Serkan Keskin

Serkan Keskin — Biography

Serkan Keskin was born in İzmit on 25 November 1977 and took his first steps in acting in 1997 through a course run by the city theatre of İzmit, founded by Işıl Kasapoğlu, studying under teachers such as Barış Falay and Zuhal Gencer. Between 1999 and 2002 he completed theatre training at Akademi İstanbul, also headed by Kasapoğlu, then joined the newly established Semaver Kumpanya in 2002, spending many years there as both a performer and a director. His screen career opened in 2004 with Yavuz Turgul's Gönül Yarası and Reha Erdem's Korkuyorum Anne, followed by a part in veteran director Zeki Ökten's Çinliler Geliyor and a role in the internationally awarded Sonbahar (2008). His 2011 turn as the character İsmail Abi on the TRT series Leyla ile Mecnun opened him to a mass audience, and the organization behind the İsmail Dümbüllü prize honoured him the following year, its 32nd edition; he also played bass in Leyla The Band, formed with that show's cast. Playing imam Selman Bulut for İtirazım Var got him voted best male lead at the 51st Golden Orange festival, while his part in Silsile brought the trophy for best actor in a supporting role at the Golden Boll awards. He played Balıkçı Sait in Onur Ünlü's series Beş Kardeş and took a part in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Ahlat Ağacı. In 2019 he founded the band Barabar, releasing the album Memleket Nere, and has since appeared in the series Mucize Doktor and Şahane Hayatım.