Barış Çakmak

Turkish actor

Barış Çakmak

Born|

Barış Çakmak

(1979-07-05) July 5, 1979 (age 43)

Gallipoli, Turkey

Alma mater| Kültür College
Istanbul University State Conservatory, Drama and Performing Arts
Istanbul University, Ancient Greek and Ancient Latin Language and Literature
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1999–present

Barış Çakmak (born 5 July 1979) is a Turkish actor who has been involved in television series, theatre plays and films.

## Career[edit]

Çakmak studied Ancient Greek and Latin at Istanbul University, and graduated from the Istanbul University State Conservatory in Drama and Performing Arts in 2004. From 2002-2004, he played Osman Karacahan in the TV series Zerda. In 2007, he played Haydar in the TV series Fikrimin İnce Gülü. From 2009-11, he played Selim in Hanımın Çiftliği, which was a period drama TV series based on Kemal Tahir's novel Lady's Farm. In 2012, he played Selim Aliç in Mavi Kelebekler (Blue Butterflies), a TV series about Bosnian war that was broadcast on Turkey's national network TRT.Now he plays Azad in "küçuk gelin" or "little bride"

Çakmak also participated in feature films. His debut role was Hakan in Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (Unsent Letters), a film directed by Yusuf Kurçenli. In 2010, he took part in Mordkommission Istanbul, a movie produced by Ziegler Film Company for German TV channel ARD, and a short film The Death of Tennessee Williams in which he played the title character.

In theatre, he starred in My Name is Red, a period drama adapted from Orhan Pamuk's novel of the same name; it was produced by Goldhawk Productions and later broadcast by the BBC. He starred in a play called Korku İmparatorluğu (Fear Empire). He was involved in theatre productions for A Streetcar Named Desire and Play It Again Sam.

His voicing career includes him being the corporate identity voice-over for the company Eczacıbaşı between the years 2004-2006. He also does voice-overs for Greenpeace.

## Filmography[edit]

Television

Year | Title | Role | Notes
2002  | Kuzenlerim (My Cousins)  | Hakan  | TV series
2002-2004  | Zerda | Osman Karacahan | TV series
2003  | Kırık Ayna (Broken Mirror)  | Dirican Koçoğlu  | TV Series
2004  | Büyük Buluşma (Big Gathering)  | Necmi  | TV movie
2005  | Beşinci Boyut (Fifth Dimension)  | Servet  | TV movie
2006  | Yağmurdan Sonra (After the Rain)  | Tuncay  | TV series
2006  | Gülpare | Bulut Atahan  | TV series
2007  | Fikrimin İnce Gülü | Haydar  | TV series
2009  | Kırık Kalpler (Broken Hearts)  | Çetin  | TV movie
2009  | Doludizgin Yıllar | Ali  | TV series
2009 - 2011  | Hanımın Çiftliği (Lady's Farm)  | Selim  | TV series
2011 - 2012  | Mavi Kelebekler (Blue Butterflies)  | Selim Aliç  | tv series
2013  | Küçük Gelin | Azad Kirman  | TV Series
Cinema
Year | Title | Role | Notes
2002  | Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (Unsent Letters)  | Hakan  |
2007  | Kör Aşık (Love is Blind)  | Necmi  |
2008  | İncir Çekirdeği (Not Worth a Fig)  | Nazif  |
2010  | Mordkommission Istanbul | Ercan Benli  |
2010  | The Death of Tennessee Williams | Tennessee Williams  | Short film
2012  | Çanakkale 1915 Diriliş | Hūseyin Avni Bey  |
2013  | Kelebeğin Rüyası (Butterfly's Dream)  | Oktay Rıfat |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes
2000  | A Streetcar Named Desire | Allan Grey  |
2001  | Play It Again Sam | Humphrey Bogart |
2003  | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon  | Northern Centre for Performance Arts, Doncaster College, High Melton, South Yorkshire, UK
2006 - 2008  | Ayıp Ettik | Devrimci Yazar  |
2008  | My Name is Red | Hasan  | BBC Radio 4, Goldhawk Production
2011-2012  | Korku İmparatorluğu (Fear Empire)  | Abdel Rahman el Balaa  |

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Barış Çakmak at IMDb
* Sinema Türk'te Barış Çakmak
* BBC 4 My Name is Red Barış Çakmak

Authority control

General|

* ISNI
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* WorldCat

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* France (data)