Halit Ergenç

Acting

Halit Ergenç

Born April 30, 1970 · Istanbul, Turkey (age 56)

Halit Ergenç is a Turkish actor known for leading roles in television dramas and films. He gained international fame as Sultan Suleiman in Magnificent Century and earlier recognition in Binbir Gece. Known for commanding presence, emotional range, and classical theatre training, he remains one of Turkey’s most prominent actors today.

Known For

Lefter: The Story of the OrdinariusLefter: The Story of the Ordinarius · 2025
Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius
★ 7.02025
MovieDramaHistory
A football prodigy rises to fame, battling prejudice and inner turmoil on his quest for greatness. Based on the life of Turkish legend, Lefter.
The Net 2.0The Net 2.0 · 2006
The Net 2.0
★ 5.12006
MovieActionDrama
The life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job. She soon finds her passport missing, her credit cards useless, her bank account empty and her identity stolen. As the story progresses we find people and events may not be what they seem.
Intoxicated by LoveIntoxicated by Love · 2024
Intoxicated by Love
★ 7.62024
MovieDramaHistory
Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.
Red IstanbulRed Istanbul · 2017
Red Istanbul
★ 5.72017
MovieRomanceDrama
Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
MisafirMisafir · 2011
Misafir
★ 2.52011
Movie
On his first night back in his hometown of Kütahya after living in Paris for many years, Oktay is once again confronted with the reasons that have kept him away from home for so long. As he is about to leave the city again, he happens to walk into the home of a distant relative and meets Ayşe. Ayşe is a rural woman who is unhappy in her marriage and cannot fit into the small world confined by four walls. Oktay and Ayşe find happiness in each other after many years. The only way to sustain their happiness is for Ayşe to go to Paris with Oktay. Ayşe, perhaps for the first time, is faced with the opportunity to be happy and must choose between everything she knows as life. Ayşe’s decision will also determine whether Oktay, who has never felt at home anywhere, will end his “guest” status in his own life.
My Father and My SonMy Father and My Son · 2005
My Father and My Son
★ 7.42005
MovieDrama
A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.
Spring in ImrozSpring in Imroz
Spring in Imroz
Movie
The narrative follows the emotional journey of two distinct individuals whose paths unexpectedly cross on the island, forcing them to confront the heavy shadows of their pasts while discovering the profound possibility of a "second spring" or love being reborn.
Dersimiz: AtatürkDersimiz: Atatürk · 2010
Dersimiz: Atatürk
★ 5.42010
MovieHistoryDrama
Tarihci Dede is giving information to a couple of children about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's success and his way to shape todays Turkey.

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MisafirMisafir · 2011
Misafir
★ 2.52011
Movie
On his first night back in his hometown of Kütahya after living in Paris for many years, Oktay is once again confronted with the reasons that have kept him away from home for so long. As he is about to leave the city again, he happens to walk into the home of a distant relative and meets Ayşe. Ayşe is a rural woman who is unhappy in her marriage and cannot fit into the small world confined by four walls. Oktay and Ayşe find happiness in each other after many years. The only way to sustain their happiness is for Ayşe to go to Paris with Oktay. Ayşe, perhaps for the first time, is faced with the opportunity to be happy and must choose between everything she knows as life. Ayşe’s decision will also determine whether Oktay, who has never felt at home anywhere, will end his “guest” status in his own life.

Oktay

The Magnificent CenturyThe Magnificent Century · 2011
The Magnificent Century
★ 8.12011
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

I. Süleyman