Mischa Warken was born in 1998 in Reinbek and grew up in Hamburg.
 During his childhood and youth, he gained his first theatre experience in various youth clubs and productions at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. At the same time, he took singing and drum lessons and was a member of the St. Michaelis Children’s and Youth Choir for seven years.

From 2019 to 2023, he studied acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts and already performed during his studies at Schauspielhaus Bochum in the productions Verbundensein (directed by Robert Lehniger) and
Wer hat meinen Vater umgebracht (directed by Mateusz Staniak).

On screen, he appeared in the lead role of the short film Deins ist auch Meins (directed by Lukas Röder), which was shown at the Hof International Film Festival in 2020.

Since the 2023/24 season, Mischa Warken has been a permanent ensemble member at Schauspiel Kiel.