Halit Ergenç

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Halit Ergenç
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Ergenç in 2007
Born
Halit Ergenç

(1970-04-30) 30 April 1970 (age 54)
Istanbul, Turkey
Education Istanbul Technical University
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Spouses
Gizem Soysaldı
(m. 2007;div. 2008)
(m. 2009)
Children3

Halit Ergenç (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈlitæɾˈɟentʃ] ; born 30 April 1970) is a Turkish actor known for his role as Sultan Suleiman I in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Onur Aksal in Binbir Gece and Cevdet in Vatanim Sensin.

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Biography

Halit Ergenç was born as the son of Yeşilçam-era actor Mehmet Sait Ergenç on 30 April 1970 in Istanbul. His maternal grandmother is of Albanian descent. He completed his secondary education at Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in 1989 and entered Istanbul Technical University to study Marine Engineering. [1] He graduated from the Operetta and Musical Theatre Department of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. [2] He supported himself working as a computer operator and marketer. He briefly worked as a backing vocalist and dancer for Ajda Pekkan and Leman Sam. [3]

TV series

He gained recognition with his role in the television series Kara Melek. Following appearances in series Köşe Kapmaca and Böyle mi Olacaktı, Dedem, Gofret ve Ben and Zerda.

In 2004, he took part in the series Aliye with Sanem Çelik and Nejat İşler.

In 2006, he starred as Onur Aksal in the hit series Binbir Gece that aired until 2009.

In 2011 he starred as Suleiman the Magnificent in the hit series Muhteşem Yüzyıl until 2014.

In 2016, he started playing opposite his wife Bergüzar Korel in Vatanım Sensin . [4]

Ergenç was involved in the Gezi protests of 2013, appearing in newspaper photos wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt and surgical mask for protection against tear gas. His presence made for interesting copy, since he at once played the role of one of the Ottoman Empire's foremost leaders in the show Muhteşem Yüzyıl, and at the same time he was protesting the actions of a government very much invested in celebrating Ottoman glory. Ergenç was subsequently summoned with other cultural leaders to a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan, and Erdoğan apparently quizzed Ergenç on Ottoman words used by Suleiman, the character whom Ergenç played in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. [5]

Film

In 2000, he acted in both films Hiç Yoktan Aşk and Ölümün El Yazısı.

In 2005 and 2006, Ergenç took part in the films Babam ve Oğlum directed by Çağan Irmak, The Net 2.0 , Tramway and İlk Aşk.

During this period he also had roles in the films Devrim Arabaları which was based on a true story and Acı Aşk . Ergenç also starred as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the film Dersimiz Atatürk .

After, he played Fatali Khan Khoyski who the first Prime Minister of the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in Ali & Nino. He played in the movie İstanbul Kırmızısı directed by Ferzan Özpetek.

Theatre

In 1996, Ergenç began acting at the Dormen Theatre and had his first leading role in the musical The King and I. He continued working in theatre in plays such as Kiss Me, Kate , Tatlı Charity, Beni Seviyor, Kral ve Ben, Amphitrion 2000, Evita , Hayalet and Ötekiler and Şarkılar Susarsa. He went to New York and acted in the musical The Adventures of Zak.

Then, he appeared in a number of plays such as Bugün Git Yarın Gel, Popcorn, Arapsaçı and Sevgilime Göz Kulak Ol.

Personal life

Since 2009, he has been married to his Binbir Gece co-star Bergüzar Korel with whom he has two sons named Ali and Han, and a daughter named Leyla. [6] [7] [8] His younger brother Mehmet Sait Ergenç—named for their father—is also an actor. [9] He has stated that he likes Zeki Demirkubuz's style and Ferzan Özpetek's emotion, but prefers to work the most with Reha Erdem and Çağan Irmak, whom he describes as both young and talented directors. [1]

In 2017, Ergenç visited Pakistan and attended the Lux Style Awards, where he was honoured with the International Icon of the year award, due to his popularity in the country. In his accepting speech, Ergenç said that he had grown up knowing Pakistan as a "brother country". [10]

Filmography

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Ölümün El Yazısı
2004 Okul
2005 The Net 2.0
Babam ve Oğlum Özkan
2006TramvayNezih
İlk Aşk
2008 Devrim Arabaları Yüksek Mühendis UğurLeading role
Akşamdan KalmaMehmet
2009 Acı Aşk
2010 Dersimiz: Atatürk Atatürk Leading role
Misafir
Akşamdan Kalma 2Mehmet
2012Akşamdan Kalma 3Mehmet
2016 Ali ve Nino Fatali Khan Khoyski
2017 İstanbul Kırmızısı Orhan ŞahinLeading role [11]
2019 Casablanca DrachonSupporting role [12]
2021 Azizler NecatiSupporting role
2024 Intoxicated by Love Baha al-Din Valad

Web series

YearsTitleRolesNotes
2020 Rise of Empires: Ottoman Narrator6 episodes

TV series

YearsTitleRolesNotes
1996Tatlı Kaçıklar
1996 Kara Melek
1997Böyle mi Olacaktı
1998Gurbetçiler
2000Hiç Yoktan Aşk
2001Dedem, Gofret ve Ben
2002Kumsaldaki İzler
Zeybek Ateşi
Azad
ZerdaDevran
2003Baba
Esir Şehrin İnsanlarımini series
2004AliyeSinan KarahanLeading role
2006-2009 Binbir Gece Onur Aksal
2011–2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Suleiman the Magnificent
2016–2018 Vatanım Sensin Cevdet
2020 Babil İrfan Tuna Saygun

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