Laurenz Leky, born 1977 in Cologne, worked at various German municipal theatres, including Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig and Osnabrück, after studying acting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. In 2010/11 he completed a master’s degree in conflict resolution at the University of Bradford, UK, and subsequently worked in eastern Congo. Since August 2016, he has been co-directing the Theater im Bauturm in Cologne with Bernd Schlenkrich and René Michaelsen, where he also regularly performs on stage.