Growing up in Cologne after being born in the Bensberg district of Bergisch Gladbach, he first appeared on the WDR programme Servicezeit before signing with Agentur Schwarz to pursue acting. A breakthrough came with the title role in the 2011 German adaptation of Tom Sawyer, followed by the sequel Huck Finn in 2012. His performance as Wolfgang in Sanctuary earned the Bavarian Film Prize for Best N…
