Moved to New York City at the age of 18 when he was accepted at both conservatory programs at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, which he attended simultaneously.
Was admitted as the first ever Dutch actor to be admitted to train full-time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) in London, where he did his post-graduate studies at the King's College validated MA Theatre Lab program in 2016.