Barış Aytaç was born on December 8, 1985 in Ankara. Turkish TV series, cinema and theater actor.
Name: Barış Aytaç
Date of Birth: December 8, 1985
Place of Birth: Ankara
Height: 1.90 m.
Weight: 88 kg
Horoscope: Sagittarius
Eye Color: Green
Siblings: Has a sister
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barisaytac
Pets: He has a cat.
Family: Born and raised in Ankara as the child of a civil servant family. His parents divorced when he was young and grew up with his mother and sister. “I grew up with two women so I didn’t feel paternal authority at home, but being the only man in the house was not easy. I am dependent on my mother and sister. Although leaving Ankara and trying to hold on to life in Istanbul separates us in terms of distance, I think this strong bond has further strengthened. There is not much to do in Ankara and you have to be together. There, friends do not leave easily, they do not get offended. They have common ideals. There is no sea in Ankara, but there is friendship. There is a sincere and devoted sharing, which of course creates expectations. For example, I do not think that anyone from Ankara in this sector should be spoiled. ”
Childhood years: He says that he was known as a pasha in his family as a child and did not have the luxury of mischief. His love for acting also started in his middle school years. She appeared on the stage for the first time with the theater play “Lüküs Hayat” while she was in secondary school. “I was not a diligent student, I was getting rid of this situation when the school life and lessons bored me. Every year a performance was held at TED College, I had the opportunity to watch what happened every year from middle school, and at the middle end I had my first stage experience through one of these performances. We played “Lüküs Hayat”. Later my classes went bad, which made me interested in theater. I stayed away from the theater for a year or two, I couldn’t resist after high school, I entered a theater company again. Onur Saylak and Filiz Alpgezmen were the leaders of the theater company that year. I learned that I could prepare for talent exams by using their experiences, and thus I set sail for the theater department. The conservatory years were like lovers who broke up and made peace, we had a very passionate love, a beloved conservatory that I could not break even if I left. But in the most general sense, at the conservatory, I learned what questions I had to ask in order to get to know myself professionally and to define myself. ”
Education life: He completed his primary, secondary and high school education at TED Ankara College. Then he graduated from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Acting Department.
The first step to acting: He started his television adventure with the character “Yusuf”, which he played in the “Gün Akşam Oldu” series in 2011.
With which project did he shine? “Dr.” in the “Heartbeat” series. Fatih Yılmaz ‘attracted attention with his character.
Social: He prefers to be at home outside of the set. A domestic person. He doesn’t like being outside very much. “Due to our job, we both work in a very crowded environment and talk all day. For this reason, I need to rest my mind. Even if I get bored at home; I bought a bike, I’m riding a bike. Touring this wonderful city, the Bosphorus, by bike, especially in mild rainy and cool weather, makes me feel the wind close to the sea. ”
Personal development: He loves learning languages. “Language is a very magical thing. I think speaking a foreign language is like being able to express yourself in another language, playing a song you love very much with different instruments. My dream is to learn languages too. While I was studying in Ankara, I started learning Spanish after English. Searching for the equivalent of a feeling that you can express in Turkish, which is very simple or difficult to express in other languages, and finding similarities improves storytelling and expands the imagination. My dream is to learn new languages and master Spanish, maybe even Russian, enough to be able to act in these languages. I really enjoy the variety of other languages to express emotions. ”
Mindset: He divides acting into two as onstage and off-stage. “A performance where you talk, get angry, cry, laugh with your blood, with your soul, for 2-3 hours non-stop, is not something that can happen or be tolerated just by wanting to be an actor. Everyone can act and tell stories, but the sustainability of this performance on stage is really a difficult process. My conservatory education first; He explained how difficult this profession is and requires discipline. The training and the difficulties I received allow me to test myself every day and tune it like an instrument. A little bit of acting; Questions like ‘what am I’, ‘who am I’ are to ask yourself questions. So, of course, there will be a difference between a conservatory student and someone who is enthusiastic about acting. Anyone can tell a story, but it is not an easy thing to tell the same story with the same excitement, the same energy, over and over again without pinching, reducing or multiplying. Wondering how someone else feels about an event is a major motivation for me. What motivates me; it is my curiosity for the different reactions of people to their feelings and to the difficulties they face. ”
A source of happiness: He has a structure that is at the level of dependency on his loved ones, and his love for his mother and sister is one of the greatest sources of happiness. “I am very attached to my loved ones. My brother and mother are my weakest points. I have a soft spot for them.
