Halit Ergenç (born 30 April 1970 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish actor. well known for his role Sultan Suleiman in drama Magnificent Century (Mera Sultan) done next to
Meryem Uzerli (Hurrem Sultan) &
Nur Fettahoglu (Mahedoran Sultan) in Pakistan.
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| Born | Halit Ergenç
April 30, 1970 (age 43)
İstanbul, Turkey |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1996-present |
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| Spouse(s) | Bergüzar Korel (2009-present) |
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| Children | Ali Ergenç |
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Biography |
| With his wife and children |
Halit Ergenç was born as the son of actor Sait Ergenç on 30 April 1970 in İstanbul. He completed his secondary education at Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in 1989 and entered İstanbul Technical University to study Marine Engineering. He left after one year to study opera at Mimar Sinan University and supported himself working as a computer operator and marketer. He briefly worked as a backing vocalist and dancer for Ajda Pekkan and Leman Sam.
In 1996, Ergenç began acting at the Dormen Theatre and had his first leading role in the musical The King and I. He established himself on television with his part in the series
Kara Melek. He continued working in theatre with such plays as
Kiss Me, Kate,
Tatlı Charity,
Beni Seviyor,
Kral ve Ben,
Amphitrion 2000,
Evita,
Hayalet and Ötekiler and
Şarkılar Susarsa. Following appearances in the series
Köşe Kapmaca and
Böyle mi Olacaktı, he went to New York and acted in the musical
The Adventures of Zak.
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| Click when Ali born |
In 2000, he acted in the films
Hiç Yoktan Aşk and
Ölümün El Yazısı and then the series
Dedem, Gofret ve Ben and
Zerda where she starred opposite Ece Uslu. Then, he had appearances in a number of plays such as ''
Bugün Git Yarın Gel,
Popcorn,
Arapsaçı and
Sevgilime Göz Kulak Ol. In 2004], he starred in the series
Aliye with Sanem Çelik and Nejat İşler.
In 2005 and 2006, Ergenç acted in the films
Babam ve Oğlum directed by Çağan Irmak,
The Net 2.0,
Tramway and
İlk Aşk. Beginning in 2006, he starred as Onur Aksal in the hit series
Binbir Gece which was on air until 2009. During this period he also had roles in the films
Devrim Arabaları and
Acı Aşk. Ergenç also starred as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the film
Dersimiz Atatürk. He is currently starring in the hit series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century)
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| Click from Mera Sultan with Nur |
Personal life
He is married to actress Bergüzar Korel with whom he has a son. He has stated that he likes Zeki Demirkubuz's style and Ferzan Özpetek's emotion, but prefers to work the most with Reha Erdem and Çağan Irmak who he describes as both young and talented directors.
Filmography
As an actor
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| 1996 | Tatlı Kaçıklar |
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| 1996 | Kara Melek |
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| 1997 | Böyle mi Olacaktı |
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| 1998 | Gurbetçiler |
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| 2000 | Ölümün El Yazısı |
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| Hiç Yoktan Aşk |
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| 2001 | Dedem, Gofret ve Ben |
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| 2002 | Kumsaldaki İzler |
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| Zeybek Ateşi |
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| Azad |
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| Zerda |
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| 2003 | Baba |
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| Esir Şehrin İnsanları |
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| Okul |
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| 2004 | Aliye |
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| 2005 | The Net 2.0 |
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| Babam ve Oğlum |
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| 2006 | İlk Aşk |
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| Binbir Gece | Onur Aksal |
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| 2008 | Devrim Arabaları |
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| 2009 | Acı Aşk |
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| 2010 | Dersimiz: Atatürk | Atatürk |
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| Misafir |
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| 2011 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Suleiman the Magnificent |
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| From Mera Sultan with Meryem |
