Jorn Schlonvoigt ([jœʁn ˈʃløːnˌvoːkt]; born August 1, 1986) is a German actor, singer and designer. Schlonvoigt was born in Berlin. When only eleven years old, Schlonvoigt began to write his own lyrics, before he later bought himself a guitar and founded with sixteen, together with his half brother, his own punk rock band, Cherry Poppers. Later, Schlonvoigt also modeled for the Otto Versand. After school, he began a schooling to become a merchandiser in retail. But when he got cast for the role of Philip Hofer in the soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten in late 2004, Schlonvoigt left the schooling for his acting skills.