Sebastian Bezzel, born 1971 in Garmisch Patenkirchen, graduated from drama school at Munich"s Bayerische Theaterakademie. He subsequently performed at theatres such as Munich Residenztheater, the Prinzregententheater, and was a cast member of Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel. In 1996, Bezzel made his movie debut in "Strong Shit", Till Schauder"s drama about a bank robbery. Since 2000, Bezzel is regularly seen in films and TV movies, at first mainly in romantic comedies for TV such as Marco Serafini"s "Du oder Keine" and in TV series like "München 7" or "Bloch".

Since 2003, Sebastian Bezzel plays the leading role of inspector Kai Perlmann in the SWR "Tatort" crime series films. His portray of a police sergeant in the RTL crime series "Abschnitt 40" won Bezzel a nomination for the German TV award. In 2007, Bezzel returned to the movie screen in a leading role in the winter sports comedy "Schwere Jungs" ("Heavyweights"), followed by a part in Maggie Peren"s ensemble comedy "Stellungswechsel"("Special Escort").