Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician. Kesal graduated from

Ege University Ege University or Aegean University ( tr, Ege Üniversitesi) is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the ...

's medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at

Keskin Keskin is a town and district of Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. At the 2000 Turkish census, the population of the district was 59,150, of whom 34,827 lived in the town of Keskin. See also *Once Upon a Time in An ...

State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts surrounding it. He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning '' Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography sta ...

's movie ''

Uzak ''Uzak'' (, ''Distant'' in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film won a total of 31 awards at various film festivals, including Best Actor at Cannes, Special Jury Prize at ...

''. He also wrote the script for the movie '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. In 2011, the movie received a nomination for the Best Script award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including ''Peri Gazozu'' (2013), ''Nasipse Adayız'' (2015), ''Cin Aynası'' (2016), ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'' (2017) and ''Aslında...'' (2017) by

İletişim Yayınları İletişim Yayınları (English: ''Contact Publications'') is an independent publishing company based in Istanbul, Turkey. It has published authors including Orhan Pamuk, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Cemil Meriç, Şerif Mardin, and Mehmet Murat ...

and ''Evvel Zaman'' (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.

Filmography

* ''

Aldatmak ''Aldatmak'' is a Turkish drama series that was aired on TV on September 22, 2022. The drama in which Vahide Percin, Ercan Kesal and Mustafa Ugurlu starred is directed by Murat Saracoglu and screenwritten by Yildiz Tunc. Plot She is a disti ...

'', 2022 (Ali Sezai Okuyan) * '' Beni Çok Sev'', 2021 (Sedat) * ''

Üç Kuruş ''Üç Kuruş'' () is a Turkish action, comedy drama and crime television series, made by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk, written by Damla Serim, Eset Akçilad and Murat Uyurkulak, the first episode of which was broadcast on November 1, 202 ...

'', 2021 (Halit) * ''

Menajerimi Ara ''Menajerimi Ara'' () is a Turkish drama and comedy television series signed by Ay Yapım, directed by Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş, script written by Uğraş Güneş and Volkan Yazıcı, first episode aired on 25 August 2020. Blending drama and comed ...

'', 2020 (guest appearance) * ''Alef'', 2020 * '' Nasipse Adayız'', 2020 * '' Görülmüştür'', 2019 * ''

Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish psychological thriller television series directed by Sinan Öztürk, and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. It premiered on 23 October 2017 and concluded on 7 June 2021 with a total of 131 episodes (four seasons ...

'', 2017–2019; 2020; 2021 (İdris Koçovalı) * '' Cehennem'', 2017 * ''

İçerde ''İçerde'' (English: ''Inside'') is a Turkish action thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım. The series first aired on 19 September 2016 on Show TV. The series received mixed reviews throughout its original run, however the performanc ...

'', 2016 * '' Ben O Değilim'', 2014 * '' Hükümet Kadın 2'', 2013 * '' Ben de Özledim'', 2013 * ''

Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi ''Thou Gild'st The Even'' ( tr, Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Onur Ünlü. Cast * Ali Atay - Cemal * Demet Evgar - Yasemin * Damla Sönmez - Defne * Ezgi Mola - Cigdem * Ercan Kesal Ercan Kesal (born 12 ...

'', 2013 * ''

Yozgat Blues ''Yozgat Blues'' is a 2013 Turkish comedy film directed by Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun. The film won the ''Golden Boll Award for Best Picture''. Plot Yavuz ( Ercan Kesal) teaches music at municipal courses in Istanbul. After his father's death he h ...

'', 2013 * '' Hükümet Kadın'', 2012 * '' Küf'', 2012 * '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'', 2011 * '' Albatrosun Yolculuğu'', 2010 * ''

Vavien ''Vavien'' is a 2009 Turkish comedy film directed by the Taylan Brothers. Cast and characters * Engin Günaydın as Celal * Binnur Kaya as Sevilay * Settar Tanrıöğen as Cemal * Serra Yılmaz as Vekil * Binnaz Ekren as Hanife * İlker Aksum ...

'', 2009 * '' Üç Maymun'', 2008 * ''

'', 2002

Awards

* 20th Golden Boll Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, ''

'' * Slovakia Art Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, '' Küf'' * 32nd

International Istanbul Film Festival The Istanbul Film Festival ( tr, İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Tu ...

, 2013, Best Actor, ''

'' *

44th SİYAD Awards The 44th SİYAD Awards ( tr, 44. SİYAD Ödülleri), presented by the Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD), honored the best Turkish films of 2011 and took place on , at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkey. Awards and nomi ...

, 2011, Best Supporting Actor, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' *

, 2011, Best Script, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' * 1st Yeşilçam Film Academy Awards, 2011, Best Script, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' * 14th Sadri Alışık Awards, 2009, Best Supporting Actor, '' Üç Maymun'' * 2009 Yeşilçam Awards, 2009, Best Script, '' Üç Maymun''

Bibliography

* ''Peri Gazozu'', Istanbul:

2013 () * ''Evvel Zaman'', Istanbul: İthaki Yayınları 2014 () * ''Nasipse Adayız'', Istanbul:

2015 () * ''Cin Aynası'', Istanbul:

2016 () * ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'', Istanbul:

2017 () * ''Aslında...'', Istanbul:

2017 () * ''Kendi Işığında Yanan Adam - Tanıdığım Metin Erksan'', Istanbul:

2018 () * ''Velhasıl'', Istanbul:

2019 ()

References

External links

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