Haluk Bilginer
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954, İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish movie, television and stage actor.
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 Haluk Bilginer in 2022 | |
| Born | Nihat Haluk Bilginer June 5, 1954 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Ankara State Conservatory, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Movie, television and stage actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Zuhal Olcay (m. 1992; div. 2004) Aşkın Nur Yengi (m. 2006; div. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
He has appeared in more than 120 movies, television series and in theatre roles. He has starred in genres such as comedy, drama, adventure and crime stories. In addition to starring in Turkish movies and television series, he also stars in foreign movies and television series, including in Hollywood movies. He often plays villains and unsympathetic characters.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Half Moon Street | First Arab | |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Guerrilla leader | |
| Lionheart | Merchant | ||
| 1996 | Istanbul Beneath My Wings | Evliya Celebi | |
| 1997 | Masumiyet | Bekir | Best Supporting Actor – won Golden Orange at International Antalya Film Festival Won Jean Carment Award at Angers European First Film Festival |
| 1999 | The Raindrop | ||
| Harem Suare | |||
| 2000 | Beans | The imaginary old man | |
| 2001 | Elephants and Grass | ||
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | The Turk | |
| 2004 | Where's Firuze? | Hayri | |
| 2004 | She's Gone | Inspector Yilmaz | |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turca | ||
| 2006 | Killing the Shadows | ||
| 2008 | Cars of the Revolution | ||
| Son of the Sun | |||
| 2009 | The International | Ahmet Sunay | |
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Hadji | |
| 2011 | W.E. | Mohamed Al-Fayed | |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Nazmi Kemal | |
| 2014 | Rosewater | Baba Akbar | |
| 2014 | Winter Sleep | Aydin | Best Actor – won FIPRESCI Prize at Palm Springs International Film Festival the film won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize |
| 2016 | Ben-Hur | Simonides | |
| 2017 | Forget About Nick | Nick | |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant | Halil Bey | |
| 2017 | Trendy | Hasan | |
| 2017 | Refuge | Ahmet | |
| 2018 | Halloween | Dr. Ranbir Sartain | |
| 2019 | Noah Land | Ibrahim | |
| 2020 | Leyla Everlasting | Adem | |
| 2021 | Stuck Apart | Erbil |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Glory Boys | Arab Driver | |
| 1985–89 | EastEnders | Mehmet Osman | |
| 1985 | Bergerac | Ahmet | Episode "Avenge O Lord" |
| 1991 | Memories of Midnight | Dino Mattusi | TV mini series |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Colonel Ismet Bey | Episode "Palestine, October 1917" |
| 1999 | The Bill | Guest Star/Olly | Episode "The Three Sergeants" |
| 2001 | Karanlıkta Koşanlar | Ali | Turkish TV series |
| 2001 | Tatlı Hayat | Ihsan Yıldırım | Turkish TV series, a remake of The Jeffersons |
| 2004 | Spooks | Emre Celenk | Episode "Persephone"[1] |
| 2004–05 | Sayın Bakanım | Samim Bayraktar | (TV series, a remake of British TV series Yes Minister) |
| 2010–11 | Ezel | Kenan Birkan | |
| 2012 | Acayip Hikayeler | Sinan | |
| 2014 | Kaçak | Ustura Faysal | |
| 2016 | New Blood | John Malik | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Masum | Cevdet | |
| 2017 | Kara Yazı | Oğuz | |
| 2018 | Şahsiyet | Agâh Beyoglu | Winner – Best Performance by an Actor at the 47th International Emmy Awards |
| 2020 | Alex Rider | Dr Greif | Main role |
| 2021 | Şeref Bey | Leading role |
References
- ↑ "Cast An Order of Appearance". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/credits_series3_episode6.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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