Uğur Bilgin

Uğur Bilgin — Biography

Uğur Bilgin is an actor known for comedy, who reached a wide audience as Mesut on Güldür Güldür Show, a role he has played since 2013. He is also a regular on the theatre stage and in supporting parts in Turkish comedy cinema.

He grew up in Istanbul in a family originally from Rize. At Yıldız Technical University he first met the stage through the school's theatre club; he wanted to train as an actor, but his family was initially not in favour, so after graduating he enrolled in the acting department of Dokuz Eylül University, where Onur Buldu was a classmate.

His first screen steps came in series such as Avrupa Yakası, Arka Sıradakiler and BKM's Aşağı Yukarı Yemişliler, and he played Zeki in Sinan Çetin's film Kağıt. In 2013 he played Caner in Yalan Dünya. Filming on Otisabi began with him in the lead, but the cast was later changed and the part went to Tim Seyfi. In comedy films, Plajda, Böcek, Dedemin Fişi, Kolonya Cumhuriyeti, Cici Babam and Organize İşler 2: Sazan Sarmalı stand out. On Güldür Güldür Show he shared the stage with Ali Sunal, Doğa Rutkay, Alper Kul and Özge Borak, among others.