Hannes Jaenicke

The actor is one of the most successful German actors. Hannes Jaenicke became popular in the role of the tough guy. He spent part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Regensburg he attended the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium and the Albrecht-Altdorfer-Gymnasium. Here he completed his high school diploma. Jaenicke received his acting training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, the Vienna Opera School and the London School of Modern Dance. In addition to his work as an actor, he was also active as a screenwriter and speaker in various audio books, and he also won a screenwriting scholarship in the USA. Jaenicke has appeared in numerous German television productions. In the American TV series "Highlander: The Raven" he played the role of Bert Myers. In his private life, the mime was involved in numerous animal and environmental protection projects, in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Aid organization. He made a documentary for ZDF about the threatened lives of polar bears in the Arctic.