İlker Kızmaz (born 9 September 1975) is a Turkish actor.
İlker Kızmaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1975 İzmir, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Aslı Türkel (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | ilkerkizmaz.com |
Early life
editİlker Kızmaz was born and raised in İzmir. As he became interested in acting, he started appearing on stage in his hometown. He later graduated from Anadolu University School of Communication. In 2004, he moved to Istanbul and began his education in acting at the Ekol Drama Art House and later enrolled in Bahçeşehir University, where he took acting courses.
Career
editKızmaz made his television debut in 2002 by appearing in minor roles in the TV series Aslı ile Kerem, Yeter Anne and Candan Öte. He also took part in several commercials during those years. Between 2008–2010, he portrayed the character of Nihat Önal on Kanal D drama series Aşk-ı Memnu. The series was both a national and international success and marked the breakthrough of his career.[1]
In 2009, he made his cinematic debut with a role in the movie Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun, directed by Levent Semerci. The movie won various national awards.[2]
In 2012, he had a leading role in the historical drama movie Çanakkale 1915, in which he portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Then, He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in mini historical series "Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm" for twice.[3]
He played in "Kurt Kanunu" based on Kemal Tahir's novel alongside Pelin Akil. He played in "Yol Ayrımı" based on Kemal Tahir's novel alongside Engin Altan Düzyatan, Bensu Soral, Dolunay Soysert. [4]
In 2014, he joined the cast of TRT 1 period series Yedi Güzel Adam based on life of famous poets, playing the role of Kenan. In the same year, he shared the leading role with Mete Horozoğlu, Ayça Bingöl and Ekin Koç on the period series Benim Adım Gültepe.
Personal life
editKızmaz married Aslı Türkel, his costar from Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun, on 16 June 2014.[5] Their daughter, Naz, was born in June 2016.[6]
Filmography
edit| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Aslı ile Kerem | ||
| Yeter Anne | |||
| Sırlar Dünyası | |||
| 2004 | Cennet Mahallesi | ||
| 2006 | Fırtınalı Aşk | ||
| 2007 | Duvar | İsa | |
| 2008–2010 | Aşk-ı Memnu | Nihat Önal | |
| 2010 | Güneydoğudan Öyküler Önce Vatan | Bülent | |
| 2011 | Sırat | Yusuf Sancaktar | |
| 2012 | Yol Ayrımı | ||
| Kurt Kanunu | Cevdet Enis | ||
| 2014 | Benim Adım Gültepe | Halil | |
| 2014–2015 | Yedi Güzel Adam | Kenan Hoca | |
| 2016 | Tatlı İntikam | Barış Demir | |
| Sevda Kuşun Kanadında | Tarık | ||
| 2016–2017 | Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz | Emir Urgaz | |
| 2017–2019 | Payitaht Abdülhamid | Şehzade Mehmet Selim | |
| 2020 | Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | |
| 2020–2021 | Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu | Arslantaş | |
| 2021 | Yalancılar ve Mumları | Hasan | |
| 2022–present | Hayatımın Şansı | Alpay | |
| Web series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021–2022 | Etkileyici | Pamir Yıldırım | |
| Film | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun | İlker Çavuş | |
| 2010 | Bilinmeyen Yaşın Yorgunu | Cengiz | |
| 2012 | Çanakkale 1915 | Mustafa Kemal | |
| Cennetten Kovulmak | |||
| Açlığa Doymak | Tahsin | ||
| 2013 | Mahmut ile Meryem | Süleyman Paşa | |
| 2016 | Kaçma Birader | İlker | |
| Saruhan | İşkodralı Sarı Selim | ||
| 2017 | Elimiz Mahkum | Orhan | |
| 2018 | Kardeşim için Der'a | Ali | |
| 2021 | Elli Kelimelik Mektuplar | Celal Türkan | |
| TBD | Ben de Seni Görüyorum Baba | ||
References
edit- ^ "Aşk-ı Memnu Reytingleri". reytingler.biz. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun". Sinematurk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Çanakkale 1915 Filminin Oyuncuları". www.beyazperde.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "İlker Kızmaz kimdir? - Yeni Akit".
- ^ "Aslı Kızmaz ve İlker Kızmaz nasıl tanıştı". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "İlker Kızmaz kız babası oldu". mynet.com. October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.