In his three years as a member of the Düsseldorf ensemble (1981–84), he honed his stage experience with a number of smaller roles, but also had bigger assignments, both in Düsseldorf and elsewhere.
Během tří let v düsseldorfském souboru (1981 až 84) se zdokonaloval v jevištní praxi řadou menších rolí, ale dostával již také větší úkoly, a to jak v Düsseldorfu, tak jinde.