İsmail Hacıoğlu

Born

30 November 1985 (aged 40)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

İsmail Hacıoğlu was born on 30 November 1985 in Istanbul. He is the son of a family of Bulgarian origin; his father is the former Fenerbahçe footballer Mehmet Hacıoğlu, known by the nickname Bulgar Mehmet.

He first encountered the stage in school plays during his primary school years. He trained in acting at the theatre department of the Müjdat Gezen Art Center; he then left his studies at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, which he had won a place in, in his first year. For his role in the 2003 film Karşılaşma, he received the promising young actor award at the 40th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival.

On television, he played Ozan Kozan in Bir İstanbul Masalı and Memed Ali Aslanbaş in Beyaz Gelincik. In cinema, he appeared in the films Sınav and Kabadayı; at the 16th Sadri Alışık Awards he was named best actor for his role in Çakal. In later years he appeared in the films Ayla and Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu and played the character Barış Yesari in the series Mahkum.

Hacıoğlu played Volkan in Avşar Film's 2009 film Sonsuz.