Barış Çakmak Explained

Birth Name:Barış Çakmak
Birth Date:5 July 1979
Birth Place:Gallipoli, Turkey
Alma Mater:Kültür College
Istanbul University State Conservatory, Drama and Performing Arts
Istanbul University, Ancient Greek and Ancient Latin Language and Literature
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1999–present

Barış Çakmak (born 5 July 1979) is a Turkish actor who has been involved in television series, theatre plays and films.

Career

Çakmak studied Ancient Greek and Latin at Istanbul University, and graduated from the Istanbul University State Conservatory in Drama and Performing Arts in 2004. From 2002-2004, he played Osman Karacahan in the TV series Zerda. In 2007, he played Haydar in the TV series Fikrimin İnce Gülü. From 2009-11, he played Selim in Hanımın Çiftliği, which was a period drama TV series based on Kemal Tahir's novel Lady's Farm. In 2012, he played Selim Aliç in Mavi Kelebekler (Blue Butterflies), a TV series about Bosnian war that was broadcast on Turkey's national network TRT.Now he plays Azad in "küçuk gelin" or "little bride"

Çakmak also participated in feature films. His debut role was Hakan in Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (Unsent Letters), a film directed by Yusuf Kurçenli. In 2010, he took part in Mordkommission Istanbul, a movie produced by Ziegler Film Company for German TV channel ARD, and a short film The Death of Tennessee Williams in which he played the title character.

In theatre, he starred in My Name is Red, a period drama adapted from Orhan Pamuk's novel of the same name; it was produced by Goldhawk Productions and later broadcast by the BBC. He starred in a play called Korku İmparatorluğu (Fear Empire). He was involved in theatre productions for A Streetcar Named Desire and Play It Again Sam.

His voicing career includes him being the corporate identity voice-over for the company Eczacıbaşı between the years 2004-2006. He also does voice-overs for Greenpeace.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002Kuzenlerim (My Cousins)HakanTV series
2002-2004ZerdaOsman KaracahanTV series
2003Kırık Ayna (Broken Mirror)Dirican KoçoğluTV series
2004Büyük Buluşma (Big Gathering)NecmiTV movie
2005Beşinci Boyut (Fifth Dimension)ServetTV movie
2006Yağmurdan Sonra (After the Rain)TuncayTV series
2006GülpareBulut AtahanTV series
2007Fikrimin İnce GülüHaydarTV series
2009Kırık Kalpler (Broken Hearts)ÇetinTV movie
2009Doludizgin YıllarAliTV series
2009 - 2011Hanımın Çiftliği (Lady's Farm)SelimTV series
2011 - 2012Mavi Kelebekler (Blue Butterflies)Selim AliçTV series
2013Küçük GelinAzad KirmanTV series
Cinema
Year Title Role Notes
2002Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (Unsent Letters)Hakan
2007Kör Aşık (Love is Blind)Necmi
2008İncir Çekirdeği (Not Worth a Fig)Nazif
2010Mordkommission IstanbulErcan Benli
2010The Death of Tennessee WilliamsTennessee WilliamsShort film
2012Çanakkale 1915 DirilişHūseyin Avni Bey
2013Kelebeğin Rüyası (Butterfly's Dream)Oktay Rıfat
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2000A Streetcar Named DesireAllan Grey
2001Play It Again SamHumphrey Bogart
2003 A Midsummer Night's DreamOberonNorthern Centre for Performance Arts, Doncaster College, High Melton, South Yorkshire, UK
2006 - 2008Ayıp EttikDevrimci Yazar
2008My Name is RedHasanBBC Radio 4, Goldhawk Production
2011-2012Korku İmparatorluğu (Fear Empire)Abdel Rahman el Balaa

External links