Born in Germany, he studied at the Andy Geer theater school in Munich at age 19. He then joined the Philippe Gaulier Performing Arts Institute in London; and he continued his studies in the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, where he graduated in Acting and Directing. In 1996 he took filming courses in the New York University Film School New York University. In 1995 he directed The Chorus Girl and The Donahue Sisters in the Marilyn Monroe Theater in New York.
