{{Short description|Turkish actor, director and physician}} {{Infobox person | name = Ercan Kesal | image = Ercan Kesal 1310231.JPG | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|9|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Avanos]], [[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]], [[Turkey]] | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = [[Nazan Kesal]] | children = | occupation = Actor, scriptwriter, director, writer, physician | years_active = 2002–present | website = [http://www.ercankesal.com www.ercankesal.com] }} '''Ercan Kesal''' (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/magazin-haberleri/ercan-kesal-kimdir-ercan-kesal-nereli-ve-kac-yasinda-oub4/|title=Ercan Kesal kimdir? Ercan Kesal nereli ve kaç yaşında?|newspaper=[[Sözcü]]|date=22 October 2018|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
Kesal graduated from [[Ege University]]'s medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at [[Keskin]] State Hospital, and at clinics in [[Balâ, Ankara|Balâ]] and the districts surrounding it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haberler.com/ercan-kesal/biyografisi/|title=Ercan Kesal Biyografisi|website=haberler.com|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in [[Nuri Bilge Ceylan]]'s movie ''[[Uzak]]''. He also wrote the script for the movie ''[[Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da]]'' together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. In 2011, the movie received a nomination for the Best Script award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/ercan-kesal-kimdir|title=Ercan Kesal Kimdir?|newspaper=[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]]|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including ''Peri Gazozu'' (2013), ''Nasipse Adayız'' (2015), ''Cin Aynası'' (2016), ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'' (2017) and ''Aslında...'' (2017) by [[İletişim Yayınları]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iletisim.com.tr/kisi/ercan-kesal/9458#.Vjoz-GSqpBc|title=Ercan Kesal|publisher=[[İletişim Yayınları]]|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref> and ''Evvel Zaman'' (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.
== Filmography == [[File:Ercanviki.jpg|thumb|right|Ercan Kesal during a reading session in 2015.]] * ''[[The Things You Kill]]'', 2025 * ''[[Aldatmak]]'', 2022 (Ali Sezai Okuyan) * ''[[Beni Çok Sev]]'', 2021 (Sedat) * ''[[Üç Kuruş]]'', 2021 (Halit) * ''[[Menajerimi Ara]]'', 2020 (guest appearance) * ''Alef'', 2020 * ''[[Nasipse Adayız]]'', 2020 * ''[[Görülmüştür]]'', 2019 * ''[[The Announcement (film)|The Announcement]]'', 2018 * ''[[Çukur]]'', 2017–2019; 2020; 2021 (İdris Koçovalı) * ''[[Cehennem (film)|Cehennem]]'', 2017 * ''[[İçerde]]'', 2016 (Akin Isik (Kostenceli)) * ''[[Ben O Değilim]]'', 2014 * ''[[Hükümet Kadın 2]]'', 2013 * ''[[Ben de Özledim (TV series)|Ben de Özledim]]'', 2013 * ''[[Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi]]'', 2013 * ''[[Yozgat Blues]]'', 2013 * ''[[Hükümet Kadın]]'', 2012 * ''[[Mold (film)|Mold]]'', 2012 * ''[[Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da]]'', 2011 * ''[[Albatrosun Yolculuğu]]'', 2010 * ''[[Vavien]]'', 2009 * ''[[Üç Maymun]]'', 2008 * ''[[Uzak]]'', 2002
== Awards == * 20th [[International Adana Film Festival|Golden Boll Film Festival]], 2013, Best Actor, ''[[Yozgat Blues]]'' * Slovakia Art Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, ''[[Mold (film)|Mold]]'' * 32nd [[International Istanbul Film Festival]], 2013, Best Actor, ''[[Yozgat Blues]]'' * [[44th SİYAD Awards]], 2011, Best Supporting Actor, ''[[Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da]]'' * [[44th SİYAD Awards]], 2011, Best Script, ''[[Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da]]'' * 1st Yeşilçam Film Academy Awards, 2011, Best Script, ''[[Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da]]'' * 14th Sadri Alışık Awards, 2009, Best Supporting Actor, ''[[Üç Maymun]]'' * 2009 Yeşilçam Awards, 2009, Best Script, ''[[Üç Maymun]]''
== Bibliography == * ''Peri Gazozu'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2013 ({{ISBN|9789750512018}}) * ''Evvel Zaman'', Istanbul: [[İthaki Yayınları]] 2014 ({{ISBN|9786053753780}}) * ''Nasipse Adayız'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2015 ({{ISBN|9789750518447}}) * ''Cin Aynası'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2016 ({{ISBN|9789750520358}}) * ''Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2017 ({{ISBN|9789750521638}}) * ''Aslında...'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2017 ({{ISBN|9789750522796}}) * ''Kendi Işığında Yanan Adam - Tanıdığım Metin Erksan'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2018 ({{ISBN|9789750525285}}) * ''Velhasıl'', Istanbul: [[İletişim Yayınları]] 2019 ({{ISBN|9789750527494}})
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|http://www.ercankesal.com/}} * {{IMDb name|1941926}}
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