Berk Cankat (born 9 May 1984) is a Turkish actor and graphic
designer.Cankart was born on 9 May 1984 in Ankara to family of
Circassian origin.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. 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 "SavaÅŸ" which had fantastic powers and controlled minds
with his gaze. 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 "Ä°skender (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. In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on
Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.
designer.Cankart was born on 9 May 1984 in Ankara to family of
Circassian origin.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. 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 "SavaÅŸ" which had fantastic powers and controlled minds
with his gaze. 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 "Ä°skender (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. In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on
Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.
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