İlker Kızmaz

İlker Kızmaz (born 9 September 1975) is a Turkish actor.

İlker Kızmaz
Born (1975-09-09) 9 September 1975
İzmir, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Aslı Türkel
(m. 2014)
Children1
Websiteilkerkizmaz.com

Early life

İlker Kızmaz was born and raised in İzmir. As he became interested in acting, he started appearing on stage in his hometown. He later graduated from Anadolu University School of Communication. In 2004, he moved to Istanbul and began his education in acting at the Ekol Drama Art House and later enrolled in Bahçeşehir University, where he took acting courses.

Career

Kızmaz made his television debut in 2002 by appearing in minor roles in the TV series Aslı ile Kerem, Yeter Anne and Candan Öte. He also took part in a number of commercials during those years. Between 2008–2010, he portrayed the character of Nihat Önal on Kanal D drama series Aşk-ı Memnu. The series was both a national and international success and marked the breakthrough his career.[1]

In 2009, he made his cinematic debut with a role in the movie Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun, directed by Levent Semerci. The movie won various national awards.[2]

In 2012, he had a leading role in the historical drama movie Çanakkale 1915, in which he portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Then, He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in mini historical series "Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm" for twice.[3]

He played in "Kurt Kanunu" based on Kemal Tahir's novel alongside Pelin Akil. He played in "Yol Ayrımı" based on Kemal Tahir's novel alongside Engin Altan Düzyatan, Bensu Soral, Dolunay Soysert. [4]

In 2014, he joined the cast of TRT 1 period series Yedi Güzel Adam based on life of famous poets, playing the role of Kenan. In the same year, he shared the leading role with Mete Horozoğlu, Ayça Bingöl and Ekin Koç on the period series Benim Adım Gültepe.

Personal life

Kızmaz married Aslı Türkel, his costar from Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun, on 16 June 2014.[5] Their daughter, Naz, was born in June 2016.[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Aslı ile Kerem
Yeter Anne
Sırlar Dünyası
2004 Cennet Mahallesi
2006 Fırtınalı Aşk
2007 Duvar İsa
2008–2010 Aşk-ı Memnu Nihat Önal
2010 Güneydoğudan Öyküler Önce Vatan Bülent
2011 Sırat Yusuf Sancaktar
2012 Yol Ayrımı
Kurt Kanunu Cevdet Enis
2014 Benim Adım Gültepe Halil
2014–2015 Yedi Güzel Adam Kenan Hoca
2016 Tatlı İntikam Barış Demir
Sevda Kuşun Kanadında Tarık
2016–2017 Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz Emir Urgaz
2017–2019 Payitaht Abdülhamid Şehzade Mehmet Selim
2020 Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2020–2021 Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu Arslantaş
2021 Yalancılar ve Mumları Hasan
2022–present Hayatımın Şansı Alpay
Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2021–2022 Etkileyici Pamir Yıldırım
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun İlker Çavuş
2010 Bilinmeyen Yaşın Yorgunu Cengiz
2012 Çanakkale 1915 Mustafa Kemal
Cennetten Kovulmak
Açlığa Doymak Tahsin
2013 Mahmut ile Meryem Süleyman Paşa
2016 Kaçma Birader İlker
Saruhan İşkodralı Sarı Selim
2017 Elimiz Mahkum Orhan
2018 Kardeşim için Der'a Ali
2021 Elli Kelimelik Mektuplar Celal Türkan
TBD Ben de Seni Görüyorum Baba

References

  1. "Aşk-ı Memnu Reytingleri". reytingler.biz. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. "Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun". Sinematurk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. "Çanakkale 1915 Filminin Oyuncuları". www.beyazperde.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. "İlker Kızmaz kimdir? - Yeni Akit".
  5. "Aslı Kızmaz ve İlker Kızmaz nasıl tanıştı". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  6. "İlker Kızmaz kız babası oldu". mynet.com. October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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