Born in Munich in 1972, he was a child actor and youth performer. He took up studies in philosophy, psychology and Russian in 1991 and subsequently studied at Munich College of Television and Film from 1992 to 1999. In the year 2000 he won a Student Oscar and in 2001 he received an Oscar for his short graduation film, "Quiero Ser", about children living on the streets in Mexico. He won a Bavarian Film Award For "Schatten der Zeit", which was presented at the Berlinale in 2005.

Source: 59. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)