'willi' Häberle |
| 2009 | Barefoot to the Neck · as Uwe Hofer |
| 2009 | Light Over the Water · as Clinton O’shanley |
| 2009 | Das total verrückte Wochenende · as Mann Vom Leihhaus |
| 2009 | Stralsund (TV Series) · as Richard Derfler |
| 2009 | Kommissar LaBréa (TV Series) · as Taxifahrer Parmentier |
| 2008 | Marie Brand (TV Series) · as Björn Zeiss |
| 2008 | Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich · as Knut |
| 2008 | The Lie · as Polizist |
| 2008 | Die Stein (TV Series) · as Schulrat Heiner Edelmann |
| 2008 | Ein starker Abgang · as Tonmeister |
| 2008 | Doctor's Diary (TV Series) · as Herr Ackermann |
| 2008 | Mordshunger · as Gopper |
| 2008 | Alles was Recht ist (TV Series) · as Herbert Canninenberg |
| 2008 | Homicide Hills (TV Series) · as Forensic Pathologist |
| 2008 | Two Funny - Die Sketch Comedy (TV Series) · as (2008) |
| 2007 | Six Dead Students · as Professor Adam |
| 2007 | Treasure Island · as Preacher |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Children, Children (TV Series) · as Moderator |
| 2007 | Dr. Psycho (TV Series) · as Draschko |
| 2007 | Der Butler und die Prinzessin · as Pensionswirt |
| 2005 | Brautpaar auf Probe · as Manne Günz |
| 2005 | Spiele der Macht - 11011 Berlin · as Kellner |
| 2004 | SOKO Wismar (TV Series) · as Martin Wille |
| 2004 | Stefanie - Eine Frau startet durch (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2001 | SOKO Leipzig (TV Series) · as Hans Spiess |
| 2000 | Commissario Brunetti (TV Series) · as Claudio Altavilla |
| 1997 | The Air Rescue Team (TV Series) · as Herr Meybek |
| 1996 | Alarm for Cobra 11 (TV Series) · as Philip Rauch |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Schröder |
| 1988 | Siebenstein (TV Series) · as Herr Lenz |
| 1986 | Großstadtrevier (TV Series) · as Peter Reiners |
| 1981 | Löwenzahn (DE) (TV Series) · as Käferforscher |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 (TV Series) · as Landwirt Riesbeck |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Bert Lorenz |