Uğur Yıldıran

Uğur Yıldıran — Biography

Uğur Yıldıran's profile starts from dance, gymnastics and action work and extends into television acting. Best known on screen as Kemal in the series Çukur, he has also worked as an action director and stunt performer alongside acting, and in recent years has appeared in series such as Üç Kuruş, Gaddar and Deha.

He began on stage. After studying at the Gymnastics Department of the Sports Academy of Gazi University he worked as a professional dancer and, in 2009, accompanied Hadise on stage as a dancer in her Düm Tek Tek performance when she represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest. He took his first step into acting between 2014 and 2016 in the TRT1 series Filinta, playing Garbis. In 2016 he took the role of Selim in İçerde; in 2017 he joined the cast of Çukur as Kemal and reached a wide audience. He left that series in 2019.

From 2021 he gave life to the character Şesu in Üç Kuruş; in 2024 he played Kurt in the Ay Yapım series Gaddar, and in 2025 he joined the cast of Deha. His filmography also lists Kuzgun (2019) and Eşref Rüya (2025). Coming from a sports and dance background, he suggested in a 2018 interview that people should do yoga rather than boxing for action performance.