Ace Mahbaz is the stage name of Seyed-Ali Mahbaz, according to his IMBD biography. Mahbaz was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Cologne, Germany at the age of 10. Mahbaz has been deaf since birth and began working in theatre in 2003, co-founding Davanti Theatre Company in 2008. Mahbaz has toured extensively in Europe. (Art'Pi Cultural Magazine, No. 1 (Summer 2011).