Levent Ülgen
Ülgen in 2017
Born
Ömer Levent Ülgen

(1962-08-08) 8 August 1962
Cihanbeyli, Turkey
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouses
  • Tülay Bursa
  • Ziynet Şafak
    ​
    (m. 2014)​
    [1][2]
Children1

Ömer Levent Ülgen (born 8 August 1962) is a Turkish film, television and stage actor.[3]

Career

Ülgen was educated at Ankara İnönü High School, METU School of Arts and Sciences, and then Hacettepe University Conservatory.[4] He started his theatre career at Erkan Yücel's Ankara Public Theatre. He made his debut on stage as an extra in Atçalı Kel Mehmet and continued with different roles in various plays for both children and adult audiences.[5]

After the death of Erkan Yücel, like many artists, he left the Ankara Folk Theatre and joined the Ankara Art Theater under the direction of Rutkay Aziz. While performing in various plays in this venue, he earned the right to study at Hacettepe University Conservatory, Theatre Department.[5] After his graduation, he started to work as an actor and director at the State Theatres. During this period, he completed his master's degree.[5]

He was known for his role as "the wicked groom Kadir" in the television series En Son Babalar Duyar, which was broadcast between 2002 and 2006. His character, and especially the line "Hallederiz" (lit. we'll figure it out), were well received by the public. Ülgen, who was married for a while to Tülay Bursa, a theatre artist like himself, continued his theatre and cinema studies in Ankara and Istanbul. He also presented a competition program called Bir Kelime Bir İşlem, which was broadcast on TRT1 for a while.[5]

Ülgen, who is actively involved in the works of NGOs, voluntarily took part in adaptations of Nâzım Hikmet's plays, staged as by Yılmaz Onay at the Nâzım Hikmet Cultural Center. He played the character of "Sinan Kaya" in the TV series Akasya Durağı, which was broadcast on Kanal D and Star TV between 2008 and 2012. He played the character of "Chemist Sıfırcı Ziya" in the TV series Bizim Okul, which was broadcast on ATV in 2013. He rose to prominence again with the character of "Necmi İplikçi" in the TV series Kiralık Aşk, which was broadcast on Star TV between 2015 and 2017. Most recently, he acted alongside Ata Demirer in the movie Niyazi Gül Dörtnala.[4]

Together with 226 names, including academics, artists, journalists, writers and lawyers, Ülgen is a signatory of the text read during the press release at the establishment of the Union of Socialist Forces, which was founded ahead of the 2023 Turkish general election.[6]

Theatre

As actor

As director

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role
1999 Yılan HikayesiMürekkep Kadir
2000 Bizim Evin HalleriNusret
2002–2006 En Son Babalar DuyarKadir
2002 Çocuklar DuymasınBehçet
2003 Yuvadan Bir Kuş Uçtuİbrahim
GelinVeyis
2007 Hayat ApartmanıSadık
Mahşer-Nabucco'nun ZehriAli Kılıç
2008 GörgüsüzlerVakkas
2008–2012 Akasya DurağıSinan Kaya / Yusuf / Kasım / Yaman
2009 Arka SokaklarŞevket Hor
2013 Bizim OkulChemist Sıfırcı Ziya
Salih KuşuSalih ve Bahtiyar
İnadına YaşamakKıbrıslı
2014–2015 Roman HavasıHaydar
2015–2017 Kiralık AşkNecmi İplikçi
2017 Aşk ve GururAhmet Esen
2017–2018 Hayati ve DiğerleriDanyal Bezirci
2018 Kocaman AilemHulusi Koyuncu
2019 KuzgunRıfat Bilgin
2020 Gençliğim EyvahZekeriya Bozoğlu
2021 Menajerimi AraHimself
Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar OlmazEfraim
2022BabaHacı Selahattin
2023Aileİbrahim Soykan
Film
Year Title Role
1992 Kurşun Adres SormazKemal
1993 Mavi SürgünGendarmerie officer
Gelincik TarlasıErol
1994 KurtuluşAlbay Kenan Bey
1996 80. AdımKorkut Laçin
1999 Köstebek CüneytCüneyt Verel
2000 Tutku ÇemberiTimur
2002 KejeBus driver
Havada BulutKabzımal Bayram
2007 Bayrampaşa: Ben Fazla KalmayacağımTuncer
2009 Hayatın TuzuŞehsuvar
2010 Nene HatunYavuz Hoca
2011 Devrimden SonraSocialist police
2014 Bizum Hoca Kemal
2015 Niyazi Gül DörtnalaRıza
TerkedilmişZengin
2016 Araf 2Araf
Bir Şey DeğilimÇeto
KızkaçıranMehmet
2017 Her Şey Mümkünİlyas
2019 Cep Herkülü: Naim SüleymanoğluCan Pulak
TBD Filme Gel
Web
Year Title Role
2022– KaçışEbu Abidin

References

  1. ↑ "Levent Ülgen: Eşime yakalanacağım!". Hürriyet. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zeki Abi'ye çok üzüldük". Hürriyet. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ↑ ""Pastadan herkes pay almalı"". Hürriyet. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Levent Ülgen kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Levent Ülgen dizileri ve filmleri". Hürriyet. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Levent Ülgen kimdir? Levent Ülgen kaç yaşında ve nereli? Levent Ülgen dizileri ve filmleri". Habertürk. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sosyalist Güç Birliği kuruluşunu ilan etti". Evrensel (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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