Müfit Kayacan (born 17 January 1959) is a Turkish actor and theatre director.

Life and career

Kayacan was born on 17 January 1959 in

Kaş Kaş () is a small fishing, diving, yachting and tourist town, and a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,750 km2, and its population is 62,866 (2022). It is 168 km west of the city ...

, Turkey. He is a graduate of

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

Çukurova University with a degree in

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. He is one of the founders of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters (AŞT), where he played his first role in 1983, and was the general art director for 25 years. During this period, he took part in 32 different plays and directed 25 plays. At the same time, he worked as the Head of Cultural Services Department in Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for 10 years. The National Theater Festival for High Schools, one of the many festivals initiated during his duty, started in 1993 for the first time with the participation of 6 high schools. Kayacan, who was also a jury member at the Golden Orange Film Festival, is also one of the creators of the Likya Seyirlik Games Festival. Kayacan is also one of the executives of Women Meet with Theater project. He has also appeared in numerous TV series and movies. Kayacan is married with two children. In 2012, he was nominated for the "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy" award at the 16th Afife Theatre Awards for his role as "Abdi" in ''Kanlı Nigâr'', which he took to stage at Adım Theatre and also starred in.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

* ''Ormanın Bekçileri'' (1983) / writer: Ülker Köksal * ''Küçük Nasreddin'' (1984) / writer: Serpil Akıllıoğlu * '' Rumuz Goncagül'' (1984) / writer:

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* '' Becerikli Kanguru'' (1985) / writer: Ahmet Önel * ''Topuzlu'' (1985) / writer: Hidayet Sayın * ''Köşe Kapmaca'' (1986) / writer: Hidayet Sayın * ''Kırmızı Sokağın Suzanı'' (1987) / writer: Erdoğan Aytekin * '' Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1988) / writer:

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* '' Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım'' (1989) / writer:

* ''Ay Işığında Şamata'' (1990) / writer:

* ''Canlar Ölesi Değil'' (1990) / writer:

* ''Sayım Suyum Yok'' (1990) / writer: Ahmet Önel * ''Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (1991) / writer: Turgut Özakman * '' Kanlı Nigar'' (1992) / writer: Sadık Şendil * ''Nalınlar'' (1993) / writer: Necati Cumali * ''Öykülerin Azizliği'' (1995) / writer: M. Taner Çelik * '' Köşe Kapmaca'' (1996) / writer: Hidayet Sayın * ''Düğün Ya Da Davul'' (1997) / writer: Haşmet Zeybek * '' Aşk Grevi'' (1998) / writer: Savaş Aykılıç * ''Politikada Bir Sarı Çizmeli'' (1999) / writer: Recep Bilginer * '' Cimri'' (2000) / writer: Moliere * ''Yobaz'' (2001) / writer: Metin Balay * ''Töre'' (2002) / writer: Turgut Özakman * ''Rumuz Goncagül'' (2002) / writer:

* ''Komşu Köyün Delisi'' (2003) / writer: Üstün Dökmen * ''Definename'' (2004) / writer: Sinan Bayraktar * '' Vatan Kurtaran Şaban'' (2009) / writer:

* ''Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (2010) / writer: Turgut Özakman * '' İnadına Yaşamak'' (2011) / writer: Metin Balay * '' Heccav Yahut Şair Eşref'in Esrarengiz Macerası'' (2012) / writer: Semih Çelenk * ''Carmela y Paolino'' (2013) / writer: Jose Sanchis Sinisterre * ''Azizname'' (2014) / writer: M. Taner Çelik * ''Entrikalı Dolap Komedyası'' (2016) * ''Bu da Geçer Yahu'' (2018)

As director

* ''Becerikli Kanguru'' (1985) / writer: Ahmet Önel * '' Kırmızı Sokağın Suzanı'' (1987) / writer: Erdoğan Aytekin * '' Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1988) / writer:

* '' Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım'' (1989) / writer:

* '' Ay Işığında Şamata'' (1990) / writer:

* ''Canlar Ölesi Değil'' (1990) / writer:

* ''Sayım Suyum Yok'' (1990) / writer: Ahmet Önel * '' Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (1991) / writer: Turgut Özakman * ''Kanlı Nigar'' (1992) / writer: Sadık Şendil * '' Nalınlar'' (1993) / writer: Necati Cumalı * ''Politikada Bir Sarı Çizmeli'' (1999) / writer: Recep Bilginer * ''Töre'' (2002) / writer: Turgut Özakman * '' Aşk Grevi'' (2010) / writer: Savaş Aykılıç

Awards and nominations

* 16th Afife Theatre Awards - "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy" (nom) - ''Kanlı Nigar'' (2012) * Direct Audience Awards - "Best Actor" - ''Vatan Kurtaran Şaban'' (2009, Antalya BB City Theatre) * Golden Mask Theatre Awards Mersin - "Best Director" - ''Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1989, Antalya BB City Theatre)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayacan, Mufit Living people 1959 births Çukurova University alumni Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors Turkish theatre directors People from Antalya Province