Halit Ergenç

Acting

Halit Ergenç

Born

1970-04-30 (56)

Place of birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Halit Ergenç is a Turkish actor known for leading roles in television dramas and films. He gained international fame as Sultan Suleiman in Magnificent Century and earlier recognition in Binbir Gece. Known for commanding presence, emotional range, and classical theatre training, he remains one of Turkey’s most prominent actors today.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius poster
7.0

A football prodigy rises to fame, battling prejudice and inner turmoil on his quest for greatness. Based on the life of Turkish legend, Lefter.

Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius

2025

Intoxicated by Love poster
7.6

Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.

Intoxicated by Love

2024

Stuck Apart poster
6.0

Entrenched in a midlife crisis, Aziz seeks solace from his mundane job, lonesome friends and rowdy family while pretending to have his act together.

Stuck Apart

2021

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz poster
5.5

Tuncel Kurtiz is an international actor who has worked in various countries such as Turkey, Germany, and Sweden throughout his fifty-year career. He has starred in countless works in cinema, stage and television and has received many awards, including the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He has directed two documentaries and a feature-length fiction film. Kurtiz's acting performance ranges from popular melodramas to major plays such as Mahabharata (Peter Brook), encompassing many different genres and styles. As an actor, Kurtiz believes in the creative power of chaos: 'Chaos is the most difficult to create / Not a false chaos / Many things come out of chaos'. Through testimonies, film excerpts, and archive footage, this documentary reflects Tuncel Kurtiz's diverse body of artistic work in all its dimensions for the first time. In the background of this detailed portrait are Turkey's turbulent years and the reality of exile.

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

2025

You Can Do It, My Dear! poster
6.3

Throughout his impressive acting career, Haldun Dormen inspired and encouraged his theater students to work hard and follow their dreams.

You Can Do It, My Dear!

2022

2010s · 8 titles

Red Istanbul poster
5.7

Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.

Red Istanbul

2017

Dersimiz: Atatürk poster
5.4

Tarihci Dede is giving information to a couple of children about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's success and his way to shape todays Turkey.

Dersimiz: Atatürk

2010

Ali and Nino poster
6.5

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

Ali and Nino

2016

Ve perde! poster
6.5

A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.

Ve perde!

2016

Kismet poster
NR

Turkish soap operas have taken the world by storm, conquering the hearts of millions of viewers in the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia. With unprecedented access to the industry’s most glamorous actors and creative talent, Kismet unravels the secrets of this phenomenal success that transcends religion and culture. From the lavish production sets of the most popular Turkish soap operas, the film travels to streets and homes in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Athens, Sofia and Mostar, to discover how these taboo-breaking soaps are helping women across the region to claim their rights and transform their lives.

Kismet

2014

Misafir poster
2.5

On his first night back in his hometown of Kütahya after living in Paris for many years, Oktay is once again confronted with the reasons that have kept him away from home for so long. As he is about to leave the city again, he happens to walk into the home of a distant relative and meets Ayşe. Ayşe is a rural woman who is unhappy in her marriage and cannot fit into the small world confined by four walls. Oktay and Ayşe find happiness in each other after many years. The only way to sustain their happiness is for Ayşe to go to Paris with Oktay. Ayşe, perhaps for the first time, is faced with the opportunity to be happy and must choose between everything she knows as life. Ayşe’s decision will also determine whether Oktay, who has never felt at home anywhere, will end his “guest” status in his own life.

Misafir

2011

Casablanca poster
6.0

Three friends form a gang of pirates, “Sea Burglars”, get assigned to a mission against the Mob, after a large cargo of diamonds was heisted. Things turn into a web of rivalries and paybacks, when one one of them decides to do the mission on his own and escape to Morocco.

Casablanca

2019

Singing Women poster
5.1

An island off the coast of Turkey is about to be evacuated due to a possible earthquake but its inhabitants have been stricken with a mysterious illness, consigning them to an uncertain fate.

Singing Women

2013

2000s · 7 titles

The Net 2.0 poster
5.1

The life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job. She soon finds her passport missing, her credit cards useless, her bank account empty and her identity stolen. As the story progresses we find people and events may not be what they seem.

The Net 2.0

2006

My Father and My Son poster
7.4

A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.

My Father and My Son

2005

Okul poster
4.0

The film revolves around a young group of spoiled teenagers and their struggle to prepare for the standardized test required to get into university. All of a sudden a ghost enters their lives, scares and incites them to misbehave.

