Born on 7 September 1998,[2] Hardung is from the city of Cologne.[3] A keen footballer, he was part of the youth academy at SC Fortuna Köln.[4] At the age of 14, he went to New York on a scholarship for gifted students.[5] He later studied medicine.[6]
Career
Hardung made his acting debut at the age of 12 with a couple of short movies such as Der Magische Umhang and Die Könige der Straße. Further screen appearances followed in Transpapa, Unter Frauen, and Die Holzbaronin.[2] He had his first leading role portraying Thomas in 2013's Clara and the Secret of the Bears.[7]
Hardung played Winnie Wolf in the 2023 television series Our Wonderful Years.[14] That year, he was cast in a lead role in the television adaptation of Mona Kasten's bestselling novel Save Me.[3] Titled Maxton Hall — The World Between Us, the series was broadcast in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.[15] It was renewed for a second season in May 2024.[16]
Personal life
Hardung currently studies medicine in Cologne. His brother Leon also studied medicine and the pair were among those vaccinating the German public during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He has campaigned with Greenpeace against climate change, visiting Antarctica in 2022.[18]
