Cengiz Coşkun (born 29 April 1982) is a Turkish television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Turgut Alp in the TV show Diriliş: Ertuğrul.[2][3][4]
Cengiz Coşkun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1982 |
| Education | Marmara University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Diriliş: Ertuğrul |
| Spouse |
Beatrice Lorena (m. 2022) |
Early life
editCoşkun was born on 29 April 1982 in Istanbul.[5][4] His mother is a housewife and his father is a machine technician, they were ethnic Turks from Bulgaria who immigrated to Turkey.[6]
Career
editHe started playing basketball in the first years of secondary school, and then won Ülkerspor's auditions. He played there for 7 years, then transferred to Erdemir Ereğli Spor where he remained for 2 years. Then he played for 1 year at Balıkesir DSİ Spor. In 2008, he graduated from Marmara University, sports department.[7][8]
During this time he also started modelling. Coşkun began his appearing and modelling profession after successful a modelling contest in 2002, which was held in London. In 2005, he started acting with the series Rüzgarlı Bahçe. After starting acting, he got training from Şahika Tekand and joined her workshops. Later, he appeared in the series Candan Öte (2006), Doktorlar (2007) and Hicran Yarası (2009).[6][8]
Coşkun made his film debut in the Fetih 1453 (2012) and appeared as Giovanni Giustiniani.[5] It is said he did not get the main role as the Sultan as his eyes were blue. He competed in the reality show Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler 3 (2013) and was eliminated on the 94th day.[6][9] He played the role of Turgut Alp in Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014).[4] In 2020, Coşkun appeared in film Malazgirt 1071 in lead role of Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan.[10][11][12]
Filmography
editTV series
edit| TV series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notices | |
| 2005 | Rüzgarlı Bahçe | Mercan | ||
| 2005 | Nehir | Umut | ||
| 2006 | Candan Öte | Kaan Atalay | ||
| 2006 | Doktorlar | Mert Eriç | ||
| 2009 | Hicran Yarası | Tarık Budak | ||
| 2013 | Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler 3 | Celebrities - Himself | ||
| 2014–2019 | Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Turgut Alp | ||
Films
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notice |
| 2012 | Fetih 1453 | Giovanni Giustiniani | Debut film |
| 2012 | Dağ: The Mountain | First Lieutenant Tuğrul Tümen | |
| 2016 | Çekmeceler | Ali | |
| 2022 | Malazgirt 1071 | Sultan Alp Arslan | [13] |
| 2023 | Yavuz: Sultan Selim † | Yavuz Sultan Selim | Filming[14] |
References
edit- ^ "Cengiz Coşkun Romanyalı sevgilisiyle evlendi". CNN Türk. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Agency, Anadolu (15 May 2020). "'Resurrection Ertuğrul' reaches over 21 million viewers in digital media in last 3 months". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "'Ertugrul' sensation Engin Altan, Cengiz Coskun and Cavit Guner want to visit Pakistan". The Nation. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Turgut Alp'i sevenlerini şaşırttı! Cengiz Coşkun aslında" (in Turkish). 19 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Cengiz Coşkun". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cengiz Coşkun Kimdir?". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Turgut Alp'i Cengiz Coşkun ekranlara geri gönüyor! Cengiz Coşkun... - Galeri - Takvim". Takvim (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un ardından müjde Cengiz Coşkun Sultan Alparslan'ı oynayacak". Internet Haber (in Turkish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Kuruluş Osman'da şoke eden ayrılık! Cengiz Çoşkun kadroda yer almayacak mı?". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "TRT ortak yapımı "Malazgirt 1071" 13 Mart'ta vizyona girecek". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Hürriyet - Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri". Hurriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ ""Malazgirt 1071" filmi 13 Mart'ta vizyona girecek". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Cengiz Coşkun aka Turgut Alp's new film 'Malazgirt 1071' is released". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Yavuz Sultan Selim'in hayatını anlatan 'Yavuz: Adaletin Kılıcı' geliyor". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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