Quick Facts
Born:
1972-04-27
Birthplace:
Uşak, Turkey
Credits:
49 Total Roles
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Acting
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Biography
Mehmet Kurtuluş is a Turkish actor. He was born in Uşak, Turkey, and moved at the age of 18 months to Germany, where he grew up with his brother, Tekin, in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony.
He performed several minor television roles in episodes of different TV shows and continued working in theater until his big-screen debut in his main role as the young Turkish boy Gabriel in Fatih Akın's filmKurz und schmerzlos (Short Sharp Shock). After his breakthrough, he appeared in the successful TV mini-series Der Tunnel, of Roland Suso Richter, where he performed alongside Heino Ferch and Nicolette Krebitz. Doris Dörrie chose him for her sex comedy Naked.
He went back to working in television with the love film Eine Liebe in Saigon (Love in Saigon) with Luxembourgian actress Désirée Nosbusch (to whom he is engaged). He played the main detective role in six episodes of the cult German television series Tatort. He announced afterwards that he would be working on international projects.
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He performed several minor television roles in episodes of different TV shows and continued working in theater until his big-screen debut in his main role as the young Turkish boy Gabriel in Fatih Akın's filmKurz und schmerzlos (Short Sharp Shock). After his breakthrough, he appeared in the successful TV mini-series Der Tunnel, of Roland Suso Richter, where he performed alongside Heino Ferch and Nicolette Krebitz. Doris Dörrie chose him for her sex comedy Naked.
He went back to working in television with the love film Eine Liebe in Saigon (Love in Saigon) with Luxembourgian actress Désirée Nosbusch (to whom he is engaged). He played the main detective role in six episodes of the cult German television series Tatort. He announced afterwards that he would be working on international projects.
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Known For
Big Game
Hazar
Head-On
Barmann Istanbul
Into the Night
Ayaz
The Protector
Mazhar Dragusha
Magnificent Century: Kösem
Derviş Paşa
Head Full of Honey
Dr. Holst
In July
Isa
FBI: International
Mehdi Esfandiari
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | And The Rest Will Follow MOVIE | Lawyer Ahmet Sönmez |
| 2024 | Mary MOVIE | Bava Ben Buta |
| 2024 | Testament: The Story of Moses TV | Pharaoh |
| 2023 | Mordach - Tod in den Bergen TV | Cuma Ozan |
| 2022 | The Young Chief Winnetou MOVIE | Intschu-tschuna |
| 2021 | FBI: International TV | Mehdi Esfandiari |
| 2020 | Into the Night TV | Ayaz |
| 2019 | Abikalypse MOVIE | Mustis Vater |
| 2019 | Who Killed Lady Winsley? MOVIE | Fergan |
| 2018 | The Protector TV | Mazhar Dragusha |