Peker Açıkalın

Born

1 March 1963 (aged 63)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 2 movies

Peker Açıkalın was born on 1 March 1963 in Istanbul. He comes from a family that emigrated from Skopje on his father's side and from Thessaloniki on his mother's side. After graduating from the Istanbul University State Conservatory, he acted in the theaters of Nedim Saban, Taner Barlas and Ali Poyrazoğlu.

He first appeared before television viewers in 1989 with the program Kim Bunlar? broadcast on TRT 1. He made his name in the world of series with the roles of Fırıldak Ömer in Çiçek Taksi and Cengiz in Ekmek Teknesi; the doorman Gaffur, whom he played in Avrupa Yakası, became his best-known character. He also appeared in the series Mert ile Gert and Yahşi Cazibe.

In cinema, he appeared before audiences as the characters Psiko in the new Hababam Sınıfı films and Bahattin in the Maskeli Beşler series. In 2003 he received the award for most successful supporting actor at the Sadri Alışık Awards, and in 2007 the award for best comedy actor at the 34th Altın Kelebek.

Açıkalın played Kadir Kuru in Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı and Ender in Kolay Para, all Avşar Film productions.