Maurice Schnieper was born in Winterthur in 2002. He began taking dance and movement classes at a young age. Starting in 2012, he gained his first professional stage experience as a child actor in musicals in Zurich and Berlin. During his school years, he appeared in various short films and plays. He then began studying acting at the »Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität« in Linz. Since 2023, he has been studying acting at the »Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy« University of Music and Theater in Leipzig. There, his interest in music led him to »Gladow«, a band consisting of four acting students, in which he plays bass. Starting with the 2025/26 season, he will be part of the new studio ensemble at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.