After completing his studies at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum, Kessler began performing on stages such as Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Schauspielhaus Zürich, later joining the Berlin production of Männerhort. He entered cinema with the 1991 comedy Manta, Manta and subsequently appeared in titles like Schtonk!, Little Sharks, North Curve, Hui…
