Kaan Urgancıoğlu
 |
Kaan Urgancıoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1981 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Marmara University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Burcu Denizer (m. 2023) |
Kaan Urgancıoğlu (born 8 May 1981) is a Turkish actor.
Life and career
Kaan Urgancioglu was born on 8 May 1981 in İzmir, Turkey. On his father's side he is of Turkish descent and on his mother's side he is of Albanian and Syrian descent.[1] He went to school at the Private Turkish College Secondary School and the American College.[2] After graduating from highschool, he moved to Istanbul in 2000 and studied at the Marmara University's Finance Department.[2] Kaan Urgancıoğlu started to study cinema as well as university education. He graduated after 7 years. In 2002, while still at university, he started to work as an actor on the recommendation of actress Demet Akbağ, a family friend.
Urgancıoğlu had his first role as the lead actor in a series based on the historical comic book Karaoğlan. He then had a role in the youth series Kampüsistan. He played in many popular series and films afterwards.[3] In 2008 he went to the United States and studied acting there for 6 months. He is best known for playing Emir Kozcuoğlu in Kara Sevda, one of the most successful Turkish series internationally and the only Turkish series in history to win the International Emmy Award for "Best Telenovela",[4] along with two other international awards.[5][6] He also starred in the Netflix original series Aşk 101, which premiered in 2020. In 2021, he began starring in Yargı and shared the leading roles with Pınar Deniz, with whom he had previously co-starred in Aşk 101. Kaan Urgancıoğlu married Burcu Denizer on 19 June in Athens.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Ispanaktan Nağmeler | - | Guest role |
| 2006 | İlk Aşk | Arif Ege | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Son Ders: Aşk ve Üniversite | Ulaş Atilla | Leading role |
| 2009 | Büşra | Titrek | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Peşpeşe | Harun | |
| 2014 | Panzehir | Mehmet | |
| 2015 | Uzaklarda Arama | Tayfun | Leading role |
| 2019 | Baron 2 | Ehsan | Leading role/Uzbek film |
| 2019 | Gerçek Olamaz | Murat | Leading role |
| 2022 | Sen Yaşamaya Bak | Fırat | |
| 2022 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Casa | Supporting role |
| Streaming series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Leyla ile Mecnun | Berkcan | Joined |
| 2018 | Jack Ryan | Deniz | Guest role |
| 2020–2021 | Aşk 101 | Kemal | Leading role |
| TV series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Karaoğlan | Karaoğlan | Leading role |
| 2003 | Kampüsistan | Tolga | |
| 2004 | Avrupa Yakası | - | Guest role |
| 2005 | Yeniden Çalıkuşu | Ali | Leading role |
| Körfez Ateşi | - | Guest role | |
| Sessiz Gece | Anıl | Supporting role | |
| Seni Çok Özledim | Ateş Erturç | Leading role | |
| 2006 | Gülpare | - | Guest role |
| Ah Polis Olsam | Nezih | Supporting role | |
| Azap Yolu | Yiğit | ||
| 2007 | Tutsak | Mehmet | Leading role |
| 2008 | Limon Ağacı | Kaan | |
| 2009 | Ayrılık | Deniz | |
| 2010 | Canım Ailem | Talat | Guest role |
| 2010 | Düriye'nin Güğümleri | Ümit | Supporting role |
| 2011 | Bir Ömür Yetmez | Eren | |
| 2012 | Düşman Kardeşler | Mehmet | Leading role |
| Son | Tayfun | Supporting role | |
| 2013 | A.Ş.K. | Can | Leading role |
| 2015 | Filinta[7] | Otto Petrovic | Supporting role |
| 2015–2017 | Kara Sevda | Emir Kozcuoğlu | Leading role |
| 2021–present | Yargı | Ilgaz Kaya | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Job | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ayaklı Newspaper Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Endless Love | Won | |
| 2022 | 12th Unimpeded Life Foundation | Best Actor | Yargı | Won | [8] |
| 48th Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Actor | Won |
References
- ^ "Özgür olmadığın ilişkiyi yaşama". Hürriyet.
My mother's father side were Syrian immigrant, mother side were Albanian immigrants. My father is a local from Tire, İzmir, Turkey.
- ^ a b "Kaan Urgancıoğlu".
- ^ "Kampüsistan oyuncuları şimdi ne halde?". Hürriyet. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Kara Sevda becomes first Turkish TV series to win an International Emmy". www.t-vine.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Blind Love Wins Prize from Seul, Korea - Turkish Celebrity News". www.turkishcelebritynews.com. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Amour éternel / Kara Sevda (Soap Awards 2021) : "Nous avons écrit le scénario avec le public du monde entier"". Toutelatele (in French). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Filinta dizisi 4. Bölümde sürpriz oyuncu!".
- ^ "Her Bölümüyle Nefesleri Kesen Yargı Dizisinin Oyuncuları Pınar Deniz ve Kaan Urgancıoğlu Ödüle Doymuyor!". Onedio (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-01-28.