Cengiz Bozkurt
Mehmet Cengiz Bozkurt (born 24 December 1965) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his role as Erdal Bakkal in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. A graduate of Ankara Atatürk Lisesi, in 1984 he enrolled in Middle East Technical University to study physics but changed his major to stage acting in 1990. He then moved to England, where he lived for 14 years. In 1996, he graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a degree in "Media and Communication" studies. He the briefly shot documentaries for some channels and directed short movies. He returned to acting with the encouragement of Mehmet Ergen and worked at Arcola Theatre. Upon returning to Turkey, he continued his career by appearing in various movies and TV series.
Acting
Movie
Taken 2
as Border Guard #1
2012
Movie
About Dry Grasses
as Nail
2023
Movie
Coming Soon
as Suat
2014
Movie
Losers' Club
as Çakal Yılmaz
2011
TV
50M²
as Muhtar
2021
Movie
You've Got Murder
as Komiser Salih
2019
TV
Leyla and Mecnun
as Erdal Bakkal
2011
Movie
Telling Tales
as Nafi
2015
Movie
Trouble on Wheels
as Kudret
2015
Movie
The Net 2.0
as Police Officer
2006
Movie
What a Crush
2018
Movie
Cars of the Revolution
as Ender
2008
TV
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
as Erdal Bakkal
2010
Movie
Eyyvah Eyvah 3
as Halit
2014
Movie
Berlin Kaplanı
as Tayyar
2012
Movie
Egg
as Cevdet
2007
Movie
Thou Gild'st the Even
as Nazım
2013
Movie
Locksmith’s Debt
as Fahrettin
2016
Movie
Ay Lav Yu
as Saido
2010
Movie
A Long Story
as Şükrü
2012
Movie
Time of Happiness
as Tarık
2017
Movie
You're Everything To Me
as Birol
2016
Movie
The Extreme Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family
as Komiser Hakkı
2011
Movie
New Year's Eve
as Ahmet
2022