Heiko Pinkowski
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.538 |
| Birthday | 1966-10-08 |
| Place of Birth | Krefeld, North RhineWestphalia, Germany |
| Also Known As |
2022
Orphea in Love
5.3/3
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6.337/49
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Luther and I
4.278/9
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2007
Six Dead Students
0/0
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2023
What the Finn?! – Summer of Surprises
4.4/8
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2012
Heavy Girls
4.286/7
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2013
Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means
6.9/5
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The Ordinaries
6.125/25
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2014
Reuber
0/1
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2013
I Feel Like Disco
5.521/24
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2019
Das vergessene Dorf – Cora Steins erster Fall
5/1
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Stufe 3
0/0
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2005
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Aphasia
10/1
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2012
Hanni & Nanni 2
6.6/41
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2015
Out of Frame
10/1
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2015
I'm Off Then
6.154/104
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2014
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen
5.7/3
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2022
Zitterinchen
5.5/2
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Zitterinchen
2015
Engel unter Wasser - Ein Nordseekrimi
5/1
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2007
Kings vom Prenzlauer Berg
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2009
Glioblastom
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2016
Hands of a Mother
7/10
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The Last Pig
5.7/14
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Alki Alki
6.9/12
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Like a Cast Shadow
5.7/3
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2016
Schlimmer geht immer
4/6
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2016
Departure
4.813/8
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2016
Familie Lotzmann auf den Barrikaden
5/2
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2024
School of Magical Animals 3
6.19/29
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The Pasta Detectives 3
5.704/27
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Helden - Wenn Dein Land Dich braucht
3.4/18
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Alles was recht ist - Die italienische Variante
5.3/3
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Idiotentest
5.3/3
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2009
Barefoot to the Neck
6.056/18
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3.5/2
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Tiger Milk
6.278/27
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Heil
4.976/41
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2009
Das total verrückte Wochenende
4.9/4
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2015
Open Cage
10/1
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Open Cage
2014
Wildwechsel
2/1
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Wildwechsel
2012
Offroad
5.28/25
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2015
Einer für alle, alles im Eimer
2/2
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2019
Cleo
5.938/16
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2007
Hounds
5.222/9
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2018
Lux - Krieger des Lichts
4.611/9
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2007
Narzissen
0/0
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Narzissen
2010
Golm
2/2
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Golm
2016
Scrappin'
5.9/31
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2010
The Hairdresser
6.1/30
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2018
Chaos-Queens - Ehebrecher und andere Unschuldslämmer
3.2/4
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Endlich Witwer
6/5
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2016
Plötzlich Türke
5/8
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2016
Shakespeares letzte Runde
4.333/3
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2018
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
7.434/128
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2009
Ganz nah bei Dir
7/4
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2013
Vier sind einer zuviel
2.667/3
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2012
Die Apps
0/0
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2010
The Royal Siren
6.1/53
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2009
Lenz
0/0
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2008
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich
4.5/1
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Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich
2012
Doll, The Fatso And Me
4/3
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Doll, The Fatso And Me
2007
Der Butler und die Prinzessin
5/1
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2008
Ein starker Abgang
6.5/2
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2008
Mordshunger
8/1
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2008
Die Lüge
4.8/5
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2017
Sissi ohne Franz
0/0
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2013
Helmut Schmidt - Questions of life
7.2/10
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2009
Betty B. & the The's
0/0
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2020
Werkstatthelden mit Herz
0/0
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2021
The School of the Magical Animals
6.271/105
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2020
Johannes Kepler - Storming the Heavens
6.5/4
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2024
Thirty Years with the Whip
6.4/4
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2020
A Last Hurrah
0/0
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2023
Hammerthal Drei
7/1
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Hammerthal Drei
2009
Der Biobauer
0/0
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2012
The Animation Tag Attack
0/0
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