Serhan Arslan

Serhan Arslan — Biography

Turkish stage, film and television actor Serhan Arslan is best known for playing Kopil Ali in the series Hayat Bilgisi, which began in 2003. Besides acting he has worked as a presenter, writer and voice artist. His career began in childhood at the Istanbul City Theatres, where from the age of eight until eighteen he trained in the institution's education section. After Vefa High School he graduated from the Philosophy Department at Istanbul University, took part in workshops at Central Saint Martins and East 15 Acting School in London, and worked at The Actors Center in San Francisco.

His stage record begins with Aile Şerefi (1991) and continues with plays such as Düşler Sirki, Bizans Düştü and 3. Richard (2004). After early screen work in productions such as Bizim Otel and Dünya Varmış, the turning point came in 2003, when he met Gani Müjde and joined the cast of Hayat Bilgisi. He then played Gudik Hasan in Cennet Mahallesi, Kasım in Akasya Durağı, Tansel Teneke in Emret Komutanım, Erdoğan in Yahşi Cazibe and Gaibeddin in Harem. In cinema he appeared in Unutulmayanlar (2006), Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti (2008) and Hayalet Dayı (2015), and in 2017 he played Naci in the Kanal D series İki Yalancı.

Arslan was the first actor from Turkey selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus, and he has received the Selim Naşit Özcan award for Most Successful Young Actor of the Year. As a voice artist he dubbed Fred and George in the Turkish versions of the Harry Potter series and for years voiced Michelangelo in the Ninja Turtles. He is married, and his wife is a fashion designer.