Mert Fırat was born in Ankara in 1981. After graduating from high school, he studied radio and television in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and studied theater in Ankara University.
Since 2005, he has been working in many cinema, theater and TV projects. The first scenario that he wrote with İlksen Başarır and played the leading role was “LOVE IN AN OTHER LANGUAGE”. After this film the wrote the film “MARY-GO-ROUND”.
Mert Firat is one of the founders of MODA SAHNESI, Bursa SANATMAHAL and DASDAS. He still continues to play on several theatre performances on MODA SAHNESI.