Name
Cengiz Bozkurt
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-12-24 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Nevşehir, Turkey
Biography
Mehmet Cengiz Bozkurt (born 24 December 1965) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his role as Erdal Bakkal in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. A graduate of Ankara Atatürk Lisesi, in 1984 he enrolled in Middle East Technical University to study physics but changed his major to stage acting in 1990. He then moved to England, where he lived for 14 years. In 1996, he graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a degree in "Media and Communication" studies. He the briefly shot documentaries for some channels and directed short movies. He returned to acting with the encouragement of Mehmet Ergen and worked at Arcola Theatre. Upon returning to Turkey, he continued his career by appearing in various movies and TV series.
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- 2008 3 Apples Fell from the Sky as Kadri
- 2010 Ay Lav Yu as Saido
- 2006 The Net 2.0 as Police Officer
- 2010 The Crossing as Vedat
- 2017 Pizza Pizza Amerika as Owner
- 2006 Unutulmayanlar as Kameraman Hakan
- 2007 Egg as Cevdet
- 2008 The Market: A Tale of Trade as Hasan
- 2008 Taş Yastık as Ali
- 2008 For a Moment, Freedom as Chief of hotel
- 2012 A Long Story as Şükrü
- 2014 Eyyvah Eyvah 3 as Halit
- 2023 About Dry Grasses as Nail
- 2021 Together, We Shall Die as Hasta
- 2012 Body as Yılmaz
- 2013 Thou Gild'st the Even as Nazım
- 2011 Losers' Club as Çakal Yılmaz
- 2012 Ve Sonsuza Kadar Mutlu Yaşadılar... as Memur
- 2014 Coming Soon as Suat
- 2024 Legend as Faruk
- 2022 Kim Bu Aile? as Adem Haberdar
- 2012 The Real Policestation as Hasan
- 2015 Telling Tales as Nafi
- 2022 New Year's Eve as Ahmet
- 2024 Mucize Aynalar as Şahap Cenabettin
- 2014 A Good Fellow as Mızrap
- 2022 Ali Çevlik
- 2011 The Extreme Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family as Komiser Hakkı
- 2015 Trouble on Wheels as Kudret
- 2016 Locksmith’s Debt as Fahrettin
- 2012 Code Name Venus as Adamos
- 2012 Taken 2 as Border Guard #1
- 2016 You're Everything To Me as Birol
- 2017 Time of Happiness as Tarık
- 2017 Deli Dumrul as Duha
- 2018 What a Crush
- 2012 Berlin Kaplanı as Tayyar
- 2019 You've Got Murder as Komiser Salih
- 2016 Dr. Dilara as Adamos
- 2008 Cars of the Revolution as Ender
- 2008 Gitmek: My Marlon and Brando as Azad
- 2012 Do Not Forget Me Istanbul as Salesman
- 2025 The Sleeper as Selim
- 2026 Dondurmam Gaymak Gapital
- Soon Çare Messi
- 2007 Sevgili Dünürüm ( 21 episodes ) as Osman
- 2011 Leyla and Mecnun ( 144 episodes ) as Erdal Bakkal
- 2021 Orta! Kafa! Aşk! ( 20 episodes ) as Fikri Bilir
- 2008 Servet Avcısı ( 6 episodes )
- 2013 Sevdaluk ( 20 episodes ) as Muhtar Ali Kocabaş
- 2005 Seni Çok Özledim ( 7 episodes ) as Serhan Ertunç
- 2022 The Blackboard ( 20 episodes ) as Arif Kandemir
- 2013 Aramızda Kalsın ( 52 episodes ) as Halil Karataş
- 2018 Jet Sosyete ( 59 episodes ) as Cengiz Özpamuk
- 2016 Hangimiz Sevmedik ( 40 episodes ) as Şener Yeşil
- 2007 Parmaklıklar Ardında ( 80 episodes ) as Gardiyan Ekrem Demirkan
- 2013 Ben de Özledim ( 13 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 The Shadow Team ( 32 episodes ) as Çetin Erdemsoy
- 2006 Kırık Kanatlar ( 36 episodes )
- 2024 A Round of Applause ( 2 episodes )
- 2009 Yapma Diyorum! ( 3 episodes ) as Kahveci
- 2020 Gençliğim Eyvah ( 17 episodes ) as Arif Asmalı
- 2010 Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman ( 1 episode ) as Erdal Bakkal
- 2014 Kocamın Ailesi ( 7 episodes ) as Dilaver Ar
- 2021 50M² ( 8 episodes ) as Muhtar
- 2024 Leyla ( 40 episodes ) as Selman
- 1973 Golden Butterfly Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Winner
- 2016 3G Show: Geldim Gördüm Güldüm ( 5 episodes )
- Soon Düğünümüz Var ( 1 episode )
