BIOGRAPHY
As the youngest of three brothers Bernardus was born on March 12th, 1962 in Roermond, Holland. His parents gave him the special name "Bernardus-Marie". Soon it turned out that this was somewhat impractical for day-to-day use. For this reason the short form "Berrie" was created, which he changed himself into Berry during elementary school. Years later he found out that "Barry" probably would have been even cooler. The worries of a teenager. Meanwhile, Bernardus has other priorities and has come back to his roots. Only the little "Marie" somehow got lost....
Unfortunately he could not convince his parents that with the name "Manders" there was only one suitable option for him and that was to become an internationally recognized actor. First he learned something "decent" as they called it. Bernardus studied hotel management at a hotel school based in Holland. After getting his diploma he worked in first-class hotels in Holland, Belgium, England and Germany for many years.
Bernardus had almost given up my dream job when in 1992 Rudi Carrell – one of the most famous TV hosts in Germany at that time and Dutch himself – offered him a minor role in a very popular German crime series. The inner fire began to blaze again. However, it took him almost another two years until he finally decided to finish his hotel career and to start with acting lessons at a private acting school. Passing the final examinations and getting his diploma as an ’’officially recognised actor’’ encouraged him to go for it and to follow his dream.
Since then he has played in many theater, film and tv productions. "It is still a great feeling to realize, over and over again, that acting is "my cup of tea. This profession is fun, gives me strength and really means a lot to me".
GALERY
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Sports
golf, scuba-dive, ski, tennis
Specials
singing (baritone); dance (standard, modern); driver license (car)
Dramaschool
1994-1997, Schauspieltraining am Ring, Cologne
(ZAV-certificate)
Advanced trainings and workshops
scriptwriting for film & TV - Masterschool Drehbuch - Berlin
Camera Actor's Studio at ISFF - Berlin
Scene Machine at Evolution Film Festival - Palma
International Casting workshop at ISFF - Berlin
International filmschool - Köln
scholarship Federal Film Board Berlin - Hollywood
M.K. Lewis (Masterclasses) - Los Angeles
Cherolyn Franklin - Los Angeles
Jerry Coyle - New York
Residence
Berlin and Mallorca
Accomodation in
Germany, Holland, Brussels, London, Vienna and Zurich
PROFILE
2024
Success - short
Johannes Al Daimi
Kian - short
Julia Bachmann and Sema Caglar
Father-in-law alert - Showreelproduction
Moritz Feucht
2023
Hell Yeah - series pilot - DE
Robert McKillop
2022
Het verhaal van Nederland - docudrama - NL
Lourens Blok
2021
Then you run - mini-series - guest appearance - EN
Robert McKillop
No kidding - short - DE
Hans-Henning Borgelt
Best International Short Film at
Chain New York City Film Festival, USA
Houston Comedy Film Festival, USA
Jurypreis - Best Short Film & Best Comedy and
Publikumspreis - Best Short Film at
Short Film Festival Paris, Frankreich
Nominierung Best Short Film at
International Short Film Festival Miami, USA
Nominierung Best Foreign Film at
London Romford Film Festval, UK
2020
Jerks - TV-comedy - guest appearance - Joyn/Pro7 - DE
Christian Ulmen
Der vergessene Abschied - short - lead role - DE
Axel de Roche
Mein Freund der Schriftsteller - short - lead role - DE
Axel de Roche
Käsefondue oder Überfall - short - DE
Axel de Roche
2019
Die Show mit der Brücke - ensemble film - DE
Nico Sommer
The internet of things - webpilot - lead role - DE
Hai San Vu
Bloodtest - short - lead role - DE | ES
Vincenzo Carbone
Screened at Evolution Mallorca Intern. Film Festival
Ein starkes Team - TV crime series - ZDF - DE
Roland Suso Richter
2018
Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten - TV-daily; 4 episodes - RTL - DE
Tina Kriwitz and Janka Venus
Happiness is a warm gun - short
Raul Engelke
Der Terror in mir - short - lead role - DE
Raul Engelke
Second price Landeskurzfilmfestival Berlin-Brandenburg
Phantasma - short - lead role - DE
Isabelle Duchêne
2017
Unexpected Monsters - short - DE
Sophia Elisabeth Tamaro
Lose Stop End - short - lead role - DE
Kevin Pieter Huthmann
2013
Hotel 13 - TV-daily; 20 episodes - Nickelodeon International
Patrick Schlosser
Flikken Maastricht - TV crime series; 3 episodes - NL
Pieter van Rijn and Martin Schwab
De blauwe bank - webseries - main cast - NL
Tim Satony
Bella und der Feigenbaum - TV-movie - ARD - DE
Michael Kreindl
Eve's Apfel - short - lead role - DE
Ismael Flores Unzaga
First price national category fiction,
Award for best Ibero-American short at
XI International Shortfilmfestival
Cusco, Peru
2012
Die Jagd nach dem Bernsteinzimmer - TV-eventmovie - RTL - DE
Florian Baxmeyer
2011
Dinge ändern sich - short - lead role - DE
Anna-Luise Heidtmann
Danni Lowinski - TV-series - SAT1 - DE
Uwe Janson
2010
Danni Lowinski - TV-series - SAT1 - DE
Peter Gersina
