Personal Info
Birth date
1959-01-01 (66 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Avanos, Nevsehir, Turkey
Also known as
-Ercan Kesal
Biography
We dont have a biography for Ercan Kesal
Filmography
The Pit
7.6
Overview:
When a mafia family named Koçovars are in danger of losing control of their neighborhood, “The Pit,” their youngest son must come back home, a place he could never truly escape.The Agency
6.643
Overview:
Dicle finds herself in an agency when she comes to Istanbul dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. There’s only place for stars, ego wars, greed, fame, money, hope and disappointment here. As Dicle struggles to exist in this glamorous world without losing her way... Her broken family ties start to bleed again. Her father who abandoned them before she was born is now one of the sharks of the industry and they are working in the same agency. And the magical lights of cinema start to shed light on Dicle’s first love.Insider
7.9
Overview:
Even though two brothers are completely separated from each other after the imprisoning of their father and the kidnapping of their twin brother, they meet by coincidence years after when both choose to enter the police academy.Aleph
7.586
Overview:
When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.Aldatmak
7.5
Overview:
He is a distinguished, respected family court judge. She is an honest and principled woman who has saved many marriages from destruction, made sure that many children receive the affection and love they deserve, and has always been on the side of justice.Magarsus
8
Overview:
Follow the struggle of the Kurak family, who traded in citrus fruits in Sarıbahçe, both with each other and with foreign powers who want to dominate the region.The Bad Penny
7.9
Overview:
When a serial killer stalks a Romani neighborhood, a hardboiled police captain teams up with a Gypsy crime boss to bring the killer to justice.Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
7.5
Overview:
A group of men lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about everyday life, which ultimately leads to conversations about their deepest existential concerns and secrets.Cold Hell
6.1
Overview:
A young Vienna-based taxi driver of Turkish origin witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The perpetrator, a serial killer, makes eye contact with her; a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.Three Monkeys
6.8
Overview:
A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?Love Me Instead
6.5
Overview:
Accompanied by a ward, a prisoner travels to his hometown to reconnect with his daughter and make amends, but a tragic truth mars his journey.Distant
7.074
Overview:
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.The Criminals
6.6
Overview:
Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together. They are rejected from all hotels for not having a marriage certificate. Once they believe they’ve found a trick to use, the situation gets out of hand.The Things You Kill
8
Overview:
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. As long-buried family secrets resurface, the police tighten their noose, and doubts begin eroding his conscience, Ali has no choice but to look into the abyss of his own soul.Hair
5.8
Overview:
A wig-maker from Istanbul, who suffers from cancer, becomes obsessed with a woman who enters his shop one day.Government Woman 2
5.8
Overview:
Seven years before the first film, Xate, still living in her husband Aziz Veysel’s shadow, is about to become the region’s first female mayor when a routine morning send-off for Aziz turns explosive, reigniting the fierce rivalry between Xate and the power-hungry Faruk. Their conflict escalates further when there’s an unexpected call for snap elections.Butterflies
6.9
Overview:
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.I Am Not Him
6.043
Overview:
Nihat, an introverted employee in a hospital cafeteria, is confused by Ayşe, a mysterious woman who just started working there as a dishwasher. Her obvious seductive approaches embarrass Nihat and make him nervous at the same time. Despite the rumors about her husband having been sentenced to many years in jail, Nihat reluctantly accepts Ayşe’s invitation to dinner at her house. This is the beginning of a strange and dangerous liaison. When Nihat discovers a picture of the woman’s husband and realizes that he looks astoundingly like him, the relation becomes even more toxic.The Announcement
6
Overview:
May 22nd, 1963. Unhappy with the existing social and political situation in Turkey, a group of military officers has planned a coup d’état to take down the government in Ankara. Meanwhile in Istanbul, their conspirators have undertaken the vital mission of taking over the National Radio station and making a formal announcement about the coup. But nothing goes to plan. Faced with a number of obstacles, including a sudden rainstorm, the absence of the radio station technician, a betrayal, the lack of feedback from Ankara and their very own inefficiency, the conspirators scramble to keep their plan on track and announce the success of the coup – that is, if the coup in the capital has taken place at all.Government Woman
6.119
Overview:
Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For the illiterate, uneducated Xate becomes Mayor of Midyat! While she takes on her mayoral duties much as she does those in her house, the infantile rivalry between her children in municipal matters leads to adventures that have the Midyat folk howling with laughter.Vavien
7.3
Overview:
