Originating from Bielefeld, the actor trained at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum and the Universität der Künste Berlin before launching a theatre career that spanned major German houses and included numerous Shakespearean parts such as Hamlet, Macbeth and Mercutio, as well as lead roles in musical productions. Transitioning to screen in the late 1990s, he debuted in Margarethe von Trotta’…