De blauwe bank - webpilot - main cast - NL
Tim Satony
The man who cuts the Sunday roast - graduation film - lead role - EN
Maureen Freichmann
Come back home - graduation film - lead role - DE
Kay Büssing
Die Leiche - graduation film - lead role - DE
Fabian Kelling
2010 (contn'd)
Eisschirmchenprinzessin - graduation film - DE
Anne-Katrin Kiewitt
Kankervet - graduation film - NL
Bob van Boven
Clair de lune - ensemble film - NL
Michael Kolenbrander
The chair - short - lead role - NL
Ralph Lindsen and Stan Widdershoven
Haarverlies - short - lead role - NL
Michiel Kremers and Teus Kappen
2009
Hier und jetzt - short - DE
Tino Schleinitz
Die letzte Freiheit des Heiner Willems - short - DE
Martin Scharf
3, 2, 1 - short - lead role - DE
Severin Kipfer
Kinderspel - short - lead role - NL
Bob van Boven
2008
Stehengelassene Frauen - short - lead role - DE
Michael Gudski
Project Mindlog - DVD - lead role - DE
Steffen Kaminski
finalist at Mammoth Film Festival Mammoth Lakes, USA
Refugium - short - lead role - DE
Arvid Klapper
Stille Post - graduation film - lead role - DE
Patric Eigermann
2007
Die Kirche im Dorf - short - lead role - DE
Philipp Dietrich
Meer - short - lead role - DE
Holger Kettner
2006
Ein Freund von mir - feature - DE
Sebastian Schipper
Sovia - feature - lead role - DE
Robert Franke
Nominierung Wing Award at IETFF, Monaco
Peter - short - lead role - DE
Daniel Lenski
2005
Lohn der Angst - DVD - DE
Jörg Rampke
2004
Unser Charly - TV-series - ZDF - DE
Monika Zinnenberg
Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten - TV-daily - RTL - DE
Seyhan Derin
2003
Ritas Welt - TV-comedy - RTL - DE
Ulli Baumann
Lindenstrasse - TV-weekly - ARD - DE
Wolfgang Frank
In Erwartung - short - lead role - DE
Andreas Haslinger
Hide and seek - short - lead role - DE
Tina Schäfer
2002
Nietzsche - short - US
Ricardo Bovril
2001
Puzzled - short - lead role - DE
Andreas Simon
jury price at Trigital Film Festival Graz, Österreich
Die Wache - TV crime series - RTL - DE
Norbert Skrovanek
Polizeiruf 110 - TV crime series - ARD - DE
Marc Hertel
Tote schweigen - short
Michael Schaefer
2000
Wettlauf mit dem Tod - TV-movie - RTL - DE
Geronimo Beckers
Thou shall not kill - international TV-movie - RTL - DE
John Bradshaw
Sonntags - short - lead role - DE
Michael Schreitel
1999
Höllische Nachbarn - TV-comedy - RTL - DE
Franziska Meyer-Price
Das letzte Mal - short - lead role - DE
Philipp Koblmiller
1998
Rache ist süss - candid camera - main cast - SAT1
various
until 2001
1997
TV Kaiser - TV-sitcom - RTL - DE
various
until 1999
Mayday - international TV-movie - RTL - DE
Chris Bould
TV & FILM
THEATER
2008
Waiting for rain
lead role: Kaki
Veronica Nowag-Jones
project as part of the cultural reconstruction in Iraq
Berlin
Death and the maiden
lead role: Dr. Roberto Miranda
Ihsan Othmann
project as part of the cultural reconstruction in Iraq
invited to the theatrical festival “Iraqi Theater At Home And Away”
Dohuk und Sulaymani, Iraq
2006
Ein spanisches Stück
Mariano
Gerrit Meier
Freie Kammerspiele Mainz
2005
Galosche des Hans Christian Andersen
title role
Lore Murath
Berlin
2001
Life show
Paul
Willem Schouters
Maastricht
1998
Look back in anger
lead role: Jimmy Porter
Gereon Nußbaum
Cologne
Es war die Lerche
lead role: Romeo
Martin Kaempf
Cologne
1997
Käthchen von Heilbronn
emperor
Anita Ferraris
Freies Werkstatttheater Cologne
Kleinbürgerhochzeit
husband
Gregor Höppner
Cologne
AWARDS
2023
"No Kidding"
Best International
Short Film
Chain New York City
Film Festival
2022
"No Kidding"
Juryprize
Best Short
Short Film Festival
Paris
2023
"No Kidding"
Best Romantic Comedy
Houston Comedy
Film Festival
2022
"No Kidding"
Audience Award
Best Film
Short Film Festival
Paris
2022
"No Kidding"
Juryprize
Best Comedy
Short Film Festival
Paris
2022
"No Kidding"
Nomination
Best Short Film
Intern. Short Film Festival
Miami
2023
"No Kidding"
Nomination
Best Foreign Film
London Romford Film Festival
2019
"Bloodtest"
Official Selection
Evolution Mallorca
International Film Festival
2018
"Der Terror in mir"
Second price
Landeskurzfilmfestival
Berlin-Brandenburg
2013
"Eve's Apfel"
First Prize National
Category Fiction
XI International
Kurzfilmfestival Cusco, Peru
2014
"Eve's apple"
Promofest award
best Ibero-American short
XI International
Shortfilm Festival
Cusco Fenaco, Peru
2014
"Eve's apple"
Audience Gender Prize
XI International
Shortfilm Festival
Cusco Fenaco, Peru
2008
"Project Mindlog"
Finalist
Mammoth Film Festival
Mammoth Lakes, USA
2007
"Sovia"
Nominee Wing Award
IETFF, Monaco
2005
“Puzzled"
Jury prize
Trigital Film Festival
Graz, Austria
SHOWREELS &
ABOUT ME
Profile + multiple showreels
Profile + multiple showreels
Profile + showreel
Profile only
Profile only
snippets reel
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about me
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LANGUAGES AUDIO REEL
English
American
English - German accent
English - Dutch accent
German
German - Dutch accent
Dutch
Dutch - German accent
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