Actor · Director · Author · Teacher
When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.
William Shakespeare
Around 40 years on stage, in film and television. Currently playing the chocolatier Henri Schuhmann in “Ein Herz aus Schokolade” (A Heart of Chocolate) at the Comödie Dresden, and from November on tour across Germany with “Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei” (The Edukators).
NewComödie Dresden · 9 October to 27 December 2026
In “Ein Herz aus Schokolade” (A Heart of Chocolate) I play the lead, the chocolatier Henri Schuhmann. The premiere is on 9 October 2026 at the Comödie Dresden, with performances until 27 December 2026, together with Maria-Dorothea Kriegl.
Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt · 2026
In “The Jury Experience – Death by AI” I played the judge. The audience sits in the courtroom as the jury, hears the witnesses, examines the evidence and decides at the end: guilty or not guilty.
NewHealth · Gut leben mit Diabetes 9/2026
In autumn 2025 I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. In the magazine “Gut leben mit Diabetes” I tell how my son shook me awake and what has changed since.
NewGerman tour · autumn 2026
After its success at the Hamburger Kammerspiele, “Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei” (The Edukators) goes on tour across Germany. The tour opens on 1 November 2026 at the LichtwarkTheater in Hamburg-Bergedorf.
NewSolo show · available for booking
An evening about those days when the soul takes a wrong turn and the body trots along behind.
Stages
A selection from 25 theatres and festivals.
Jedermann · The Thin Cousin
For the role of the Thin Cousin in “Jedermann” (Everyman), I lost more than 50 kilos, going from 138 to 85 kilos. Since 2026 I have played the role in every performance.
For film and television this means a new type and new roles.
You see possibilities where others see a plan. This is exactly the attitude I bring into companies with Flourish.
Order and reliability are your strengths. Creativity can be trained. In coaching I show you how.
About me
I have a place in my audience's hearts thanks to the Sat.1 comedy series “Die dreisten Drei”. Cool phones are my trademark, for instance as the man “mit ohne Schnur” for the magenta giant Telekom. The phrase is playful colloquial German for a cordless phone, literally “with without a cord”.
In “Der letzte Zeuge” (The Last Witness, ZDF) I solved tricky criminal cases for six years! In cinemas I walked through the forest as Cookie in Otto Waalkes' “Sieben Zwerge” (Seven Dwarves). And on stage I tour the whole country in many, many roles.
Author
Die Feuer von Teheran (The Fires of Tehran). My first novel, written with Nicolai Tegeler, published in 2025 by novum Verlag. A highly relevant spy thriller about a forbidden love, radical networks and a Europe on the brink. The book is available in German.
Uplink Academy · Wels, Austria
The Uplink Academy is an educational programme of Uplink Medien GmbH, based in Wels, Austria. It offers practical courses and training in media production, communication and digital learning.
The Uplink Academy's courses are aimed at individuals and teams who want to improve their media skills. They include courses on interviewing, filmmaking and livestreaming. The training is hands-on and led by experienced media professionals.
The Uplink Academy is part of the wider range of Uplink Medien GmbH, which also offers TV studio, e-learning and consulting services. The Uplink Academy is run by Uplink Medien GmbH. The company is a partner of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance and is building state-of-the-art TV studios for production and training in the Bahnhofcity in Wels.
Uplink Academy, Bahnhofplatz 3, 4600 Wels, Austria · uplink.gmbh »
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