Halit Ergenç

Born

30 April 1970 (aged 56)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Halit Ergenç was born in 1970 in Istanbul; he is the son of musician and actor Mehmet Sait Ergenç. After graduating from Beşiktaş Atatürk High School, he began studying naval architecture at Istanbul Technical University; he left this program and graduated from the Opera and Musical Theatre Acting Department of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory. He had begun singing in his high school years and for three years worked as a vocalist for Ajda Pekkan and Leman Sam.

In 1996 he played the lead in the musical Kral ve Ben staged at the Dormen Theatre, and in the same period he moved onto the screen with the series Kara Melek. While continuing his work on stage with the plays Arapsaçı and Popcorn, he gained recognition with the roles of Devran in Zerda and Sinan Karahan in Aliye.

For the role of Onur Aksal in Binbir Gece, in which he shared the lead with Bergüzar Korel, he was named best actor at the 34th Altın Kelebek Awards. With Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, whom he played in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, he received this award for the second time and also became known internationally. He played Miralay Cevdet in Vatanım Sensin and İrfan in Babil; in cinema, he appeared in the films Devrim Arabaları and İstanbul Kırmızısı.

Ergenç played Özkan in Avşar Film's 2005 film Babam ve Oğlum.