Berk Hakman

Berk Hakman, full name Hakkı Berk Hakman, was born on 14 August 1981 in Ankara, the second child of a family with roots in Sarajevo. His father is dentist and musician Ataman Hakman, a member of Erkin Koray's "Yeraltı Dörtlüsü" (Underground Quartet), so he grew up surrounded by music: he has played guitar since age 11 and in high school also took up keyboards, trumpet, and bass guitar. After high school he spent some time studying Tourism Management at Akdeniz University, where he joined the theatre club and the Theatre Workshop in Antalya, then moved to Istanbul and graduated from the theatre department of the State Conservatory at Mimar Sinan University. He made his film debut in 2003 in "Okul." In 2005 he appeared in the series "Kırık Kanatlar" and "Seher Vakti," and in 2006 in the series "Hatırla Sevgili" (as the leftist student Deniz) and the comedy "Janjan." In 2008 he played Tercan in the series "Es Es." He gained wide recognition in 2012 with the role of Gurur Kutay in "Suskunlar," the first Turkish drama sold to the US market for a remake. From 2013 to 2015 he played Ertan Demir in 52 episodes of "Firari." He also appeared in the series "Kara İnci" (2017–2018, as Vural) and "Kuzgun: Dipsiz Karanlık" (2023, lead role of Mehmet), and in the films "Taksim Hold'em" (2017, as Fuat) and "Dünya Malı: Eksi Bir" (2024). He won Best Actor for his role in the film "Tepenin Ardı." Besides acting, he is a musician (bass, keyboards, piano, trumpet) and voice actor.