Hakan Kurtaş

Hakan Kurtaş — Biography

Hakan Kurtaş is an actor who came to television and cinema from the stage, and a versatile figure who also works in music and cartoons. He became widely known for Deniz in Dolunay, Demir Alkan in Çarpışma and İlhan Karaçam in Baba, and in 2026 he became the new advertising face of Nespresso.

After Bursa Anatolian High School he graduated from the Theatre Department of the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory; before university he had played basketball for professional clubs. He first appeared on stage in 2010 in DOT Theatre's Punk Rock and on screen as Can Uçar in the final episode of Ezel. His breakthrough was Sinan Harmangil in Bir Çocuk Sevdim; in 2012 came the film Vücut, in which he shared the lead with Hatice Aslan, and the stage play Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova, for whose boxer role he trained in boxing for a long time. In later years he appeared in series such as A.Ş.K., Filinta, Analar ve Anneler, Seddülbahir 32 Saat, Kadın and Mucize Doktor, and in films such as Saruhan and Martıların Efendisi. In 2024 he played Cem in Thank You, Next.

He has not limited himself to acting: his cartoons were once published in the magazines Leman and Uykusuz; in 2013 he founded the band Bir Aralık with friends, writing songs and composing as well as playing guitar and singing, and in 2020 he released a song with Kalben. In 2011 he received the Afife Theatre Awards' special prize for the new generation in theater.