Cengiz Bozkurt

Born

24 December 1965 (aged 60)

Place of birth

Nevşehir

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie and 1 series

Mehmet Cengiz Bozkurt was born on 24 December 1965 in Nevşehir. After Ankara Atatürk High School, he entered the Physics Department at METU in 1984; there, in the METU Players troupe, he developed an interest in the stage, and in 1990 he left school to choose the path of theater. He then moved to England, and during the fourteen years he spent there working at various jobs, he completed the Media and Communication program at Goldsmiths, University of London in 1996.

In London he shot television documentaries, directed short films and attended acting workshops. Encouraged by Mehmet Ergen, he decided to continue acting and, together with him, was among the founders of the Arcola Theatre. Returning to Istanbul in 2003 for the Kent Oyuncuları production Inishmore'lu Yüzbaşı, Bozkurt began working in theater, series and cinema in Turkey; in 2006 he directed the play Kumarbazın Seçimi.

He is best known to wide audiences for the character Erdal Bakkal in the series Leyla ile Mecnun. He also acted in the series Parmaklıklar Ardında, Jet Sosyete and Teşkilat, and in the films Kaybedenler Kulübü and Pek Yakında. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 47th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival for the film Kavşak; for the series Gençliğim Eyvah he was deemed worthy of an award in the comedy category at the 47th Altın Kelebek Awards.

Bozkurt appeared in the Avşar Film productions Ay Lav Yu (Saido) and Kırık Kanatlar.