Nikolai Bosshardt, born in Zurich in 1984, studied acting at the Zurich University of the Arts. He worked as an actor, author and director in independent theatre productions, as a speaker in radio plays and as an actor in films and series (including: Der Polder; Dene wos guet geit; Unrueh). He later studied for a teaching diploma at the Zurich University of Teacher Training as a career changer. Since then he has worked as a secondary school teacher, practice manager, actor and author. «Der unausstehliche Drang, etwas zu wollen» is his debut.