He was born on May 12, 1979 in Vienna.

He finished elementary school and high school in

Varaždin. Afterwards, he studied comparative literature and art history at the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. After the junior year, he enrolled in the Academy
of Dramatic Art, Department of Theatre Direction and Broadcasting, graduating in 2006.
During his studies, the exam performance of Adam and Eve by Miroslav Krleža was included
in the Eurokaz program. In 2005, in Varaždin, he directed his first professional play, People
Annihilation, or My Liver is Senseless by W. Schwab, and not long after, the play Three
Sisters, at &TD Theatre in Zagreb. During the following years, Harjaček was a guest director
at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, Contemporary Dance Studio,
Dubrava Children's Theatre, Zagreb Youth Theatre, GDK "Gavella", KUFER Theatre,
Ludens Theatre and several times at &TD Theatre. A large number of plays are author's
projects, plays based on the dramatic texts of contemporary Croatian writers (N. Mitrović, D.
Špišić, R. Žulj, T. Štivičić) and plays based on the classics of film art and contemporary prose
(Jelinek, Bergman, Buñuel).