Actor
Haluk Bilginer
Haluk Bilginer has worked on 55 movies and 39 TV shows, between 1981 and 2025. On Nahoko: 36 movies and 19 TV shows. Best known for Halloween, The International and Winter Sleep.
- Born
- 5 June 1954 (72 years old)
- Birthplace
- İzmir, Turkey
- Also known as
- Nihat Haluk Bilginer, هالوک بیلگینر
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Career start
- 1981
- Children
- 1
- Education
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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United States
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Biography
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
Career in figures
Frequent collaborators
Demet Akbağ3 titles together
Serkan Keskin3 titles together
Güven Kıraç2 titles together
Bülent Kayabaş2 titles together
Metin Akpınar2 titles together
Haluk Özenç2 titles together
Sebnem Dönmez2 titles together
Gülse Birsel2 titles togetherFilmography 55
2025
- Yan YanaMovieMovie · as Refik★ 7.4
- The Eighth FamilyTV showTV show · as Erol Basmacigil · 8 episodes
★ 5.5 - SahtekarlarTV showTV show · as Kadir · 22 episodes★ 6.1
2024
2022
- Hot SkullTV showTV show · as Haluk · 4 episodes
★ 7.1 - Wild AbandonTV showTV show · as Berhudar · 8 episodes★ 7.1
- BabaTV showTV show · as Emin Saruhanlı · 30 episodes★ 6.2
2021
- Stuck ApartMovieMovie · as Erbil★ 6.0
2020
- Alex RiderTV showTV show · as Dr. Greif · 7 episodes
★ 7.5 - Leyla EverlastingMovieMovie · as Adem★ 3.7
2019
- Noah LandMovieMovie · as Ibrahim★ 7.1
2018
2017
- The Ottoman LieutenantMovieMovie · as Khalil BeyRent/Buy★ 6.4
- InnocentTV showTV show · as Cevdet Bayrakçı · 8 episodes★ 8.3
- Cingöz RecaiMovieMovie · as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza★ 4.8
- ShelterMovieMovie · as Ahmet
★ 5.7 - Forget About NickMovieMovie · as Nick★ 5.3
2016
- Ben-HurMovieMovie · as Simonides
★ 5.7
2014
- Winter SleepMovieMovie · as Aydın
★ 8.0 - RosewaterMovieMovie · as Baba Akbar★ 6.6
2013
- EscapeTV showTV show · as Faysal Mengen · 18 episodes★ 6.7
2012
- The Reluctant FundamentalistMovieMovie · as Nazmi KemalRent/Buy★ 6.8
- Acayip HikayelerTV showTV show · as Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı) · 1 episode★ 7.6
- Çanakkale ÇocuklariMovieMovie · as Kasim★ 1.8
2011
- W.E.MovieMovie · as Al Fayed★ 6.2
2010
- Act of VengeanceMovieMovie · as Hacı★ 5.7
2009
- The InternationalMovieMovie · as Ahmet SunayRent/Buy★ 6.5
- EzelTV showTV show · as Kenan Birkan · 38 episodes★ 8.6
- 7 Husbands for HurmuzMovieMovie · as Cebrail★ 6.3
2008
- Cars of the RevolutionMovieMovie · as Necip★ 7.9
- A Son of the SunMovieMovie · as Alper Canan★ 7.0
2007
- PoliceMovieMovie · as Musa Rami★ 6.6
2006
- Killing the ShadowsMovieMovie · as Karagöz★ 7.5
- Kisik Ateste 15 DakikaMovieMovie · as Muhtar★ 6.1
2005
- Robbery Alla TurcaMovieMovie · as Seçkin Doruk★ 4.4
2004
- Where's Firuze?MovieMovie · as Hayri KalıpçıRent/Buy★ 7.4
- Sayin BakanimTV showTV show · as Samim Bayraktar · 14 episodes★ 7.5
2002
- MI-5TV showTV show · as Emre Celenk · 1 episode
