- Grew up trilingual in the town of Vienna. Speaks five languages.
- Credits fellow actor Boyd Holbrook for advising him to join and consider acting.
- Gained 31 Pounds for his role in Fighting Heart (2016) - subsequently went on a diet of Berries and Nuts for his role in Goitaca.
- Lived with indigenous tribes in the jungle of the amazonian rainforest near the Napo River in Ecuador and Manaus in Brazil before he attended filming for Goitaca.
- In 2014, appeared in Slowly Rolling Camera's music video Slowly Rolling Camera: Dream a Life (2014) and The Luka State's music video Rain (2014) alongside Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
- Has been cast by director Rodrigo Rodrigues in Goitaca and Onde há vida há esperança ("Where There is Life, There is Hope").
- Listed in Neon's " Top 50 Models of 2014".
- In 2021, nominated alongside Jon Voight for the portrayal of his role in Goitaca.
- Starred as Robert in Mat Wolf's National Theatre Production 'Francisca'.
- Played a serious level of football during High School - had to drop out of his team when he enlisted into the army.
- Has been saved by a himalayan local after a motorcycle accident during filming for The Himalayan Route (2021) followed by a motorbike crash during a 1500 miles trip to Machu Picchu and finding himself food poisoned a few days later before continuing his travels to a ping-pong tournament in Cusco, Peru.
- Embarked with Ken Rivas Yonekura on a motorcycle journey through the Himalayas to visit the highest elevated city, Leh-Ladakh, 20000 feet above sea level, after finishing filming for his role in Goitaca.
- Performed his lines for his role in Onde há vida há esperança in the film's native language, italian and portugese.
- Skydived into the Grand Canyon but missed it and landed in a nearby forest.
- Has said his favorite performances are Leandro Firmino's Li'l Ze in City of God (2002), Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976), Daniel Day-Lewis's Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) and Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck in Joker (2019).
- Unloaded trucks when discovered by an agent.
- To embody the real life character of Santo Cereser he asked and underwent a delicate make up transformation during filming for Onde há vida há esperança ("Where There is Life, There is Hope") in order to add 10 to 15 years to his on screen appearance in the film.
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