Şahabettin Mert Fırat (born 10 January 1981) is a Turkish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and screenwriter.

Life

His father is singer Nihat Fırat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took acting classes in Ankara University. Fırat graduated from the theatre department of

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

and took his master's degree in Film and Drama from

Kadir Has University Kadir Has University (), often abbreviated as KHAS, is a private non-profit university in Fatih, Istanbul, established in 1997 by Kadir Has, the late Turkish industrialist and philanthropist.

. He founded the "Moda Theatre" and "Das Das" in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, and "Sanat Mahal" in

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

. He has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2005 and has won many awards. In October 2017 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey chose Fırat as a Goodwill Ambassador in Turkey.

Filmography

Screenwriter

*'' Başka Dilde Aşk'' (2009) *'' Atlıkarınca'' (2010) *''Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş'' (2015)

Actor

Theatre

*'' Hastalık Hastası'' (1999–2000, Söder Theatre, İsveç) *''Suç ve Ceza'' (2001–2004 Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Şeyh Bedrettin'' (2002–2003, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Palyaço Prens'' (2003–2004, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Atları da Vururlar'' (2004–2005, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Hırçın Kız'' (2006–2007, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tranio *''

Testosteron Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in Male, males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of Male reproductive system, male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting se ...

'' (2008–2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tretyn *'' Antonius ile Kleopatra'' (2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Caesar *''Bütün Çılgınlar Sever Beni'' (2013–) – Janus *''Parkta Güzel Bir Gün'' (2014–) – Sınır Muhafızı *''En Kısa Gecenin Rüyası'' (2015–) – Dimitrius *Joseph k (DasDas, İstanbul) *Westend / Batının Sonu (DasDas, İstanbul) *deli bayrami (DasDas, İstanbul)

Commercial

*'' İş Bankası'' Maximum Kart

References

External links

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Entry in Sinema Türk
1981 births Living people Male actors from Ankara Turkish Arab people Turkish people of Arab descent Turkish male film actors Turkish male screenwriters Turkish people of Circassian descent 21st-century Turkish male actors {{Turkey-actor-stub