Mehmet Ateşçi, born 1987 in Berlin, got his master’s degree in acting from Zurich University of the Arts. He appeared in a number of productions at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, after which he joined the Maxim Gorki Theatre’s ensemble in the 2013/14 season. He left Berlin to become a member of the the Burgtheater ensemble in the 2019/20 season.