Lukas Nathrath, born 14 November 1990, has been an actor in German film and television productions for more than a decade, starting as teenager and appearing in genres as varied as crime series, feature films, and sitcoms. He studied North American Studies as BA, specializing in American film. His directing debut "A Happy Day", inspired by Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days", is the short film that got him accepted into the Hamburg film school for Master of Arts in directing. Currently, he is in pre-production for his first movie at film school.