Afterwards he performed in several theatre plays in Frankfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Zürich, Vienna and Cologne.

His international breakthrough was his 'SS officer Günther Franken' role in the movie Zwartboek (Black Book) by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven.

[1] In 2007 he spoke the voice of the Yeti in the animation movie Lissi und der wilde Kaiser.

He also played in the movie Speed Racer from the sisters Lilly (formerly Andy) and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski.

In October 2008 he starred in the WWII movie Miracle at St. Anna from director Spike Lee.