Vasilis Tsikaras was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a director, actor, screenwriter and playwright. He is known for his historical war films and his plays. In the past he was working for several years as journalist and tv/radio producer. Vasilis Tsikaras is a member of the Union of Greek Directors, the ESIEMTH and the Association of Greek Scriptwriters. He is also Manager of Aratos Theater and Aratos Films. In his career, he has to his credit 5 feature films, 2 shorts, 17 theatrical plays and dozens of productions in cinema, theatre and television.