Cengiz Bozkurt

Cengiz Bozkurt

Known for
Acting
Born
December 24, 1965 (age 60)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Çare Messi

Çare Messi

Movie

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Ecünni

Ecünni

Movie · as Neco

2026
Ice Cream, I Scream: Capital poster

Ice Cream, I Scream: Capital

Movie · as Müfit

2026
Salty Coffee poster

Salty Coffee

TV · as Ünver İpekli · 12 eps

2025
The Sleeper poster

The Sleeper

Movie · as Selim

2024
Legend poster

Legend

Movie · as Faruk

2024
Mucize Aynalar poster

Mucize Aynalar

Movie · as Şahap Cenabettin

2024
A Round of Applause poster

A Round of Applause

TV · 2 eps

2024
Leyla poster

Leyla

TV · as Selman · 37 eps

2023
About Dry Grasses poster

About Dry Grasses

Movie · as Nail

2022
Kim Bu Aile? poster

Kim Bu Aile?

Movie · as Adem Haberdar

2022
New Year's Eve poster

New Year's Eve

Movie · as Ahmet

2022
Ali Çevlik poster

Ali Çevlik

Movie

2022
The Blackboard poster

The Blackboard

TV · as Arif Kandemir · 20 eps

2021
Together, We Shall Die poster

Together, We Shall Die

Movie · as Hasta

2021
Orta! Kafa! Aşk! poster

Orta! Kafa! Aşk!

TV · as Fikri Bilir · 20 eps

2021
The Shadow Team poster

The Shadow Team

TV · as Çetin Erdemsoy · 32 eps

2021
50M² poster

50M²

TV · as Muhtar · 8 eps

2020
Gençliğim Eyvah poster

Gençliğim Eyvah

TV · as Arif Asmalı · 17 eps

2019
You've Got Murder poster

You've Got Murder

Movie · as Komiser Salih

2018
What a Crush poster

What a Crush

Movie

2018
Jet Sosyete poster

Jet Sosyete

TV · as Cengiz Özpamuk · 59 eps

2017
Pizza Pizza Amerika poster

Pizza Pizza Amerika

Movie · as Owner

2017
Time of Happiness poster

Time of Happiness

Movie · as Tarık

2017
Deli Dumrul poster

Deli Dumrul

Movie · as Duha

2016
Locksmith’s Debt poster

Locksmith’s Debt

Movie · as Fahrettin

2016
You're Everything To Me poster

You're Everything To Me

Movie · as Birol

2016
Dr. Dilara poster

Dr. Dilara

Movie · as Adamos

2016
Hangimiz Sevmedik poster

Hangimiz Sevmedik

TV · as Şener Yeşil · 40 eps

2016
3G Show: Geldim Gördüm Güldüm poster

3G Show: Geldim Gördüm Güldüm

TV · 5 eps

2015
Telling Tales poster

Telling Tales

Movie · as Nafi

2015
Trouble on Wheels poster

Trouble on Wheels

Movie · as Kudret

2014
Oh Dear 3 poster

Oh Dear 3

Movie · as Halit

2014
Coming Soon poster

Coming Soon

Movie · as Suat

2014
A Good Fellow poster

A Good Fellow

Movie · as Mızrap

2014
Kocamın Ailesi poster

Kocamın Ailesi

TV · as Dilaver Ar · 7 eps

2013
Thou Gild'st the Even poster

Thou Gild'st the Even

Movie · as Nazım

2013
Sevdaluk poster

Sevdaluk

TV · as Muhtar Ali Kocabaş · 20 eps

2013
Aramızda Kalsın poster

Aramızda Kalsın

TV · as Halil Karataş · 52 eps

2013
Ben de Özledim poster

Ben de Özledim

TV · as Self · 13 eps

2012
Can poster

Can

Movie · as Fevzi

2012
A Long Story poster

A Long Story

Movie · as Şükrü

2012
Body poster

Body

Movie · as Yılmaz

2012
Ve Sonsuza Kadar Mutlu Yaşadılar... poster

Ve Sonsuza Kadar Mutlu Yaşadılar...

Movie · as Memur

2012
The Real Policestation poster

The Real Policestation

Movie · as Hasan

2012
Code Name Venus poster

Code Name Venus

Movie · as Adamos

2012
Taken 2 poster

Taken 2

Movie · as Border Guard #1

2012
Berlin Kaplanı poster

Berlin Kaplanı

Movie · as Tayyar

2012
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul poster

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

Movie · as Salesman

2011
Losers' Club poster

Losers' Club

Movie · as Çakal Yılmaz

2011
The Extreme Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family poster

The Extreme Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family

Movie · as Komiser Hakkı

2011
Leyla and Mecnun poster

Leyla and Mecnun

TV · as Erdal Bakkal · 144 eps

2010
Ay Lav Yu poster

Ay Lav Yu

Movie · as Saido

2010
The Crossing poster

The Crossing

Movie · as Vedat

2010
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman poster

Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman

TV · as Erdal Bakkal · 1 ep

2009
Yapma Diyorum! poster

Yapma Diyorum!

TV · as Kahveci · 3 eps

2008
3 Apples Fell from the Sky poster

3 Apples Fell from the Sky

Movie · as Kadri

2008
For a Moment, Freedom poster

For a Moment, Freedom

Movie · as Chief of hotel

2008
Taş Yastık

Taş Yastık

Movie · as Ali

2008
The Market: A Tale of Trade poster

The Market: A Tale of Trade

Movie · as Hasan

2008
Cars of the Revolution poster

Cars of the Revolution

Movie · as Ender

2008
Gitmek: My Marlon and Brando poster

Gitmek: My Marlon and Brando

Movie · as Azad

2008
Servet Avcısı

Servet Avcısı

TV · 6 eps

2007
Egg poster

Egg

Movie · as Cevdet

2007
Sevgili Dünürüm poster

Sevgili Dünürüm

TV · as Osman · 21 eps

2007
Parmaklıklar Ardında poster

Parmaklıklar Ardında

TV · as Gardiyan Ekrem Demirkan · 80 eps

2006
The Net 2.0 poster

The Net 2.0

Movie · as Police Officer

2006
Unutulmayanlar poster

Unutulmayanlar

Movie · as Kameraman Hakan

2006
Kırık Kanatlar poster

Kırık Kanatlar

TV · 36 eps

2005
Seni Çok Özledim

Seni Çok Özledim

TV · as Serhan Ertunç · 7 eps

1973
Golden Butterfly Awards poster

Golden Butterfly Awards

TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep