Berk Cankat
Born
Ömer Berk Cankat

(1984-05-09) 9 May 1984
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Occupation(s)Actor, graphic designer
Years active2013–present

Berk Cankat (born 9 May 1984) is a Turkish actor and graphic designer.

Biography

Cankart was born on 9 May 1984 in Ankara to family of Circassian origin.[1]

He was never interested in acting in college. After graduating from university, he came to Istanbul to work as a graphic designer with his close friend. He decided to become an actor after coming to Istanbul. He studied acting at the Academy 35 Buçuk Sanat Evi and began his professional career in theater. In 2011, he starred in the plays The Seagull written by Anton Chekhov and Barut Kıvısı written by Dejan Dukovski, followed by the theater play Merhaba Efendim written by Muzaffer İzgü in 2012.[2] He also worked as an assistant to Civan Canova on the play Kızıl Ötesi Aydınlık, and to Vahide Perçin on Otobüs.

His first television experience was with Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim on Fox TV. In this series, he portrayed the character of "Savaş" which had fantastic powers and controlled minds with his gaze.[3] After making a name for himself, he joined the Medcezir' series as a guest actor and brought the character of "Cem" to life. After becoming well-known in Turkey, in summer 2014 he got a role on Star TV's series Güzel Köylü playing the character of "Cemal". Cankat shared the leading role with Gizem Karaca, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. However, the series ended on 17 June 2015. In November 2015, he was cast as "İskender (Alex)" on the historic series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, produced by Tims Productions for Star TV. In January 2016, Cankat won an Elle Style Awards as Actor of the Year.[4] In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.[5]

Theater

Theater
Year Play Writer
1999Ay Işığında SamataHaldun Taner
2011The SeagullAnton Chekhov
Barut FıçısıDejan Dukovski
2012Merhaba EfendimMuzaffer İzgü

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014Sana Bir Sır VereceğimSavaşSupporting role
2014MedcezirCemSupporting role
2014–2015Güzel KöylüCemalLeading role
2015–2016Muhteşem Yüzyıl: KösemAlex / İskenderMain character
2017Yıldızlar ŞahidimArasLeading role
2018GülizarMuratLeading role
Bir Deli RüzgarUğurLeading role
2022Aslında ÖzgürsünKorayLeading role
2022–2023Sıfırıncı GünMertLeading role

References

  1. "Gülizar dizisinin yakışıklı jönü Berk Cankat kimdir, kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "ID İletişim". idiletisim. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. "FOX - Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim Oyuncuları". www.fox.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. "Elle Style Awards 2015 kazananları belli oldu!". Ranini.tv. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. "Yıldızlar Altında dizisinin ismi Yıldızlar Şahidim olarak değiştirildi". Televizyongazetesi.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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