Nicolas Ahnert is a director, playwright and the founder of ZERO TEATRO, a company devoted to creating works that seek new possibilities for contemporary theatrical language, bringing together dramaturgy, performance, image and different stage languages. His research focuses on themes such as the body, memory, violence, desire, identity and the ways the subject is represented today, exploring the relationships between theater, film and image technologies.

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As a director and playwright, he wrote and directed “TRISTE! TRISTE... TRISTE?”, a solo play starring Thalles Cabral, and “PROIBIDO PARA MENORES DE 18 ANOS”, with Felipe Hintze. He was assistant director on “Gala Dalí” and on the musical “SUSI”, both directed by Ulysses Cruz.

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He holds a degree in Social Communication from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and is pursuing a postgraduate degree in Contemporary Art and Audiovisual at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP). He studied acting at the New York Film Academy.

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As an actor, he has worked in theater, film and television, in productions for TV Globo, Netflix, Globoplay and Disney+. He made his television debut in the telenovela “Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor!” (Globo), playing the young version of Guilherme, the character played by Mateus Solano. On streaming, he appeared in the film “Lulli” (Netflix), in the series “Passaporte para Liberdade” (Globoplay), directed by Jayme Monjardim, and in the series “Dois Tempos” (Disney+), directed by Vera Egito. In film, he was part of the cast of “Cinco Júlias”, by Matheus Souza. On stage, he made his debut in “Isso Que É Amor”, directed by Ulysses Cruz, which earned him a nomination for the Bibi Ferreira Award for Best Breakthrough Actor; he was also part of the cast of the musical “IRON”, also directed by Ulysses Cruz.