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Actor, director, producer, author and acting teacher. Born in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

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In brief

Markus Majowski, born in Berlin in 1964, is an actor, director, producer, author and acting teacher. After training with Else Bongers he first stood on stage in Dinkelsbühl in 1987. He became known through Helmut Dietl's feature film “Rossini”, six years of “Der letzte Zeuge” on ZDF and the Sat.1 comedy “Die dreisten Drei”. In 2005 he received the German Comedy Award together with the ensemble of “Sieben Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald” (Seven Dwarves – Men Alone in the Woods), in which he played Cookie. From 1997 to 2007 he was the face of Deutsche Telekom.

On stage he has played at the Hamburger Kammerspiele, the Comödie Dresden, the Bad Hersfeld Festival and, since 2022, in “Jedermann”. He directs, develops his own plays and passes on his experience as an acting teacher. In 2025 his novel “Maria & Yasemin – Die Feuer von Teheran”, written with Nicolai Tegeler, was published. With Flourish – Artists & Industries he brings art and business together. Markus Majowski lives in Berlin.

Markus Majowski
© Photo: Chris Gonz

About me

I have a place in my audience's hearts thanks to the Sat.1 comedy series “Die dreisten Drei”. Cool phones are my trademark, for instance as the man “mit ohne Schnur” for the magenta giant Telekom. The phrase is playful colloquial German for a cordless phone, literally “with without a cord”.

In “Der letzte Zeuge” (The Last Witness, ZDF) I solved tricky criminal cases for six years! In cinemas I walked through the forest as Cookie in Otto Waalkes' “Sieben Zwerge” (Seven Dwarves). And on stage I tour the whole country in many, many roles. At the Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg my Kantor Hampel became the audience's favourite.

In 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic broke out, I spontaneously decided to train as an alarm and security technician alongside my artistic work. I have since completed several further courses and am now a certified installer.

In August 2020 I directed the comedy “Ungeheuer heiß” at the Theater an der Kö in Düsseldorf. 2021 was shaped by the Hamburger Kammerspiele, where I alternated in the lead role of “Der koschere Himmel” (Kosher Heaven).

Since 2022 I have appeared in “Jedermann” (Everyman), first alternating as Death, the Thin Cousin, the Devil, the Announcer and the Poor Neighbour, and since 2026 permanently as the Thin Cousin. In 2025 my first novel “Maria & Yasemin – Die Feuer von Teheran”, written with Nicolai Tegeler, was published. In spring 2025 I played the millionaire Hartmann at the Hamburger Kammerspiele in “Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei”, based on Hans Weingartner's film The Edukators; in autumn 2026 the production goes on tour across Germany. In 2026 I play George in “Endlich allein” (Alone at Last) in Braunschweig and on tour, and from October the chocolatier Henri Schuhmann in “Ein Herz aus Schokolade” at the Comödie Dresden.

I am an ambassador of the German Children's Fund (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk) and since September 2025 have supported the Bad Salzungen Hospice Centre and the St. Wendel Hospice.

I regularly host events and since 2012 have led the talk series “Charlottenburger Salon” together with my wife Barbara Majowski. As an acting teacher and certified systemic coach I teach through Flourish – Artists & Industries.

Biography

  • Born 29 April 1964 in Berlin-Charlottenburg
  • Mother Ursula, father Heinrich (†), cellist with the Berlin Philharmonic
  • Two sisters (Nadja and Sabine)
  • 1982 Abitur (A levels) at the Wald-Oberschule grammar school, Berlin
  • From 1983 training in acting and singing
  • 1987 diploma and first engagement, stage debut on 24 June 1987 in “Der Ball der Diebe” (Thieves' Carnival) at the Fränkisches Städtetheater Dinkelsbühl
  • Married to Barbara Majowski, one son
  • Since 2025 founder and head of Flourish – Artists & Industries, inventor of the Flourish app
  • Founder of the association Starke Schultern (Strong Shoulders) for performing artists aged 50 and over

