Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Ercan Kesal
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 87224
IMDb ID: nm1941926
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1959
Age: 67
Place of birth: Avanos, Nevsehir, Turkey
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2002 - 2026
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q6040020
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Writer (4)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Ercan Kesal was born on 12 September 1959 in Avanos, Nevsehir, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), You Know Him (2020) and The Pit (2016). He has been married to Nazan Kesal since 2005.
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Top Rated Series
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6.0
The Announcement
Writer
2017 Movie
6.0
Government Woman
as Aziz Veysel Nuroğlu
2013 Movie
6.9
Butterflies
as Çoban
2018 Movie
8.0
The Reeds
2025 Movie
7.4
Abandoned Man
as Mesut
2025 Movie
5.3
Hair
2010 Movie
7.5
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Writer
2011 Movie
7.1
Distant
2002 Movie
5.8
Nausea
as Doktor
2015 Movie
6.5
Mold
as Basri
2013 Movie
6.3
Swing
Writer
2013 Movie
6.4
The Things You Kill
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ercan Kesal.
7.6
Museum of Innocence
9 eps
2026 Series
7.6
The Pit
as İdris Koçovalı (Sadece Sesi) • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.8
The Eighth Family
1 eps
2025 Series
7.9
Insider
as Köstenceli Akın Işık • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Deception
as Ali Sezai Okuyan • 71 eps
2022 Series
6.6
The Agency
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
The Bad Penny
as Halit • 28 eps
2021 Series
8.0
Crown Prince
as Zülfikar Karslı • 25 eps
2025 Series
8.1
The Late Offices
as Melih • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
Magarsus
as Halil Kurak • 16 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Aleph
8 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ercan Kesal.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ercan Kesal.
7.4
Abandoned Man
as Mesut
2025 Movie
8.0
The Reeds
2025 Movie
6.4
The Things You Kill
as Father / Hamit
2025 Movie
6.0
Athlete
2025 Movie
İdea
2025 Movie
Such Things Don’t Happen in This World
2024 Movie
Hopeful Dark Journey
as Yılmaz
2022 Movie
Paperflower
as Remzi
2022 Movie
6.3
The Criminals
as Hôtelier 2
2022 Movie
6.5
Love Me Instead
as Sedat
2021 Movie
6.1
You Know Him
as Dr. Kemal Güner
2020 Movie
6.0
Kısmet
as Necati
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ercan Kesal.
7.6
Museum of Innocence
9 eps
2026 Series
8.8
The Eighth Family
1 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Crown Prince
as Zülfikar Karslı • 25 eps
2025 Series
8.1
The Late Offices
as Melih • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
Magarsus
as Halil Kurak • 16 eps
2023 Series
7.7
Deception
as Ali Sezai Okuyan • 71 eps
2022 Series
7.9
The Bad Penny
as Halit • 28 eps
2021 Series
6.6
The Agency
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.4
Aleph
8 eps
2020 Series
7.6
The Pit
as İdris Koçovalı (Sadece Sesi) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.9
Insider
as Köstenceli Akın Işık • 3 eps
2016 Series