Serhat Mustafa Kılıç (born 8 July 1975) is a Turkish actor and TV-radio presenter.

Life and career

In 1994, Kılıç enrolled in Bilkent University School of Music and Performing Arts, Theater Department with a scholarship. He graduated with honors from this school in 1998.^[1] His first professional experience on stage was an adaptation of Ariel Dorfman's play Widows in 1998, directed by Rutkay Aziz, at the Ankara Art Theatre. He worked at Diyarbakır State Theatre between 1999 and 2000.^[2] In the same years, he gave acting lessons at Diyarbakır City Theatres and directed the play Barış Adası at the same institution. In 2002, he was appointed to the Erzurum State Theatre as an actor to complete his compulsory service. In 2005, he completed his master's degree at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory and started teaching as a lecturer at Erzurum Atatürk University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre.^[3] In 2008, he resigned from his position at the State Theatres and started to continue his studies in Istanbul. Among the venues he has worked at while in Istanbul are Tiyatro Dot and BKM. During the 2009–2010 season, he joined the Istanbul City Theatres with the play Generalna proba samoubstiva. It went on stage at Istanbul City Theatres for 3 seasons as a closed box office. Kılıç was nominated for the Most Successful Musical and Comedy Male Actor of the Year at the 14th Afife Theatre Awards, for his performance in this play in which he portrayed four different characters.^[4] In 2012, he founded a production company called Cats & Dogs (Soho Istanbul). In November 2014, he founded the Serhat Kılıç School, which provides lessons on acting, writing, dance and vocal training.^[5]

He played the character Ergun in period comedy Seksenler for six seasons. He portrayed the character of Imam Hamdi in the movie Kış Uykusu which won Cannes Film Festival, directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. With his performance in this film, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the 47th SİYAD Awards.^[6] He was cast in the military series Söz which nominated International Emmy Awards.^[7] He portrayed as Salih Bozok in film Veda based from the life of first Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and as Köse Mihal in series Kuruluş: Osman based from life of Osman I.^[8][9]

He was cast in hit period series Hatırla Sevgili. He joined as his Azerbaijani character in popular comedy Benim Annem Bir Melek. He was cast in youth crime series Öğretmen, an adaptation of Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom.^[10] He was cast in hit series such as Ezel, Yol Arkadaşım, Maraşlı, Bizim Evin Halleri. His web series are in Şeref Bey and Avcı.

He played in detective film series "Çember". He was cast in many films Baskın Karabasan, Nokta, Robinson ve Cuma, Mavzer, Topal Şükran'ın Maceraları, Cenazemize Hoş Geldiniz, Yol Arkadaşım.

Theatre

Filmography

Radio programs

• Radio Night & Day - Ankara FM - 1992–1994
• Baykuş & Karga (with Erdem Akakçe) - Green Radio - 1994–1997
• Geceden Sabaha (with Gaye Filiz Çele) - Ankara TRT FM - 2000–2001

Awards

• 20th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards – Selection Committee Special Award (Kış Uykusu)

References

External links

• Serhat Kılıç on Instagram
• Serhat Kılıç at IMDb