Hakan Kurtaş
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988
İzmir, Turkey
EducationMimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, composer
Years active2010–present
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Hakan Kurtaş (born 7 September 1988) is a Turkish actor, musician and composer.

Early life

After completing his education at Bursa Anatolian High School, Kurtaş graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theatre Department. His mother is an economist and his father is a pediatrician. His mother graduated with a degree in economics when he was 3 years old, and then took the final exams again and graduated as an art teacher. He has two younger brothers. Before college, he played basketball in professional clubs. He drew cartoons and made music in his free time. His cartoons were published in Leman and Uykusuz humor and cartoon magazines for a while.[1]

Career

Kurtaş became interested in theatre while in middle school but decided to become an actor in high school. In 2010, he joined the DOT theatre and was cast in the play Punk Rock. He made his television debut in ATV's series Ezel, portraying the character of "Can Uçar" in the final episode. He had his breakthrough with Kanal D's Bir Çocuk Sevdim (2011–12), portraying the leading role of Sinan Harmangil. In 2012, together with Hatice Aslan, he starred in the movie Vücut playing the character of İzzet Gündoğdu.[2]

In 2012, he joined the DOT theater again to play the role of a boxer in the play Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova, directed by Murat Daltaban. He took boxing lessons in order to prepare for the role. He was then cast in Esme Madra's short film Meşakkat ve Karısı, which was a nominee in the best fictional short film category at the Akbank 9th Short Film Festival.[3] In 2013, together with Ulaş Tuna Astepe and Efe Tunçer, he founded the music band Bir Aralık. Kurtaş is active as a songwriter, composer, guitarist and singer within the band. In 2020, he released a song together with musician Kalben.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Vücut İzzet Gündoğdu Leading role
2017 Martıların Efendisi Hakan
2017 Bölük Murat Akman
2018 İyi oyun Arda Supporting role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Ezel Can Uçar Supporting role
2011–2012 Bir Çocuk Sevdim Sinan Harmangil Leading role
2013 A.Ş.K. Kerem Gürsoy
2015 Analar ve Anneler Murat Supporting role
2015–2016 Filinta Abdul Hamid II
2016 Seddülbahir 32 Saat Nafiz
2017 Dolunay Deniz Kaya
2018 8. Gün Rüstem Alaban
2018–2019 Çarpışma Demir Alkan
2019–2020 Kadın Cem Bey
2020–2021 Mucize Doktor Doruk Özütürk
2022 Baba İlhan Karaçam
Theatre
Year Title Notes Director
2010 Dot-Punk Rock Rıza Kocaoğlu
2010 Avaz Avaz writer: Hakan Kurtaş Aralık Hareketi
2012 Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova leading role Murat Daltaban
2017 İstila! Sami Berat Marçalı
2019 Yak Bunu Sami Berat Marçalı

Awards

Awards
Year Award Category Work
2010 Afife Jale Theatre Awards New Generation Special Award
2011 16th Sadri Alışık Awards Ephesus Special Award Punk Rock
2011 18th Golden Boll International Film Festival Promising Actor Vücut

References

  1. ↑ "Mucize Doktor'un Doruk'u Hakan Kurtaş kimdir?". Milliyet. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dolunay'ın Deniz'i Hakan Kurtaş kimdir?". Hürriyet. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hakan Kurtaş kimdir? Hakan Kurtaş nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mucize Doktor Doruk kimdir, kaç yaşında? Hakan Kurtaş'ın oynadığı diziler merak edildi!". CNN Türk. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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