Cem Zeynel Kılıç

Cem Zeynel Kılıç — Biography

Cem Zeynel Kılıç is an actor and director who moves between the stage and the screen. He studied at the Theatre and Acting department of Yeditepe University. In 2026 he both acted in and carries a screenplay credit on Perde, a film that won awards at the Golden Boll (Altın Koza) and Ankara film festivals. Presented as a black comedy set in a single location, it went into cinemas in spring 2026, and Kılıç joined actor Tülin Özen for an interview during its promotion.

His start was in the theatre: in 2010 he directed Çıplak Kral, followed by direction of plays such as Hayırsız Olay and Ayrılık, and he appeared as an actor in Paşa Paşa Tiyatro Yahut Ahmet Vefik Paşa, Yunus Emre, 80 Günde Devr-i Alem, Lampedusa and Maçın Adamı. His earliest film credit is Çoğunluk (2010), in which he played Necmi; later he played Necati in Körfez, Murat in Hadi Be Oğlum and the head warden in Kardeşler.

On television he played Şaban Bey in Bartu Ben and Hayri Hıçdurmaz in Benim Tatlı Yalanım, and also took part in the series Masum and Kasaba. In recent years he also acted in films such as Bursa Bülbülü, Arap Kadri ve Tarzan and Mukadderat.