Okul

2004

First Love poster
5.5

A Turkish coastal town, in 1990: The unexpected visit of his long lost brother Asaf disturbs Azmi Arifoglu. 40 years ago Asaf was a prisoner of war, and Azmi managed to let him pronounce dead to marry his fiancée Nevin. After Nevin's decision to live with Asaf, Azmi feels his honor insulted. The conflict shakes the whole family. Meanwhile 13-year-old Arif falls in love with Bahar his age. An unexpected rival shows up and he gets jealous

First Love

2006

Love, Bitter poster
4.0

Orhan, who works as a literature professor at a university in Eskisehir, unexpectedly ends his relationship with Ayse whom he was planning to marry, and comes to Istanbul where he meets Oya. After living possibly the happiest days of his life with Oya, who is a photographer, Orhan finds himself in the midst of a challenging love triangle as a result of the horrible things they encounter the first days of their marriage.

Love, Bitter

2009

Tramvay poster
6.0

The final outcome of events spiraling out of control, where a young man driven to the edge by violence takes hostage a group of tram passengers representing the Turkish people.

Tramvay

2006

Cars of the Revolution poster
7.8

In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days!

Cars of the Revolution

2008

Series credits

The Magnificent Century poster
8.1

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

The Magnificent Century

2011

Wounded Love poster
8.0

Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.

Wounded Love

2016

Golden Butterfly Awards poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Golden Butterfly Awards

1973

Golden Butterfly Awards poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Golden Butterfly Awards

1973

Tonight with İbrahim Selim poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tonight with İbrahim Selim

2019

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

1995

Binbir Gece poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Binbir Gece

2006

Kara Melek poster
7.2

Kara Melek is a TV series that was broadcast on Star TV and ran from 1996 to 2000. It was about a sly, clever and pretty woman called Yasemin as she tricked and schemed against her victims, and her innocent best friend Şule who lives a complicated and hard life. Yasemin is the leading character and also the main villain, however, she can be kind and caring at times.

Kara Melek

1997

One Thousand and One Nights poster
7.2

Sehrazat, a young widow who is financially unable to treat her terminally ill young son, is forced to address to her charming boss, asking for help. The proposal by her boss changes her life forever.

One Thousand and One Nights

2006

Aliye poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Aliye

2004

The Fall of the King poster
6.0

Every woman wants the king. But the king gets what he wants… Money, fame, glory and the maximum charisma a man can have! Kenan Baran, a womanizer and impressive man that everyone desires, has a secret relationship in addition to his seemingly perfect marriage. However, his wife Handan has begun to feel uncomfortable with Kenan’s recent increase in business trips. A bracelet she finds in his pocket reinforces her suspicions. With the support of his close friend Özlem, this time she is determined to pursue the truth.

The Fall of the King

2025

Lovers Anonymous poster
5.8

Cem, scarred by a childhood that crushed his trust in love, runs the "Love Hospital" — until Hazal, a believer in the power of love, disrupts his life.

Lovers Anonymous

2025

The Choice poster
6.1

The series explores the life of Irfan, an idealistic professor who is upset by his unfair dismissal and is trying to care for his sick son. As the doors close one by one, Irfan finds himself in the middle of a dark adventure that he can't escape.

The Choice

2020

Böyle mi Olacaktı poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Böyle mi Olacaktı

1997

Gülşen Abi poster
7.2

It can be considered a pioneer of absurd comedy on Turkish TV channels. It has a very original script and a warm atmosphere. It has a structure that is never tiring to watch, and it leaves behind a considerable legacy of subtle and high-quality jokes for future generations.

Gülşen Abi

1994

Şapkadan Babam Çıktı poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Şapkadan Babam Çıktı

2002

Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş Anadolu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş Anadolu

2022

Like There's No Tomorrow poster
8.8

Sometimes people reveal their deepest secrets to complete strangers. They tell them without holding back, with complete sincerity. They tell them as if there were no tomorrow. Night ends, morning comes, and all that remains are words.

Like There's No Tomorrow

2024

Zeybek Ateşi poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zeybek Ateşi

2002

Zerda poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Zerda

2002

Esir Şehrin İnsanları poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Esir Şehrin İnsanları

2003

Dedem, Gofret ve Ben poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Dedem, Gofret ve Ben

2001

مدرسة الحب poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

مدرسة الحب

2020