Ümit Kantarcılar

Ümit Kantarcılar was born on 10 October 1987 in Antalya, Turkey. He began acting in school theatre and later performed with the Antalya Municipal Theatre, where he won an award for the play Midirfillik. In 2005 he entered the Müjdat Gezen Conservatory and, after his studies, worked at the Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre. According to Turkish sites, he also graduated from Maltepe University. His first notable role was Ceyhun in the youth comedy Pis Yedili (2011–2014); during those years he also hosted the atv show Kızlar ve Anneleri. He went on to appear in Çakıl Taşları (2010), Yerden Yüksek (2010–2011), Şehrin Melekleri (2015, as Gürkan Akad), Kanatsız Kuşlar (2017–2018, as Onur), Vuslat (2019–2020, as Kerem Saltuk) and Kazara Aşk (2021, as Civan). In cinema he appeared in Bizim Semtin Çocukları. He has an older sister. In 2014 Ümit Kantarcılar married actress Gamze Topuz; they divorced in 2016. Their daughter Elis Naz was born on 5 March 2015.