Kaan Urgancıoğlu

Kaan Urgancıoğlu (born 8 May 1981) is a Turkish actor.[2]

Kaan Urgancıoğlu
Born (1981-05-08) 8 May 1981[1]
NationalityTurkish
EducationMarmara University - Capital Markets and Stock Exchange[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Relativesnot married

Life and career

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.[3] He went to school at the Private Turkish College Secondary School and the American College.[4] After graduating from highschool, he moved to Istanbul in 2000 and studied at the Marmara University's Finance Department.[4] Kaan Urgancıoğlu started to study cinema as well as university education.[5] He graduated after 7 years.[5] In 2002, while still at university, he started to work as an actor on the recommendation of actress Demet Akbağ, a family friend.[5] Urgancıoğlu had his first role as the lead on Karaoğlan, which was broadcast on Kanal D TV.[5] In 2008 he went to the United States and studied acting there for 6 months. He is best known for playing Emir Kozcuoğlu in Endless Love[5], one of the most successful Turkish series internationally and the only Turkish series in history to win the International Emmy Award for "Best Telenovela",[6] along with two other international awards.[7][8] He also starred in the Netflix series Aşk 101, which premiered in 2020. In 2021, he stars Yargı.

Filmography

Cinema
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[9] Otto Petrovic Supporting role
2015–2017 Endless Love Emir Kozcuoğlu Leading role
2018 Jack Ryan Deniz Guest role
2020–2021[10] Love 101 Kemal Leading role
2021–2022 Yargı Ilgaz Kaya Leading role
2022 Sen Yaşamaya Bak Fırat

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Job Result Ref.
2015 Ayaklı Newspaper Awards Best Supporting Actor Endless Love Won
2022 12. Engellisiz Hayat Vakfı Best Actor Yargı Won [11]

References

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