 In 2008, he returned to acting full-time, co-starring as Matthias Brandner on the German soap opera, "Verbotene Liebe".In October 2011 it was announced that Ohrner would be returning to the big screen, appearing in the feature film adaptation of "Das Haus der Krokodile".The film was released on 21 March 2012 and, having played Victor in the original 1976 miniseries, Ohrner appeared in a cameo role, this time as Victor's father.