Other hobbies include acting and he has appeared in many German television productions, including episodes of "Alarm für Cobra 11" and "Tatort", as well as in "Gonger" for the German television channel ProSieben in 2008 and in the film "Ein Göttlicher Job". In 1985, Bela portrayed one of the main characters in "Richy Guitar", a film about an aspiring rock band which also starred his Die Ärzte bandmates Farin Urlaub and Hans Runge. More recently, Bela played the lead role of concentration camp prisoner Hans Steinbrück in the 2004 film "Edelweißpiraten". In 2005 Bela's acting roles included a role in the short film "Kingz" (directed by Benni Diez and Marinko Spahić), which was produced by the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, as well as the role of Ronnie in Barbara Gebler's crime parody, "Salamander". In 2007, Bela interviewed his favorite director, Quentin Tarantino, about the film "Death Proof" for the German newspaper Die Welt and later had a cameo role as a cinema usher in Tarantino's 2009 film "Inglourious Basterds".