First movie: Ali Bilgin / Delibal
View of life: Generally satisfied with where it is. “We live in such a time that it’s not easy to complain or feel dissatisfied with anything. Especially many theaters survive with financial difficulties and lack of support. Happily I can do my job and find new playmates for myself. What more could I want? ”
His view of business life: He’s been on the screen for 10 years and he thinks everything has become more difficult and difficult in this process. “Although our TV productions manage to achieve a considerable share in the world market, unfortunately, the length of the episodes leaves the sector employees alone with the questions of what we do, what we shoot, what we play, while much better quality, fluid, sterile works can be produced. This leaves the quality far below its potential. On the positive side; Until a few years ago, working hours were terribly long and tiring. Our producer, Fatih Aksoy, implements the rule of 5 days a week, 12 hours a day, if nothing goes wrong. First of all, this allows the set crew to breathe a little bit. A small footnote; The constant and maybe will never change is the future anxiety of someone who has become an acting profession, heavy tax burden, retirement, etc.
Career plan: He wants to act in more movies. He also has dreams about theater. “Cinema excites me very much. There are great scenarios in cinema, television is a big problem. Television works seem to be in a hurry, it is unlikely that the work that emerges with this operation will be healthy. These 10 years have clearly taught me that trying to plan my career is pointless. Even if you do your best, there are too many factors outside of you, and it’s like fighting with them, trying to change, fighting windmills, and I guess I can’t afford it. I’m not planning, I’m in the flow of the river. ”
Dream of the Future: He wants to be on the theater stage with his own story. “Unless I have staged my own play or written my own script yet, I don’t plan for the future of theater. My job is to tell stories. I hope that maybe one day, I’ll build my own story and tell it on stage. ”
Concerns: He finds the length of drama length and the issue of censorship alarming. “The stories that you will tell and finish in 12-13 chapters are extended to 40-50 chapters, and you have to go back and forth between certain genres. Since the primary purpose of the projects is to continue for a long time, the previously tested species are repeating. When there is a serious problem of censorship, for example, what diversity can we talk about in an industry where you cannot make political humor? In this case, digital platforms are like oasis in the desert. At least it looks like that from the outside; I haven’t had the opportunity to work on such a project yet, but not being restricted must be the common dream of everyone in this sector. It is very important to be able to produce, create and feel partially free while doing all of these. In addition, I think that the international awareness of our cinema-series industry will be positively affected by these platforms.
Does he use social media? He thinks that the use of social media is inevitable today. “However, if I hadn’t done this job, I would have closed all my accounts. A waste of time and a serious addiction. I follow it as much as my job requires, of course there are some overlooked but I try to read all the positive and negative comments. Social media does not affect me much, I try to make sure it doesn’t affect me. ”
Who does he admire? As a director, he admires Ali Atay, whom he says “Whatever he filmed”. “My favorite movie in terms of recent sense of humor and acting was” Mortal World “directed by Ali Atay. I think I’ll watch what Ali Atay shot. ”
Which movie was he affected by? “Fight Club” movie and “Breaking Bad” are the productions he watched many times. ”
Favorite writers: Fan of fantasy cinema and literature. Neil Geiman and Ursula K. Leguin’s favorite authors.
TV SERIES
2011- Gün Akşam Oldu / Yusuf
2012- Evlerden Biri/ Erdal
2013- Between Us / Taylan
2014- Boynu Bükükler / Doruk
2015- Tutar mı Tutar
2016 / 2017- Just Smile
2017- Heartbeat / Dr.Fatih Yılmaz
2018 / 2020- Forbidden Fruit / Caner Çelebi
CINEMA FILMS
2015- Delibal/ Onur
2014- Intermezzo/ Selim (Short Film)
THEATRE GAMES
2016- Yeni Öğretmenimiz Bir Canavar
2016- Bunu Ben de Yaparım!