Kaan Urgancıoğlu (born 8 May 1981) is a Turkish actor.
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Kaan Urgancıoğlu | |
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Born | (1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 41) İzmir, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Marmara University - Capital Markets and Stock Exchange |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Relatives | not married |
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 in series that based historical comic book Karaoğlan for the eighth time.[3]He played in youth series "Kampüsistan". He played in many popular series and films.[4]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",[5] along with two other international awards.[6][7] He also starred in the Netflix series Aşk 101, which premiered in 2020. In 2021, he stars in Yargı and shares the leading roles with Pınar Deniz, with whom he had previously co-starred in the Netflix original series Love 101.
Cinema | |||
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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 | Supporting role |
2014 | Panzehir | Mehmet | Supporting role |
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 | Leading role |
2022 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Casa | Supporting role |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2002 | Karaoğlan | Karaoğlan | Leading role |
2003 | Kampüsistan | Tolga | Leading role |
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 | Supporting role | |
2007 | Tutsak | Mehmet | Leading role |
2008 | Limon Ağacı | Kaan | Leading role |
2009 | Ayrılık | Deniz | Leading role |
2010 | Canım Ailem | Talat | Guest role |
2010 | Düriye'nin Güğümleri | Ümit | Supporting role |
2011 | Bir Ömür Yetmez | Eren | Supporting role |
Leyla ile Mecnun | Berkcan | Supporting role | |
2012 | Düşman Kardeşler | Mehmet | Leading role |
Son | Tayfun | Supporting role | |
2013 | A.Ş.K. | Can | Leading role |
2015 | Filinta[8] | Otto Petrovic | Supporting role |
2015–2017 | Endless Love | Emir Kozcuoğlu | Leading role |
2018 | Jack Ryan | Deniz | Guest role |
2020–2021 | Love 101 | Kemal | Leading role |
2021–2022 | Yargı | Ilgaz Kaya | Leading role |
Year | Awards | Category | Job | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Ayaklı Newspaper Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Endless Love | Won | |
2022 | 12. Engellisiz Hayat Vakfı | Best Actor | Yargı | Won | [9] |
My mother's father side were Syrian immigrant, mother side were Albanian immigrants. My father is a local from Tire, İzmir, Turkey.