Haluk Bilginer
Haluk Bilginer | |
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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(s) | Movie, television and stage actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 1 |
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954, İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish movie, television and stage actor.[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.[1]
He is most famous in the United Kingdom for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television series EastEnders.[1]
Filmography
[change | change source]Films
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Half Moon Street | First Arab | |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Guerrilla leader | |
| Lionheart | Merchant | ||
| 1996 | Istanbul Beneath My Wings | Evliya Çelebi | |
| 1997 | Masumiyet | Bekir | Best Supporting Actor – won the Golden Orange at the International Antalya Film Festival Won the Jean Carment Award at the Angers European First Film Festival |
| 1999 | The Raindrop | Zinnur | |
| Harem Suare | Abdülhamit | ||
| 2000 | Beans | The imaginary old man | |
| 2001 | Elephants and Grass | Sabit | |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | The Turk | |
| 2004 | Where's Firuze? | Hayri | |
| 2004 | She's Gone | Inspector Yılmaz | |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turca | Seçkin | |
| 2006 | Killing the Shadows | Karagöz | |
| 2008 | Cars of the Revolution | Necip | |
| Son of the Sun | Alper Canan | ||
| 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 | Aydın | Best Actor – won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 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 | İbrahim | |
| 2020 | Leyla Everlasting | Adem | |
| 2021 | Stuck Apart | Erbil | |
| 2024 | Maria | Aristotle Onassis | American-Italian-German production |
TV series
[change | change source]| 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 İsmet 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 | İhsan Yıldırım | Turkish TV series, a remake of The Jeffersons |
| 2004 | Spooks | Emre Celenk | Episode "Persephone"[2] |
| 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 | Şeref | Leading role |
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 "Haluk Bilginer: The first Turkish Emmy-winning actor". Daily Sabah. 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ "Cast An Order of Appearance". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Haluk Bilginer on IMDb
- Biography of Haluk Bilginer - Biyografi.info (in Turkish)
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