Berk Cankat was born on May 9, 1984 in Ankara. Turkish TV series, cinema, theater actor and graphic designer.
Name: Berk Cankat
Date of Birth: May 9, 1984
Place of Birth: Ankara
Height: 1.85 m.
Weight: 74 kg
Horoscope: Taurus
Eye color brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkcankat/
Pets: He has a cat.
Family: Born and raised in Ankara, originally of Circassian origin. Due to the profession of his father, who was an architect and a contractor, his childhood passed in cities such as Ankara, Eskişehir and Hatay.
Childhood years: He did not dream of acting as a child. He was drawing from his childhood and wanted to be a graphic designer. “When I was in middle school, I was in an amateur theater group, but I never thought I’d be an actress. I wanted to read graphics, so it happened. I’ve been drawing since I was little. ”
Education life: He studied primary school in Hatay, secondary school and high school in Ankara. He graduated from Bilkent University Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Graphic Design. He studied acting at the Academy 35 and a Half Art House and started his theater career professionally.
How did he acting career start? After graduating from university, he came to Istanbul to work as a graphic artist with his very close friend. After coming to Istanbul, he decided to become an actor. “My father is an architect, so I had to travel a lot in my childhood. Coming from Ankara to Istanbul was with the university. I worked here for 8 months after I finished school. Later, I studied theater. Later, an offer came from ‘Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim’ (I’ll Give You a Secret) saying ‘there is such a role, would you like it’, so I took my first step into acting. Frankly, I had to hurt myself a little bit. My beginning in the series was challenging because I got involved in a series that started later. I am already a bit of a closed person, I cannot get along quickly without knowing people. It was a period related to my warm-up period. The turning point of my career is “Medcezir TV series”, where I took part as a guest in two episodes. ”
The first step to acting: He started his television adventure with the character “Savaş”, which he played in the TV series “I Will Give You A Secret”.
With which project did he shine? He drew attention with the character “Cemal”, which he portrayed in the “Güzel Köylü” (Beautiful Villager) series.
Personal development: He is constantly working to improve his acting. “In terms of development, the set can help so far in itself. After a point, you start counting in your place. Of course, it is a very helpful place in terms of practice. I watch a lot not only for acting, but also to improve myself in every field of life, I read, listen to people, keep my mind and body open all the time, try, experience, do not give up wanting, wear a lot, care a lot and work hard. ”
Social: He usually likes to spend peaceful and alone time in his time for himself. “Whether I have a job or not, I like to get up very early in the morning. I leave the house immediately, drink my coffee and listen to my music every morning outside before the traffic and crowds begin. Then sports. Then, if I don’t have a job, dinner and chat with my close friends. I can say that I usually live a quiet life around my house. ”
Mindset: As he gets older, he sees being happy. Someone who was more ambitious before, now more calm, savoring the moment. “I am having a lot of fun in this right now and I try not to think ahead as much as I can. Also, I enjoy doing my best. This makes me happy. No matter how much we think about it, as our elders and my mother always told me; “The water flows, finds its way.”
The source of happiness: He is happy with the attention of his fans. “People’s love is very enjoyable. After getting recognized, nothing much has changed, my life is the same. Only people recognize it by sight. Playing in the youth drama gets a lot of young fans. They are the ones who brought me this far, their rights are not paid. ”
Admires: Brad Pitt fan. “I would love to meet Brad Pit. I really envy Hayao Miyazaki’s world and his perspective on life. He won an Oscar, but he doesn’t care. He has been working in the same office for years. He sits at his table, watering his flower, and then burying his head and disappears into his world. She is in love with nature and expresses it in a tremendous visual language. He is a very naive man. I really admire him. ”
View of life: Philosophy of life; You live whatever you make it live. “This is not the word for word, but this has always been the basis of the advice I received from my family, and I believe it very much. When I feel unhappy, I sit for a long time and watch around, I think I stay with myself. I listen to music. I’ll call my family. I have trouble with my friend. I walk and breathe. Then I say ‘You can walk and breathe, there are people in your life who come to you by running in bad times. So why were you unhappy? “At that moment I remember, these are the most precious things and there is no reason to be unhappy.”
