From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school at the
European Film Actor School in Zürich and then played several roles on stages in
Basel,
Berlin,
Hamburg und
Dresden. His first TV main role was for the German TV show ''
, followed by many roles in shows such as Tatort, Die Wache or Ein Fall für zwei. He also starred as leading actor in the Swiss Television series Schöni Uussichte
and Tag und Nacht''. From 2002 on he was cast in several feature films like
Going Private,
Grounding – The Last Days of Swissair or '''' by Academy Award winner
Xavier Koller. For his performance, he was awarded the TV Filmprice for Best Actor in "Tod in der Lochmatt" and Best Supporting Act in
Oro Verde. For his role in
Sinestesia he has received the Salento Film Award and for his performance in
Going Private as Best Ensemble. He also played in
Auf der Strecke ("On the Line") that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie. == Personal life ==