Christian studied medical science at FU Berlin. After graduation he took acting lessons with Michael Peter and Christine Kostropetsch and since 2010 he has appeared in feature films and TV series in supporting roles as well as leading roles in numerous short films.
He is best known for his roles in the two feature films of Hungarian director László Nemes, SS-officer Busch in “Son of Saul“ and Viennese aristocrat Otto von König in “Sunset“.
„Son of Saul“ won the Grand Prix as well as the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 and was awarded with a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best foreign language film in 2016.
“Sunset“ won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival 2018. In 2017 Christian was nominated as Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film at International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema BERLIN for the short film “Courage“.