Burak Tamdoğan

Burak Tamdoğan — Biography

Born in Ankara, Burak Tamdoğan studied psychology at METU before training at Ankara University's Theatre Department. As a student he worked as both an actor and a director with several companies, chiefly Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu, and from the mid-1990s he also began directing his own stage productions, work he has continued for decades. He began his screen career in 1993 with the series Ferhunde Hanımlar, taking smaller roles through the 2000s in series such as Avrupa Yakası, Erkek Tarafı and Kara Yılan. In 2007 he played Osman in Parmaklıklar Ardında and Tarık Bey in Karayılan, and in 2014 reached wider audiences as Commissioner Hüseyin in Kara Para Aşk. Between 2018 and 2019 he played Azmi in Elimi Bırakma and Şehabettin Pasha in Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi, later appearing in productions such as Kuruluş Osman, Hercai and Kırmızı Oda. In 2023 he took the role of Akbar in Adım Farah and appeared in the film Küçük Dahi: İbn-i Sina. In cinema he has appeared in Beynelmilel (2006), Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009), Bizim İçin Şampiyon and Kafalar Karışık (2018). Over a career of more than three decades he has also worked as a screenwriter, playwright and drama instructor.