Jakob Schmidt was born in Bochum in 1999. He discovered theatre at the age of 11 and played as an extra at various theatres in Bochum, such as the Schauspielhaus and Prinz-Regent Theater. He has also been involved in film and television productions since 2015. He has appeared in Sommerfest by Sönke Wortmann, Wir können nicht anders by Detlev Buck, Babylon Berlin and Im Westen nichts Neues by Edward Berger. From 2018 to 2022, Jakob Schmidt studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. In the 2022/2023 season, he was engaged at the Hans Otto Theatre in Potsdam and moved to the Schauspielhaus Bochum for the 2024/2025 season.