Anecdotes

After he had grown up in the Eastern part of Berlin, his family was expelled to West Germany because his uncle was an imprisoned dissident (1987).

Longtime companion was actress Anneke Kim Sarnau.

Has two dogs, two cats, two horses and several more animals.

Studied acting at the Berlin University of the Arts.

Lives in a small village in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Has a son, Dexter (b. January 2013).