Born in Berlin in 1969, Marco was raised in his home town as the youngest of three brothers. His acting career started somewhat unexpectedly when he was cast to play lead in the award-winning feature Europa Europa (1990) in 1989. The same year Marco played a disabled boy in the German TV play Hurenglück (1991). After taking actors classes in Berlin und Paris he played the title role in French-American co-production L'étudiant étranger (1994). In 1994 Marco moved to Los Angeles where he played in Ludwig van B. (1994) (with Gary Oldman), in L'île du Dr. Moreau (1996) (with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer), and in Urban Legend 2: Coup de grâce (2000). In Germany Marco could be seen in 008 - Agent wider Willen (2000), L'empreinte du crime (1998), Alerte Cobra (1996), Wolff, police criminelle (1992), Tatort (1970), Un cas pour deux (1981), and other TV features. On stage he performed as Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliette' and as Constantin in 'The Seagull' (in German). In 1997 Marco began taking directors classes at the University of California, and subsequently enrolled in studies of photography. As an actor, Marco's most recent performance was in Luther (2003). Marco is a scuba diving enthusiast and likes to play piano. Lately he has picked up guitar and aikido.
