Berk Cankat
{{Short description|Turkish actor and graphic designer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{infobox person
| name = Berk Cankat
| birth_name = Ömer Berk Cankat
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1984|5|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ankara, Turkey
| nationality = Turkish
| occupation = Actor, graphic designer
| years_active = 2013–present
| website =
}}
Berk Cankat (born 9 May 1984) is a Turkish actor and graphic designer.
Biography
Cankat was born on 9 May 1984 in Ankara to family of Circassian origin.{{cite news |date=20 January 2018 |title=Gülizar dizisinin yakışıklı jönü Berk Cankat kimdir, kaç yaşında? |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/magazin-haberleri/gulizar-dizisinin-yakisikli-jonu-berk-cankat-kimdir-kac-yasinda/ |url-status=live |work=Sözcü |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223054627/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/magazin-haberleri/gulizar-dizisinin-yakisikli-jonu-berk-cankat-kimdir-kac-yasinda/ |archive-date=23 February 2018 |access-date=31 August 2021}}
He was never interested in acting in college. After graduating from university, he came to Istanbul to work as a graphic designer with his close friend. He decided to become an actor after coming to Istanbul. He studied acting at the Academy 35 Buçuk Sanat Evi and began his professional career in theater. In 2011, he starred in the plays The Seagull written by Anton Chekhov and Barut Kıvısı written by Dejan Dukovski, followed by the theater play Merhaba Efendim written by Muzaffer İzgü in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.idiletisim.com.tr/index.php/tr/sanatcilar/berk-cankat/info|title=ID İletişim|website=idiletisim|access-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028095234/http://www.idiletisim.com.tr/index.php/tr/sanatcilar/berk-cankat/info|archive-date=28 October 2015|url-status=dead}} He also worked as an assistant to Civan Canova on the play Kızıl Ötesi Aydınlık, and to Vahide Perçin on Otobüs.
His first television experience was with Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim on Fox TV. In this series, he portrayed the character of "Savaş" which had fantastic powers and controlled minds with his gaze.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com.tr/Sana-Bir-Sir-Verecegim/oyuncular|title=FOX - Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim Oyuncuları|website=www.fox.com.tr|access-date=6 October 2018}} After making a name for himself, he joined the Medcezir' series as a guest actor and brought the character of "Cem" to life. After becoming well-known in Turkey, in summer 2014 he got a role on Star TV's series Güzel Köylü playing the character of "Cemal". Cankat shared the leading role with Gizem Karaca, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. However, the series ended on 17 June 2015. In November 2015, he was cast as "İskender (Alex)" on the historic series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, produced by Tims Productions for Star TV. In January 2016, Cankat won an Elle Style Awards as Actor of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.ranini.tv/haber/11538/1/elle-style-awards-2015-kazananlari-belli-oldu|title=Elle Style Awards 2015 kazananları belli oldu!|website=Ranini.tv|access-date=6 October 2018}} In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.{{cite news |title=Yıldızlar Altında dizisinin ismi Yıldızlar Şahidim olarak değiştirildi |url=http://televizyongazetesi.com/yildizlar-altinda-dizisinin-ismi-yildizlar-sahidim-olarak-degistirildi/92586 |newspaper=Televizyongazetesi.com |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=10 February 2017}}
Theater
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Theater | ||
| Year
! Play ! Writer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ay Işığında Samata | Haldun Taner |
| rowspan=2| 2011 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov |
| Barut Fıçısı | Dejan Dukovski | |
| 2012 | Merhaba Efendim | Muzaffer İzgü |
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Television | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim | Savaş
|Supporting role | |
| 2014 | Medcezir | Cem | Supporting role |
| 2014–2015 | Güzel Köylü | Cemal | Leading role |
| 2015–2016 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Alex / İskender | Main character |
| 2017 | Yıldızlar Şahidim | Aras | Leading role |
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | Gülizar | Murat | Leading role |
| Bir Deli Rüzgar | Uğur | Leading role | |
| 2022 | Aslında Özgürsün | Koray | Leading role |
| 2022–2023 | Sıfırıncı Gün | Mert | Leading role |
| 2024
|Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi |Kanlı Bernard |Yardımcı oyuncu |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb person|6122128|Berk Cankat}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cankat, Berk}}
Category:Turkish male television actors
Category:Turkish male stage actors
Category:Turkish graphic designers
Category:Male actors from Ankara