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Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.
Kesal graduated from
* '' The Things You Kill'', 2025
* '' Aldatmak'', 2022 (Ali Sezai Okuyan)
* '' Beni Çok Sev'', 2021 (Sedat)
* '' Üç Kuruş'', 2021 (Halit)
* '' Menajerimi Ara'', 2020 (guest appearance)
* ''Alef'', 2020
* '' Nasipse Adayız'', 2020
* '' Görülmüştür'', 2019
* '' The Announcement'', 2018
* '' Çukur'', 2017–2019; 2020; 2021 (İdris Koçovalı)
* '' Cehennem'', 2017
* '' İçerde'', 2016 (Akin Isik (Kostenceli))
* '' Ben O DeÄŸilim'', 2014
* '' Hükümet Kadın 2'', 2013
* '' Ben de Özledim'', 2013
* '' Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi'', 2013
* '' Yozgat Blues'', 2013
* '' Hükümet Kadın'', 2012
* '' Küf'', 2012
* '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'', 2011
* '' Albatrosun YolculuÄŸu'', 2010
* '' Vavien'', 2009
* '' Üç Maymun'', 2008
* '' Uzak'', 2002
Ege University
Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, Ä°zmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in Ä°zmir and the fourth oldest unive ...
's medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at Keskin State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts surrounding it.
He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...
's movie '' Uzak''. He also wrote the script for the movie '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. In 2011, the movie received a nomination for the Best Script award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including ''Peri Gazozu'' (2013), ''Nasipse Adayız'' (2015), ''Cin Aynası'' (2016), ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'' (2017) and ''Aslında...'' (2017) by İletişim Yayınları and ''Evvel Zaman'' (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.
Filmography
* '' The Things You Kill'', 2025
* '' Aldatmak'', 2022 (Ali Sezai Okuyan)
* '' Beni Çok Sev'', 2021 (Sedat)
* '' Üç Kuruş'', 2021 (Halit)
* '' Menajerimi Ara'', 2020 (guest appearance)
* ''Alef'', 2020
* '' Nasipse Adayız'', 2020
* '' Görülmüştür'', 2019
* '' The Announcement'', 2018
* '' Çukur'', 2017–2019; 2020; 2021 (İdris Koçovalı)
* '' Cehennem'', 2017
* '' İçerde'', 2016 (Akin Isik (Kostenceli))
* '' Ben O DeÄŸilim'', 2014
* '' Hükümet Kadın 2'', 2013
* '' Ben de Özledim'', 2013
* '' Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi'', 2013
* '' Yozgat Blues'', 2013
* '' Hükümet Kadın'', 2012
* '' Küf'', 2012
* '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'', 2011
* '' Albatrosun YolculuÄŸu'', 2010
* '' Vavien'', 2009
* '' Üç Maymun'', 2008
* '' Uzak'', 2002
Awards
* 20th Golden Boll Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, '' Yozgat Blues'' * Slovakia Art Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, '' Küf'' * 32ndInternational Istanbul Film Festival
The Istanbul Film Festival () is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its re ...
, 2013, Best Actor, '' Yozgat Blues''
* 44th SÄ°YAD Awards
The 44th SÄ°YAD Awards (), presented by the Turkish Film Critics Association (SÄ°YAD), honored the best Turkish films of 2011 and took place on , at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkey.
Awards and nominations
Best Film
* Winner ...
, 2011, Best Supporting Actor, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da''
* 44th SÄ°YAD Awards
The 44th SÄ°YAD Awards (), presented by the Turkish Film Critics Association (SÄ°YAD), honored the best Turkish films of 2011 and took place on , at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkey.
Awards and nominations
Best Film
* Winner ...
, 2011, Best Script, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da''
* 1st Yeşilçam Film Academy Awards, 2011, Best Script, '' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da''
* 14th Sadri Alışık Awards, 2009, Best Supporting Actor, '' Üç Maymun''
* 2009 Yeşilçam Awards, 2009, Best Script, '' Üç Maymun''
Bibliography
* ''Peri Gazozu'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2013 () * ''Evvel Zaman'', Istanbul: İthaki Yayınları 2014 () * ''Nasipse Adayız'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2015 () * ''Cin Aynası'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2016 () * ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2017 () * ''Aslında...'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2017 () * ''Kendi Işığında Yanan Adam - Tanıdığım Metin Erksan'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2018 () * ''Velhasıl'', Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları 2019 ()References
External links
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