Facts

  • Height: 180 cm
  • Build: slim, athletic
  • Clothing size: 52 (EU), 42 (UK/US)
  • Hair colour: brown
  • Hair: balding, horseshoe pattern
  • Eye colour: brown
  • Languages: German (native), English (very good)
  • Dialects: Berlin, Hamburg
  • Voice: tenor
  • Singing: chanson, choir
  • Instruments: piano
  • Dance: jazz dance, ballroom
  • Sport: swimming, diving, tennis, table tennis, volleyball
  • Special skills: countertenor, rescue diving, storyteller, certified systemic coach (ECA), acting coach
  • Licences: diving licence – PADI Divemaster
  • Residence and place of work: Berlin

Theatre

  • Ein Herz aus Schokolade (A Heart of Chocolate), Henri Schuhmann, Comödie Dresden, 2026
  • Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators), the millionaire Hartmann, directed by Max Claessen, Hamburger Kammerspiele 2025, German tour from November 2026
  • Endlich allein (Alone at Last), George, Komödie am Altstadtmarkt Braunschweig and tour, 2026
  • Jedermann (Everyman), directed by Nicolai Tegeler, since 2022, alternating as Death, the Thin Cousin, the Devil, the Announcer and the Poor Neighbour, since 2026 permanently the Thin Cousin
  • The Jury Experience – Death by AI, the judge, directed by Jeffrey Döring, immersive theatre, Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt, 2026
  • Extrawurst, club chairman, directed by René Heinersdorff, Komödie Düsseldorf, 2022 to 2023
  • Der koschere Himmel (Kosher Heaven), Bernhard Fabisch, directed by Sewan Latchinian, Hamburger Kammerspiele, 2021 to 2024
  • Ungeheuer heiß, directed by Markus Majowski, Theater an der Kö, Düsseldorf, Komödie im Bayerischen Hof, Munich, and Theater im Rathaus, Essen
  • Weihnachten auf dem Balkon (Christmas on the Balcony), directed by Marcus Ganser, Theater am Dom, Cologne
  • Kasimir und Kaukasus, Jean-Pierre, directed by Holger Hauer, Schlosspark Theater Berlin, 2018
  • Die Nervensäge (A Pain in the Neck), directed by Pia Hängii, Komödie Frankfurt
  • The 39 Steps, directed by Patrick Schimanski, Bad Hersfeld Festival
  • Der Kredit (The Loan), directed by Martin Woelffer, Bad Hersfeld Festival
  • Charley's Aunt, directed by René Heinersdorff, Komödie Düsseldorf
  • The Comedy of Errors, directed by Dieter Wedel, Bad Hersfeld Festival
  • Der Mann, der sich traut, directed by Jürgen Woelffer, Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin
  • Auf und davon by Peter Yeldham, four roles as a hotel porter, directed by Wolfgang Spier, Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin, 1987
  • Der Ball der Diebe (Thieves' Carnival) by Jean Anouilh, directed by Klaus Troemer, Fränkisches Städtetheater Dinkelsbühl, stage debut on 24 June 1987

