# Hakan Kurtaş

Hakan Kurtaş (born 7 September 1988) is a Turkish actor, musician and composer.

## Early life

After completing his education at Bursa Anatolian High School, Kurtaş graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theatre Department. His mother is an economist and his father is a pediatrician. His mother graduated with a degree in economics when he was 3 years old, and then took the final exams again and graduated as an art teacher. He has two younger brothers. Before college, he played basketball in professional clubs. He drew cartoons and made music in his free time. His cartoons were published in Leman and Uykusuz humor and cartoon magazines for a while.

## Career

Kurtaş became interested in theatre while in middle school but decided to become an actor in high school. In 2010, he joined the DOT theatre and was cast in the play Punk Rock. He made his television debut in ATV's series Ezel, portraying the character of "Can Uçar" in the final episode. He had his breakthrough with Kanal D's Bir Çocuk Sevdim (2011–12), portraying the leading role of Sinan Harmangil. In 2012, together with Hatice Aslan, he starred in the movie Vücut playing the character of İzzet Gündoğdu.
In 2012, he joined the DOT theater again to play the role of a boxer in the play Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova, directed by Murat Daltaban. He took boxing lessons in order to prepare for the role. He was then cast in Esme Madra's short film Meşakkat ve Karısı, which was a nominee in the best fictional short film category at the Akbank 9th Short Film Festival. In 2013, together with Ulaş Tuna Astepe and Efe Tunçer, he founded the music band Bir Aralık. Kurtaş is active as a songwriter, composer, guitarist and singer within the band. In 2020, he released a song together with musician Kalben.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Vücut | İzzet Gündoğdu | Leading role |
| 2016 | Saruhan | İbrahim | Leading role |
| 2017 | Martıların Efendisi | Hakan | Leading role |
| 2017 | Bölük | Murat Akman | Leading role |
| 2018 | İyi Oyun | Arda | Supporting role |
| Television ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Ezel | Can Uçar | Supporting role |
| 2011–2012 | Bir Çocuk Sevdim | Sinan Harmangil | Leading role |
| 2013 | A.Ş.K. | Kerem Gürsoy | Leading role |
| 2015 | Analar ve Anneler | Murat | Supporting role |
| 2015–2016 | Filinta | Abdul Hamid II | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Seddülbahir 32 Saat | Nafiz | Supporting role |
| 2017 | Dolunay | Deniz Kaya | Supporting role |
| 2018 | 8. Gün | Rüstem Alaban | Supporting role |
| 2018–2019 | Çarpışma | Demir Alkan | Supporting role |
| 2019–2020 | Kadın | Cem Bey | Supporting role |
| 2020–2021 | Mucize Doktor | Doruk Özütürk | Supporting role |
| 2022 | Baba | İlhan Karaçam | Supporting role |
| 2024 | Kimler Geldi, Kimler Geçti | Cem Murathan | Leading role |
| Theatre ||||
| Year | Title | Notes | Director |
| 2010 | Dot-Punk Rock | | Rıza Kocaoğlu |
| 2010 | Avaz Avaz | writer: Hakan Kurtaş | Aralık Hareketi |
| 2012 | Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova | leading role | Murat Daltaban |
| 2017 | İstila! | | Sami Berat Marçalı |
| 2019 | Yak Bunu | | Sami Berat Marçalı |

## Awards

Awards :
| Year | Award | Category | Work |
| 2010 | Afife Jale Theatre Awards | New Generation Special Award | |
| 2011 | 16th Sadri Alışık Awards | Ephesus Special Award | Punk Rock |
| 2011 | 18th Golden Boll International Film Festival | Promising Actor | Vücut |