Arda Kural (born 12 April 1980) is a Turkish actor. He studied at Yalova Teknik and Endüstri Meslek High School.[1] Following 2 years of drama training, he started acting professionally at the Tiyatroroman Theatre. He also worked at Kral TV as a VJ for a short time.[2]

Arda Kural
Born (1980-04-12) 12 April 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

In 1999, Kural made his television debut in the popular series Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü where he acted with Haluk Bilginer, Yıldız Asyalı and Nergis Kumbasar. After appearing in Şemsi Paşa Pasajı and Kuzenlerim, he starred in Mustafa Altıoklar's successful teenage series Lise Defteri. He then played Posta Ferit in popular military comedy series Emret Komutanım. In 2005, he acted in the films Banyo directed by Mustafa Altıoklar and Sahne. Kural appeared in the film Gelecekten Bir Gün in 2010 directed by Boğaçhan Dündar.

After realizing that he would only earn 21,890 for his role in the movie Kubilay, he started to show signs of psychosis due to financial issues[3] and on 28 December 2012 he was hospitalized at the Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital.[4] He was discharged from the hospital on 21 January 2013 and announced that he would retire from acting,[5] though he later changed his mind.

Kural lived at an apartment in Büyükçekmece together with his mother, but after not paying the rent, they were forced to evacuate on 9 July 2015. His mother started to stay with his elder brother, however, Kural remained at a garden near his former apartment. He was later removed from the area by the police following neighbors' request. Kural then started to stay at a cafe in Büyükçekmecede with the help of a friend.[6]

A few days after the news about him came out, Büyükçekmece Municipality announced that they would help the Kural family solve their financial issues.[7] Meanwhile, Arda Kural disappeared and it was revealed that his family were not able to locate him.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü Altay TV series
2000 Şemsi Paşa Pasajı TV series
2000 Kuzenlerim Oğuz TV series
2003 Lise Defteri Ediz TV series
2004 Çınaraltı Kenan TV series
2004 Canım Benim Barış TV series
2004 Düşenin Dostu Said TV film
2005 Beşinci Boyut Mehmet Guest appearance
2005 Beyza'nın Kadınları Naim Film
2005 Emret Komutanım Posta Ferit TV series
2005 Banyo Oğuz Film
2006 Sahne Gezgin TV film
2006 Kızlar yurdu Asker Ferit TV series
2007 Kaptan Yavuz TV series
2007 Kelebek Çıkmazı Selim TV series
2007 Çok Özel Tim Kemal TV series
2008 Büyük Buluşma Berk TV series
2008 Emret Komutanım Ferit TV series
2008 Düğün Şarkıcısı Yıldıray TV series
2008 Dur Yolcu Mustafa Kemal TV series
2009 Doludizgin Yıllar Savaş TV series
2010 Gelecekten Bir Gün Felek Film
2010 Kubilay Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay Film
2011 Kurşun Bilal Kurşun Bilal TV series
2012 Ayaz Emre TV film
2013 Kutsal Bir Gün - Film
2016 Nefrin El Turab Film

References

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  1. ^ Kural, Arda (10 March 2013). "Foto Galeri". Interviewed by İzzet Çapa. Hürriyet. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Arda Kural Kimdir?". Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ^ "Oğlum çakıl taşlarını altın sanıyordu". Gazete Vatan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. ^ "Arda Kural'ın hazin sonu". Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ "21 gün sonra Arda Kural ilk kez konuştu". 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Arda Kural artık sokakta yaşıyor".
  7. ^ "Büyükçekmece Belediyesi, Arda Kural için harekete geçti".
  8. ^ "Arda Kural kayıp!".
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