Norbert Heisterkamp

Biography

Norbert Heisterkamp (born May 6, 1962, in Kirchhellen) is a German actor. Norbert Heisterkamp was born in Kirchhellen—today a district of Bottrop—and grew up there alongside two sisters. After completing an apprenticeship as a metalworker, he initially worked for Ruhrkohle AG as a skilled welder. In the early 1990s, he trained as a stuntman with the "Steinmeier/Mohr" stunt team; subsequently, he worked as a stuntman and performer at what is now Movie Park Germany, as well as at the amusement park Fort Fun. Additionally, he served as a stunt driver for the traffic safety program Der 7. Sinn. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Heisterkamp took on numerous supporting roles in television series and films. He achieved wider recognition through his role as Harry Möller in the comedy series Alles Atze, starring alongside Atze Schröder. Furthermore, he played the "eighth dwarf" in the film 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald and took on a lead role—as one of the seven dwarfs—in the sequel, 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug. Since 2012, Heisterkamp has also voiced the character Gerd Gimmel in the audio drama series Pommes-Soko. He is married and a father of three children.