Nikolaos Karathanos was born in Athens in 1967. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of Rhodes and at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School.
His directing work includes the following:As an actor, he has collaborated with the directors Anatoli Vassiliev, Dimiter Gotscheff, Yorgos Lanthimos, Yoshi Viler, Matthias Langhoff, Yannis Houvardas, Michael Marmarinos, Dimitris Mavrikios, Vasilis Papavasiliou.
He has played the leading role in many performances of the classical and contemporary repertory and has taken part in tours in Greece and all over the world.