Erkan Can (born 1 November 1958) is a Turkish

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and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' On Board'' and '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'', and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor for ''Takva: A Man's Fear of God''.

Biography

Erkan Can began acting in 1974 at the age of 16 with the local Bursa State Theater and took acting classes at the Industrial Vocational High School. From 1982 to 1984 he undertook his compulsory military service. In 1985 he entered the theatre department of the Istanbul State Conservatory and made his first screen appearance, alongside Kemal Sunal, in ''Davacı'' (1986) directed by Zeki Ökten before graduating in 1990. From 1991 to 1992 he performed with the Bakirkoy Municipal Theatre. He had his first major roles in the television series ''Mahallenin Muhtarlari'' (1992) and ''Yalancı'' (1993) for TRT. He had a minor appearance in ''Sokaktaki Adam'' (1995), directed by Biket İlhan, and a featured role in the short ''Bana Old and Wise'ı Çal'' (1998), directed by

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before achieving success with '' On Board'' (1998), directed by Serdar Akar, for which he won best actor awards at film festivals in Antalya and Ankara as well as the Orhan Anzac Award. A series of film a television roles followed, including appearances in '' Vizontele'' (2001), directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and Ömer Faruk Sorak, and '' Istanbul Tales'' (2005), directed by Ümit Ünal et al. Appearances in ''

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, were followed by, what Rekin Teksoy describes as, a ''"convincing performance"'' in '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'' (2007), directed by Özer Kızıltan, for which he won best actor awards at film festivals in Antalya and Nuremberg as well as the Asia Pacific Screen Award.

Filmography

* '' Davacı'' (1986) as Seyyar Satıcı * '' Gençler'' (1989) * '' Mahallenin Muhtarları'' (1992 TV series) as Temel * '' Yalancı'' (1993 TV series) as Hulusi * '' Sokaktaki Adam'' (1995) * '' Bana Old and Wise'ı Çal'' (1998 short film) as Oguz * '' On Board'' () (1998) as the Captain * '' Offside'' () (2000) as Suat * '' Vizontele'' (2001) as Mela Hüseyin * '' Azad'' (2002 TV series) * '' Toss-Up'' () (2004) as Firuz * '' Istanbul Tales'' () (2005) as Darbukacı * '' O Şimdi Mahkum'' (2005) as Kazım * '' Kapıları Açmak'' (2005 television series) as Suphi Yılmaz * '' Pamuk Prenses 2'' (2005 short film) as Serdar * '' Fırtına'' (2006 TV series) as Oflu Hoca * ''

'' () (2006) as İrfan * '' The Edge of Heaven'' ( / ) (2006) * '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'' (2007) as Muharrem * '' Bıçak Sırtı'' (2007) as Numan * '' Düğün Şarkıcısı'' (2008) as Kudret * '' Black Dogs Barking'' () (2009) * '' Kapalıçarşı'' (2009 TV series) * ''

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'' () (2010) * '' Kara Para Aşk'' (2015) as Tayyar * ''Love, Bitter'' () (2015–2016 TV series) * ''A Crazy Love'' () (2017 TV series) * ''My Dear Neighbor'' () (2018 film) as Musa * ''Müslüm'' (2018 film) as Limoncu Ali * ''

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'' (2018–2019 TV series) as Haydar * '' Love Likes Coincidences 2'' () (2020 film) as Kemal * ''Tövbeler Olsun'' (2020 TV series) as Osman Necipli * ''Saygı'' (2020 TV series) as Yavuz * '' The Festival of Troubadours'' (2022 film) as Kul Yakup * ''Tamirhane'' (2022 film) * ''Kendi Yolumda'' (2022 film) * ''Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam'' (2022– TV series) * ''Bursa Bülbülü'' (2023 film) * ''Cenazemize Hoş Geldiniz'' (2023 film)

References

External links

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Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Can, Erkan 1958 births People from Bursa Living people Turkish male film actors Best Actor Golden Orange Award winners Asia Pacific Screen Award winners