Caglar Ertugrul Biography, Height, Age, Birthday, Girlfriend, Wiki

Caglar Ertugrul was born on Nov 5, 1987 in Izmir, Turkey. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed, his family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Crete and Bulgaria. He graduated from Koç University – Department of Mechanical Engineering.

In college years, as a member of theater club, he performed in theater plays such as; “Romeolar ve Julietler”, “Yobaz” and “Kaos Teorileri”. In 2010 got his acting training at Akademi 35 Buçuk. In his debut as a professional, he performed in theater plays “Les” and “Gökten Gelen Adam”. In 2016 he traveled to West Hollywood to study method acting in The Lee Strasberg Institute. He also enrolled comedy improvisation classes in The Groundlings.

Caglar Ertugrul
Caglar Ertugrul

Life and career

Ertuğrul graduated from Bornova High School and afterwards went to Koç University and gained a university degree in Mechanical Engineering. He later decided to pursue a career in the arts. His first acting job was at a stage play at the Koç University, in Romeolar ve Julietler, 13 April 2009. In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called Dağ and Ertuğrul had the leading role in the film. His first film was a success and he became a well known name directly with his first film. He also acted in a film called Bana Masal Anlatma and had guest roles in the TV series Medcezir and Benim İçin Üzülme.

In 2016, he played the lead role in Dağ 2. The film achieved global recognition and became most watched film of 2016 in Turkey. In 2017, Ertuğrul played a major role in the dramatic series Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları opposite Deniz Baysal, the series received high ratings in Turkey.

In 2019-2020, he played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in Afili Aşk opposite Burcu Özberk.

Filmography

Movies
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dağ Üsteğmen Oğuz Çağlar Leading role
2015 Bana Masal Anlatma Haşmet Supporting role
2016 Dağ II Üsteğmen Oğuz Çağlar Leading role
2017 Biz Size Döneriz Akin Yilmaz Leading role
2018 Ailecek Şaşkınız Onay Supporting role
Yanımda Kal Emir Kurt Leading role
2019 Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun İbrahim Leading role
TV series
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 Benim İçin Üzülme Sinan Avcıoğlu Leading role
2014 Beyaz Karanfil Başar Korkmaz Leading role
Boynu Bükükler Galoş Ersen Leading role
Kurt Seyit ve Şura Yusuf Supporting role
Medcezir Inanç Pars Guest appearance
2017–2018 Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları Yağız Egemen Leading role
2019–2020 Afili Aşk Kerem Yiğiter Leading role
2021–2022 Teşkilat Serdar Kılıçarslan Leading role

Theater plays

  • Romeolar ve Julietler
  • Yobaz
  • Kaos Teorileri
  • Leş

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result
2018 Turkey Youth Awards Best TV Actor Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları Won
2019 East Europe International Film Festival Best Lead Actor In A Foreign Language Film Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun Won
Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series Afili Aşk Won
Best TV Couple (Kerem and Ayşe) Nominated
Turkey Youth Awards Best Actor in Motion Picture Yanımda Kal Won
Best Movie Actor Won
2020 North Europe International Film Festival Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun Won
Golden Palm Awards Best TV Series Actor Afili Aşk Nominated
Turkey Youth Awards Best TV Actor Won
2021 Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor Teşkilat Won
2022 Quality Awards Best Quality Actor Teşkilat Won