Lucas Schaarmann, the son of an opera singer and a film director, was born in Cologne in 2013. He has been playing drums/percussion since the age of 4, followed by cello at the age 6 and piano at age 9.

He made his stage debut as an actor at the age of 6 with the major child role of the "Küchenjunge” in the family opera "Die Chinesische Nachtigall”, which he has now performed over 40 times on stage. He has also appeared in front of the camera in commercials and films, including a small role in the feature film "Enkel für Fortgeschrittene” (2023)(director: Wolfgang Groos) and most recently with a major role in the feature film "Carl” (director: Salip Tarakci) (premiere April 2025).

As a percussionist, he can be seen as a guest artist on various cruise ships and is a regular guest in the Kölner Symphoniker's New Year's concerts, most recently as the soloist for Leroy Anderson's "Typewriter”.