Felix Hellmann was born in Munich on September 12 1978. Between 2000 and 2003, he studied acting at the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule Ali Wunsch-König. During the following years, he appeared in numerous stage productions. His most memorable roles include Hämon in a staging of Sophokles" "Antigone", Lysander in Shakespeare"s "Sommernachtstraum" and the part of Schweizer in Schiller"s "Die Räuber".

Since 2003, he had been appearing in several short and student films, and in 2006, he joined the ensemble of Ralf Westhoff"s acclaimed feature film "Shoppen". While continuing his work in the theatre, he guest-starred in TV productions like "Die Rosenheim-Cops", "Inga Lindström" and "Polizeiruf 110". In 2010, he re-teamed with director Ralf Westhoff and played the male lead in the award-winning "Der letzte schöne Herbsttag".