Pepe Harder is an actor, author, and director, based between Berlin and Zurich. He studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hanover and worked across theatre, film, and television. Currently completing a Master’s in Film at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), he has participated in guest seminars at the London Film School (LFS), HFF Potsdam, and HFF Munich. His academic background includes a Master’s in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis from the GCAS College Dublin. In 2025, with his production company hardhaus, he realized his short film An der Leine, which is currently on the international festival circuit.