Lars was born in Bremen, Germany. After graduating from high school, he moved to the US, where he got his BA in Modern Culture and Media, and Architectural History from Brown University in Providence, RI. He then went to Northwestern University in Chicago to study Film and got his MFA in 2002.
After seven years in the US, Lars moved back to Germany, where he works as a freelance scriptwriter in Berlin.
In 2008 and 2013, Lars participated in the Ekran programme at the Wajda School in Warsaw.
"Auerhaus" (adaptation of the novel by Bov Bjerg), screenplay with Neele Vollmar, 2018
“Tschick“ (Adaption of the novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf), 2015-2016, Director: Fatih Akin
"Tatort - Damian", screenplay with Stefan Schaller, 2018
“Tatort - Falscher Hase“, screenplay with Emily Atef, 2019
“Mister“, screenplay with Emily Atef, 2014-2016
funded by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
“Rivale“, screenplay with Marcus Lenz, 2013-2015
"best film" Filmtage Hof, 2020
world premiere in Busan, 2020
nominated for the Emder Drehbuchpreis 2016
suggested for the Deutscher Drehbuchpreis 2015
funded by Staatsministerium für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
“Tahiti Rose”, screenplay with Marcus Lenz, 2010
suggested for the Deutscher Drehbuchpreis 2010
funded by Kuratorium junger deutscher Film
and Media