His father is from Ardahan and his mother is from Malatya. He won the Promising Young Actor Award at the 22nd Golden Boll Film Festival with the character of Ahmet in the movie 'Abluka'.

After appearing in various theater plays, he turned to the cinema, portraying the character of Rebel in the movie Yarim Kalan Mucize, Ahmet in the movie Abluka, Cengiz in the TV series Anne, and Saltuk in the series Istanbul Sokaklari. Berkay Ates graduated from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department.