Born in Essen in Germany in 1972, he grew up in the Ruhr region. He studied theatre, film and television in Bochum and Cologne and later directing at the Stella Adler Acting Conservatory in New York and at the NY Film Academy. He has also participated in a Frank Daniel screenwriting seminar, a directing seminar with Judith Weston, the International Filmschule (IFS) screenwriting programme in Cologne and, in 2003, the Berlinale Talent Campus. His short and documentary films have screened at various international festivals. He currently lives and works as a screenwriter and director in Berlin.

Source: 63. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)