Barış Çakmak (born 5 July 1979) is a Turkish actor who has been involved in television series, theatre plays and films.

Career

Çakmak studied

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and

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, and graduated from the

Istanbul University State Conservatory The Istanbul University State Conservatory (Turkish language, Turkish: ''İstanbul Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuarı'') is a Public university, public Music school, conservatory affiliated with Istanbul University, specializing in music, theatre, ...

in Drama and Performing Arts in 2004. From 2002-2004, he played Osman Karacahan in the TV series ''Zerda''. In 2007, he played Haydar in the TV series ''Fikrimin İnce Gülü''. From 2009-11, he played Selim in ''Hanımın Çiftliği'', which was a period drama TV series based on

Kemal Tahir Kemal Tahir (March 13, 1910 – April 21, 1973) was a prominent Turkish novelist and intellectual. Tahir spent 13 years of his life imprisoned for political reasons and wrote some of his best known novels during this time. His most important n ...

's novel ''Lady's Farm''. In 2012, he played Selim Aliç in ''Mavi Kelebekler'' (Blue Butterflies), a TV series about Bosnian war that was broadcast on Turkey's national network TRT.Now he plays Azad in "küçuk gelin" or "little bride" Çakmak also participated in feature films. His debut role was Hakan in ''Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar'' (Unsent Letters), a film directed by Yusuf Kurçenli. In 2010, he took part in '' Mordkommission Istanbul'', a movie produced by Ziegler Film Company for German TV channel ARD, and a short film ''The Death of Tennessee Williams'' in which he played the title character. In theatre, he starred in '' My Name is Red'', a period drama adapted from

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's novel of the same name; it was produced by Goldhawk Productions and later broadcast by the

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. He starred in a play called ''Korku İmparatorluğu'' (Fear Empire). He was involved in theatre productions for ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...

'' and '' Play It Again Sam''. His voicing career includes him being the corporate identity voice-over for the company Eczacıbaşı between the years 2004-2006. He also does voice-overs for

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Filmography

External links

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Sinema Türk'te Barış Çakmak

BBC 4 My Name is Red Barış Çakmak
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cakmak, Baris 1979 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Istanbul University alumni