Serhat Parıl

Serhat Parıl — Biography

Serhat Parıl is an actor whose career runs from the theater stage to television series; he is best known for playing Mehmet Eğilmez in Seven Ne Yapmaz and Tolga Gürdağ in Bay Yanlış in 2020. He worked as a teacher before turning to acting, and alongside his screen work he has a background in stage work, voice-over, pantomime and drama teaching for children.

After graduating in 2004 from the Turkish Language Teaching Department of Dokuz Eylül University's Buca Faculty of Education and teaching for a while, Parıl entered the university's Faculty of Fine Arts, Acting Department, in 2005. He first appeared on screen in 2011 in Babam İçin, followed by the series Medcezir, Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem and Cesur ve Güzel. In 2017 Seven Ne Yapmaz, broadcast on ATV, introduced him to a wide audience. In 2021 he joined several productions at once: Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (as Uğur), Maraşlı (prosecutor Tolga Demirci), Bonkis (Özgür), Baraj and Kuruluş Osman. He then played Onur in Sadakatsiz, Engin in Üç Kız Kardeş in 2023, and lawyer Mahir in Kanal D's Kraliçe.

On stage he has appeared in plays such as Yalancı Goldoni, Savaş ve Barış, Bir Yaz Gecesi Rüyası, Hayrola Karyola, Gardiyan, Dünyanın Ortasında Bir Yer, Barut Fıçısı and Kafkas Tebeşir Dairesi, as well as the children's play Orman Çocuğu Mowgli. He has also run drama, theater and pantomime sessions with children in kindergartens, study centers and course centers.