From 1994 to 1996 he attended acting school in Zürich and then played several roles on stages in Basel, Berlin, Hamburg und Dresden.
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,[1] Grounding – The Last Days of Swissair or Die schwarzen Brüder [it][2] 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.
He also played in Auf der Strecke ("On the Line") that was nominated for the Academy Awards in the category best short movie.