Jo was born August 29, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany. As soon as he realized that acting was his future, he enrolled in drama workshops and classes in order to prepare for his future in theatre and television. Throughout 1998 through 2006, Jo studied in play workshops, Arturo Drama School and enrolled in private acting lessons for 2 years in Cologne. While maintaining his drama studies, Jo was able to hone his craft with hands on experience. Beginning in 1998, Jo was able to support himself with his dream. One of Jo's first television roles began on ARD's "Verbotene Liebe", a very popular German Soap Opera. Jo played the popular "Oliver Sabel", a role that he would portray throughout 2002, leave - only to return and reprise, five years later and continue to play until present day (2009). From 2002 - 2004, Jo portrayed the character of Florian Lenz in the television series, "Medicopter 117". Jo's acting experience is also in the theatre, his latest being the role of "Enrico" in the 2008 production of "Ganze Kerle" held in Dusseldorf. As of February 2009, as mentioned above, Jo can be seen daily, as Oliver Sabel, in "Verbotene Liebe" (Forbidden Love), on German television. It is on VL, that Jo has acquired a huge fan base for his portrayal of one-half of the beloved couple, "Christian and Oliver". - IMDb Mini Biography By: Shirley Ozment
Beginning in the issue on sale at the end of February, 2009, Jo was reFRESH magazine's (UK) newest columnist for several issues. Jo was giving his take on life, love and all things from Jo's world.
In Nazi Germany, 1941, fearsome Colonel Ludolf Von Alvensleben acquires a legendary Occult book which holds the secret to bringing inanimate objects to life. Stolen by rogue Nazi officer Benjamin Hoffman, the mysterious book ends up in the hands of Toymaker Amos Blackwood after Benjamin is tracked down and murdered by SS officers in the town of Rosenheim. As the Nazis terrorize the locals while searching for the book, the Toymaker experiments with the ancient tome and gives life to his collection of vintage dolls and handmade toys. After betrayal from one of his employees the SS raid the Toymaker's shop, stealing the book and kidnapping Amos. But the animated dolls and toys don't take kindly to the loss of their master. So begins a mission to rescue the Toymaker from the clutches of the evil Colonel and exact a brutal and bloody revenge on the Nazis.
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