Johannes "Jo" Hermann Bruno Anton Weil (born 29 August 1977) is a German actor, best known for his portrayals of Oliver Sabel on the long-running German serial Verbotene Liebe ("Forbidden Love") and titular bodyguard Frank Farmer in multiple productions of The Bodyguard stage musical in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

He grew up in Fulda, West Germany, with a brother, Michael, who is three years younger and a lawyer, in Petersberg[2] and finishing his high school education at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule.

[4] In 2000, Weil started played a young bisexual waiter "Oliver Sabel", a lead role in the evening drama series Verbotene Liebe ('Forbidden Love').

Oliver later falls in love with his roommate Christian Mann (played by Thore Schölermann), and with whom he has formed one of the leading couples of the series since 2007.

[12][13] In August 2012, due to other commitments Thore Schölermann left the show, breaking up "Chrolli", as the couple was called by fans.

Guests have included were Daniela Katzenberger,[22] Thomas Rath (fashion designer),[23] Kate Bosworth,[24] Sıla Şahin,[25] Kristina Bach[26] and Hilary Swank.

Following 21 years of declining to comment on his personal life,[33] he came out as gay in an interview with Bunte Magazine in April 2020,[34] revealing he has been in a long-term relationship for more than a decade.