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

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

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School of Communication. In 2004, he moved to

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and began his education in acting at the Ekol Drama Art House and later enrolled in

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, 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 several commercials during those years. Between 2008–2010, he portrayed the character of Nihat Önal on

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drama series '' Aşk-ı Memnu''. The series was both a national and international success and marked the breakthrough of his career. 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. In 2012, he had a leading role in the historical drama movie ''

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'', in which he portrayed

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. Then, He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in mini historical series "Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm" for twice. He played in "Kurt Kanunu" based on

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's novel alongside Pelin Akil. He played in "Yol Ayrımı" based on

's novel alongside

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. In 2014, he joined the cast of

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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

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, 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. Their daughter, Naz, was born in June 2016.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kizmaz, Ilker Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male stage actors 1975 births Living people