Munich-born Maximilian Potthoff first stepped onto the stage in 2011 as part of the children’s ensemble at the Gärtnerplatztheater. While pursuing his Theatre Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, he became a familiar presence at the Gärtnerplatztheater, appearing as Iwan in Die Fledermaus, Maxl in Die Zirkusprinzessin, and in productions such as Die Faschingsfee, My Fair Lady, and Les Misérables. Beyond the musical stage, he embodied Arthur Homewood in the ballet production Dracula (Tanzforum München) and took on the role of Markus in the short film Fallwild, which was featured at the Flimmern und Rauschen film festival.