Celal, lives an unhappy family life with his wife Sevilay and his child in a small town. Celal and his brother Cemal, running an electrician shop which doesn't go well. They are in debt. The only fun they have is going to the night clubs in Samsun. Celal's love for Sibel Ceylan who works in the night club, will cause him trouble. Celal's wife, Sevilay, saves her money, sent by her father who lives in Germany. She is unaware of the fact that Celal knows her secret.Yozgat Blues
6.4
Overview:
Sabri, a barber in Yozgat - a very small city in the middle of Anatolia - has an emotional breakdown when he runs into Yavuz and Neşe, who come to the town to sing in a small music hall-bar. This will also affect Neşe and Yavuz. None of their desires will be how they want them to be.Nausea
5.8
Overview:
Ahmet, who had recently lost his wife and little daughter in a traffic accident while he was away with his lover, is a prominent person dealing with "head work". As someone who does not care for anybody and does not knuckle under anything, he moves on quite unaffected. Yet some things start to change in himself and his life without any apparent reason.The Smell of Money
3
Overview:
A cab driver, a teahouse owner and an out-of-work journalist live in a down-at-heel suburb of Ankara. When the driver tells his friends tales of the murky and unlawful dealings of his passengers, they install a camera to record the passengers.Passed by Censor
6.2
Overview:
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the letters, in which appears Selma, an inmate's wife. More than an inspiration, she becomes an obsession for Zakir. He observes her, makes up stories, and imagines the worst to the extent that he puts himself at great risk.You Know Him
6.158
Overview:
Doctor Kemal is head of a private hospital, is ambitious and has the best intentions for the residents of Istanbul. He is the best candidate for mayor of the Beyoglu district – in his opinion. An opinion not shared by his sceptical ex-wife; nor by the voters who come to eat and drink at his expense; nor the party leader, who even after several meetings still thinks he's an architect rather than a doctor; not even his faithful chauffeur. The slogan 'the doctor has the cure' might be catchy, but the doctor has little clue how sick the climate of political nepotism really is.Thou Gild'st the Even
7.4
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In a small town in Anatolia, whose inhabitants possess various supernatural powers but still have to deal with ordinary problems, Cemal helps out in his father’s barbershop and, in his free time, acts as a football referee.Mold
6.5
Overview:
Basri, 55 year old, every day walks for miles along the tracks working as a railroad watchman. His nagging thought is finding his son. Eighteen years ago, while the boy was studying at the university in Istanbul, the police took him into custody for antigovernment activities. Then, he mysteriously disappeared.Black Sun
5
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A coming storm after dog days dawns during a road trip to an island for a funeral. The deceased is buried in haste and a man makes a detour through Aegean Turkey. The funeral is eclipsed by a last wish.Eksi Bir
NYR
Overview:
Since the dawn of time, humankind has struggled against harsh natural conditions. The drama of Şemsi, who is partially paralyzed and mentally ill, brings together three police officers on duty that night. Şemsi, who was removed from the municipal cultural center where he had gone to warm up, has lost his lower body reflexes and urinates and defecates without realizing it. The officers who took Şemsi into their car were forced to open the doors and windows due to the unpleasant odor, exposing themselves to the harshness of nature. As they searched from place to place throughout the night to find an official institution that could take Şemsi in, the officers found pieces of their own lives in his. The officers' nighttime ordeal with Şemsi would deeply affect them.Acting
TBAThe Desolate Man as Unknown
2025The Reeds as Unknown
2025The Things You Kill as Father / Hamit
2025Athlete as Unknown
2025İdea as Unknown
2024Such Things Don’t Happen in This World as Unknown
2023Magarsus (16 Episodes) as Halil Kurak
2022Hopeful Dark Journey as Yılmaz
2022Paperflower as Remzi
2022Aldatmak (71 Episodes) as Ali Sezai Okuyan
2022The Criminals as Hôtelier 2
2021Love Me Instead as Sedat
2021The Bad Penny (28 Episodes) as Halit
2020You Know Him as Dr. Kemal Güner
2020Kısmet as Necati
20209,75 as Dr. Haydar
2020The Agency (1 Episode) as Self
2020Aleph (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2019Passed by Censor as Unknown
2019Black Sun as Unknown
2018The Smell of Money as Unknown
2018Butterflies as Çoban
2017The Pit (1, 71 Episode) as İdris Koçovalı (Sadece Sesi), İdris Koçovalı
2017Sideway as Unknown
2017Eksi Bir as Unknown
2017Cold Hell as Gökhan
2016Insider (3 Episodes) as Köstenceli Akın Işık
2015Nausea as Doktor
2013Yozgat Blues as Yavuz
2013I Am Not Him as Nihat / Necip
2013Government Woman 2 as Aziz Veysel
2013Thou Gild'st the Even as İrfan
2013Swing as Unknown
2013Mold as Basri
2013Government Woman as Aziz Veysel Nuroğlu
2012Shift 12-48 as Selim
2012Take a Deep Breath as Doctor
2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia as Muhtar
2010Hair as Unknown
2009Vavien as Süleyman
2008Making of Three Monkeys as Unknown
2008Three Monkeys as Servet
2002Distant as Unknown
Writing
2020You Know Him ... Writer
2018After Hazelnut ... Writer
2017The Announcement ... Writer
2013Swing ... Writer
2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ... Writer
2008Three Monkeys ... Writer