★ 8.3
2001
- Buffalo SoldiersMovieMovie · as The Turk★ 6.7
- Sweet LifeTV showTV show · as İhsan Yıldırım · 106 episodes★ 8.5
2000
- Elephants and GrassMovieMovie · as Sabit Üzücü★ 7.0
- BeansMovieMovie · as Bilge Dede★ 7.1
- Güle GüleMovieMovie · as Zinnur★ 6.8
- Eyvah Kizim BüyüdüTV showTV show · as Sedat Çolak · 34 episodes★ 5.5
1999
- Harem SuareMovieMovie · as Abdülhamit II★ 6.1
1997
- InnocenceMovieMovie · as BekirRent/Buy★ 8.0
1996
- Istanbul Beneath My WingsMovieMovie · as Evliya Çelebi★ 7.0
1993
- AmerikaliMovieMovie★ 5.3
1987
- IshtarMovieMovie · as Guerrilla leaderRent/Buy★ 4.8
1986
- Half Moon StreetMovieMovie · as First Arab★ 5.4
1985
- EastEndersTV showTV show · as Mehmet Osman · 511 episodes
★ 4.8
1984
- The BillTV showTV show★ 6.7
1981
- BergeracTV showTV show · as Ahmed · 1 episode★ 6.9
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2024
- A Long Cold WinterMovieMovie
2023
- The Turkish DetectiveTV showTV show · as Çetin İkmen · 8 episodes
2021
- Şeref BeyTV showTV show · as Şeref · 10 episodes
2017
- Black LetterTV showTV show · as Oğuz Karahan · 6 episodes
- The Bank of Broken HeartsMovieMovie · as Yusuf Yağmur
- The Last SchnitzelMovieMovie · as The President
- TrendyMovieMovie · as Hasan
2014
- A Long Cold WinterMovieMovie
- Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük SuyuMovieMovie · as Evliya Çelebi (voice)
2012
- Antonius and CleopatraMovieMovie · as Antonius
- Hayatımın RolüTV showTV show · as Müşfik/Yaşar · 19 episodes
- Öldürme Üzerine - Acayip HikayelerMovieMovie · as Sinan
2011
- 7MovieMovie
- İstanbul'un AltınlarıTV showTV show · as Reşat Altın · 16 episodes
2010
- Cuma'ya KalsaTV showTV show · as Cuma · 12 episodes
2009
- Sıkı DostlarTV showTV show · as Hikmet · 23 episodes
- The Watercolor-SuluboyaMovieMovie
2008
- Nerede KalmıştıkTV showTV show · as Ateş · 13 episodes
2007
- Sevgili DünürümTV showTV show · as Ahmet · 21 episodes
2005
- Yine de AşığımTV showTV show · as Ali · 12 episodes
2004
- DisappearedMovieMovie · as Inspector Yilmaz
2003
- The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the WorldMovieMovie · as King Hattuþili III
2001
- Cesur KuşkuTV showTV show · as Cesur · 6 episodes
- Running in the DarkTV showTV show · as Ali · 10 episodes
1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertMovieMovie · as Col. Ismet Bay
1998
- Eyvah BabamTV showTV show · as Sedat Çolak · 39 episodes
1997
- Nihavend MucizeMovieMovie · as Erol
- Sawdust TalesMovieMovie · as Aaron
1996
- The 80th StepMovieMovie · as Savcı
1994
- Gülşen AbiTV showTV show · as Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla · 115 episodes
1993
- BorsaTV showTV show · as Reha Çalık · 11 episodes
- Son Söz SevgininTV showTV show
- Sıcağı SıcağınaTV showTV show · as Sunucu · 32 episodes
1992
- Two WomenMovieMovie
1991
- Cloud in LoveMovieMovie · as Atila
1990
- Time of DeathMovieMovie · as Ömer
1987
- Ateşten GünlerTV showTV show · as Ahmet Rıfkı · 4 episodes
- Gecenin Öteki YüzüTV showTV show
1985
- Murder of a Moderate ManTV showTV show