Perspective on business life: He attaches great importance to fidelity in business life. “I attach great importance to loyalty. I also respect people who do their job well and lovingly and appreciate being able to work with such people. I believe that the more such people around me, the better I do my job. Don’t trust, it’s about being able to lean on your back. I will gladly do whatever I can for them. ”
Career plan: He does not distinguish between roles, is well written, and eagerly wants to try every role that will challenge him. He likes roles that push his limits. “You know,” life is what happens to us while we are making plans “, it is a very correct word. I don’t know where life will take me. I never thought I’d be here right now. Of course, like everyone else, I have a beautiful motion picture in my heart. I really want to act in festival movies. I am waiting patiently, I will continue to wait until that festival movie arrives. If I am going to act in a movie, it must be a director that I trust and admire, and a script that enthralls me and excites me a lot. Cinema is very special to me. It is not a commercial area. That’s why I will wait until something like my heart desires. ”
Dream of the Future: He is interested in illustration, and he has some things to do about it in the future. “It is a very large area, we were lost while playing games when we were little, we wouldn’t understand even after hours. The same is true for me when I am illustrating. I love to focus and break out of this world. We probably can’t live otherwise. I still have projects involving my brother. He is also a computer engineer. This is how I get my motivation, I don’t get stuck on a single thing. I love to create. I’m taking pictures, I’m cooking. These things make me happy. Also, I started to write small scenes and stories. I am thinking of directing a short film in the near future. We are also talking to Altan Hoca (Dönmez); they have suggestions for me on this issue. ”
How does he keep his shape? He likes to eat, tries to pay attention to what he eats. “There is a production fond of food. I can’t pay attention all the time, of course, it goes off from time to time, but I usually try to pay attention. I do sports more intensely when I am not working, and only when I find time when I work. ”
Hobbyist: He always has a notebook, pen and photographic lenses with him. Sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes 1 hour how much time he has; he always writes down what he has in mind. “Drawing, generating new ideas, taking photographs; These are part of my life and the qualities that make me who I am. ”
Who does he admire? “There are people I watch with so many likes that it is very difficult to count. We played with Ayşenil sister in Medcezir, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu. It was very special to me. I was very happy to play with him. ”
Which movie was he affected by? He never misses any of the Brad Pitt’s work he admires. “I also love Joaquin Phoenix. My hand trembled when I saw that image of him when he played the Joker. I also watch works starring Tom Hardy. I haven’t been able to concentrate on anything in terms of TV series for the last couple of years. It piles up for a certain period of time, and that’s when I watch or read books I haven’t read. My favorite TV series are over. I have watched How I Met Your Mother many times; I used to sleep watching him sometime. I also loved Two and a Half Men. Of course, when Charlie Sheen left, it was over for me. I watched it on Game of Thrones. It is a must. My brother, by the way, follows almost every business. He always advises me, but when I don’t watch, I get brushed.
Which book was influenced by: He was influenced by Tarık Akan’s novel “Anne Kafamda Bit Var”. “I studied in high school; He left me with a very strange feeling. ”
What does the house do? When he is at home, he reads books, watches movies, deals with computer games, and sometimes illustrates. “I don’t have a signature dish, but I mainly do dessert. I was interested in cheesecake for a while, and I also like chocolate desserts. ”
What does it spend money on? He doesn’t like shopping at all. “Shopping is not for me at all, I am very overwhelmed. There is nothing I cannot give up as an accessory, but I like to wear watches and hats. ”
TV SERIES
2013- Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim (I’ll Give You A Secret) / Savaş Yapıcı
2014 – Medcezir / Cem
2014- Güzel Köylü (Beautiful Villager)/ Cemal Alkan
2015/2016- Magnificient Century: Kösem / Alex – İskender
2017 – Yıldızlar Şahidim / Aras
2018- Gülizar / Murat
2018 –Restless Wind / Uğur
THEATRE GAMES
1999 – Ay Işığında Şamata
2011 – Martı
2011- Barut Fıçısı
2012- Merhaba Efendim
AWARDS
2015 – ELLE Style Awards / Actor of the Year / Beautiful Villager