Film and television

  • The Shift, Netflix series, Professor Lueg, directed by Joel Monaco, Eleftherios Bethmag, filmed 2025, release 2027
  • Philippika, feature film, lawyer Schroeder, directed by Sabrina Mertens, 2023 to 2024
  • Urteil oder Unsinn?, TV show – rbb, judge, directed by Michael Athanasiou, 2019
  • Kann man davon leben???, job centre official, directed by Marc Weide, 2019
  • Bohemian Browser Ballett – Willkommen beim BAMF, web film, directed by Raphael Selter
  • Bohemian Browser Ballett, web channel, series, various directors
  • Tour de Force teaser, feature film concept, directed by Bernd Voelker
  • Hauptstadttherapeut, series, directed by Arrigo Reuss
  • Die Kleinkriminellen, web series, directed by Tobias Goldfarb
  • Nibelungen – Born This Way, film inserts for a stage production, directed by Dieter Wedel, Volker (lead role)
  • Sieben Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald (Seven Dwarves – Men Alone in the Woods), feature film, directed by Sven Unterwaldt
  • Die dreisten Drei – Die Comedy WG, TV series – Sat.1, various directors
  • Der letzte Zeuge (The Last Witness), TV series – ZDF, directed by Bernhard Stephan
  • Mulan II, Disney animated film, German voice of Chien-Po, 2004
  • Rossini, feature film, Freddy, directed by Helmut Dietl
  • Mulan, Disney animated film, German voice of Chien-Po, 1998
  • Tatort, ARD (HR), 1999, Inspector Kiefer, directed by Josef Rödel

Directing and production

  • Ungeheuer heiß, Theater an der Kö, Düsseldorf, Komödie im Bayerischen Hof, Munich, and Theater im Rathaus, Essen
  • Das liebe Kind, Winterhuder Fährhaus, Hamburg
  • Modjo & Mütze, Bad Hersfeld Festival
  • Die Eule, co-directed with Jörn Hinkel, Bad Hersfeld Festival
  • Der Geizige (The Miser), Landestheater Dinkelsbühl
  • Das blaue Flüstern, youth theatre project, Worms, production, 2012
  • Heaven, co-directed with Mark Britton and Boris Aljinovic, Renaissance Theater, Berlin

Books

  • Maria & Yasemin – Die Feuer von Teheran (The Fires of Tehran), novel, with Nicolai Tegeler, novum Verlag 2025
  • Markus, mach mal!, non-fiction, 2021
  • Markus, glaubst du an den lieben Gott?, autobiography, Neukirchener Verlag 2012
  • Modjo & Mütze, children's book, Baumhaus Verlag 2009

Commercials

  • 2018 – GN Hearing, testimonial, directed by Chris Noltekuhlmann
  • 2015 to 2016 – Deutsche Telekom “Familie Heins” (TV / print / radio)
  • 2014 – Mastercard (TV)
  • 2012 to 2015 – Deutsche Kautionskasse (TV / print / radio)
  • 2011 to 2013 – Miles Fashion (TV / print / radio)
  • 2010 – ConCardis – surf and wedding shop (TV)
  • 2008 to 2011 – Wiesenhof (TV / print / radio / POS)
  • 1997 to 2007 – Deutsche Telekom, as T. Neumann (TV / print / radio / POS)
  • 1997 – Bounty kitchen rolls (TV)
  • 1996 – Kellogg's (TV)
  • 1995 – McDonald's (TV / print / radio)

Awards

  • 2005 – German Comedy Award, ensemble award for Otto Waalkes' feature film “Sieben Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald”, in the role of “Cookie”
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 – nominated four times in a row for the German Comedy Award with the Sat.1 sketch comedy “Die Dreisten Drei”
  • 2003 – nominated for the German Television Award with “Die Dreisten Drei”

Training

  • 1993: IMPRESSARIO & CO, New York, workshop: management & promotion – concert, theatre, film; sponsorship, organisation, budgeting – advertising
  • 1990 – 96: MAGAZIN e.V., comedy theatre, Berlin – ensemble member
  • 1988 – 90: literary workshop, Venice, with Gaston Salvatore, authors' forum film & theatre – translation, adaptation, creation
  • 1985 – 90: singing studio, Berlin, with Ada Hecht, study & training in chanson and classical – voice range extension, countertenor and tenor
  • 1984 – 85: musical theatre school, Salzburg, with Susi Nicoletti, study, training, show – production “THE MAN OF LA MANCHA”
  • 1983 – 87: Schauspielschule Berlin with Else Bongers, diploma in classical & modern theatre – specialism: character comedian

All engagements 1987 to 2017, videos and press texts in the archive »