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.