Berk Hakman (born 14 August 1981) is a Turkish theater, film and television actor. He is also a musician and photographer.[1] He is known for the award-winning film Tepenin Ardı, the period series Hatırla Sevgili, and the series Suskunlar which is the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market for remake.[2][3] He composed the song "Texas".[4]

Berk Hakman
Born (1981-08-14) 14 August 1981 (age 42)
EducationMimar Sinan University State Conservatory
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Biography edit

He was born in Ankara, Turkey to a family with roots in Sarajevo, Bosnia.[5] His father is Ataman Hakman, a dentist and musician from Erkin Koray's Underground Quartet. Hakman has played the guitar since he was 11 years old. In high school he played keyboard instruments, trumpets and bass guitars. He went to Antalya in 1999 to study Tourism Management at Akdeniz University, just after the 1999 İzmit earthquake, and continued for two years. There, he entered the theater club. He then graduated from the acting department of the State Conservatory of the Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. He started his film career with Okul which was shot in 2003.[6][7] In the series Suskunlar, he played a police who cannot feel pain, heat, cold and is an ex-convict.

Filmography edit

Cinema
Year Title Role Note
2003 Okul Ersin
2006 Janjan Janjan - Sadık Karayel
Saklı Yüzler İsmail
2009 Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar Ali Guest
2012 Tepenin Ardı Zafer
2017 Taksim Hold'em Fuat
Web series
Year Title Role Note
2021 Olağan Şüpheliler Yalçın
2023 Kuzgun: Dipsiz Karanlık Mehmet Kuzgun
Television
Year Title Role Note
2005 Kırık Kanatlar Hristo
Seher Vakti Davut
2006 Felek Ne Demek? Şeyda
2006–2007 Hatırla Sevgili Deniz Karayel
2009 Çocukluk Günleri
2008–2009 ES-ES Tercan
2011 Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır Selim Balkanlı
2012 Suskunlar Gurur Kutay / Gazanfer Bircan
2013–2015 Kaçak Ertan Demir
2016 Hayatımın Aşkı Kaan Engindeniz
2017–2018 Siyah İnci Vural Demiroglu
2022 Duy Beni Selim Bender
2023 Ne Gemiler Yaktım Rutkay Sezai

References edit

  1. ^ "Berk Hakman kimdir?". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "'Game of Silence': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Suskunlar dizisinin Gurur'u Berk Hakman, HT Magazin'e konuştu".
  4. ^ "Yönetmeni ve bestecisinden "Taksim Hold'em"in müziklerinin detayları".
  5. ^ "Başrol değil yan rol adamıyım". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Müzisyen oyuncu". Radikal (in Turkish). 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Başrol değil yan rol adamıyım". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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