Metin Coşkun

Born

1948 (aged about 78)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 2 movies

Metin Coşkun was born in 1948 in Istanbul. The actor, who first stepped on stage in 1970, worked for many years as both actor and director in more than sixty plays with private companies such as the Ankara Art Theater, Yeni Tiyatro and Dostlar Tiyatrosu, and at the Ankara State Theater. Galile'nin Yaşamı, Bir Halk Düşmanı and Mefisto are among the works he staged. In 1982 he was awarded the Best Actor prize by the Sanat Kurumu.

Besides theater, he appeared in series on TRT and private channels. After productions such as İkinci Bahar and Bizim Aile, he played Sinan Salihoğlu in En Son Babalar Duyar. With the roles of Belalı Naim in the series Suskunlar and Hakkı Alacahan in Kara Sevda, he reached a wider audience.

Later he acted in the series Kaçak, Çukur and Kalp Atışı; in Masumlar Apartmanı, broadcast between 2020 and 2022, he brought the character Hikmet Derenoğlu to life. In cinema, he appeared in the films Başka Dilde Aşk and Pek Yakında. Besides acting, he is also known for his voice-over work.

Coşkun appeared in the Avşar Film productions Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı and Su ve Ateş (Reşit).