Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.
Kesal graduated from Ege University's medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at Keskin State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts surrounding it.
He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's movie Uzak. He also wrote the script for the movie Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. In 2011, the movie received a nomination for the Best Script award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including Peri Gazozu (2013), Nasipse Adayız (2015), Cin Aynası (2016), Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı (2017) and Aslında... (2017) by İletişim Yayınları and Evvel Zaman (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.
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Filmography
The Things You Kill, 2025
Aldatmak, 2022 (Ali Sezai Okuyan)
Beni Çok Sev, 2021 (Sedat)
Üç Kuruş, 2021 (Halit)
Menajerimi Ara, 2020 (guest appearance)
Alef, 2020
Nasipse Adayız, 2020
Görülmüştür, 2019
The Announcement, 2018
Çukur, 2017–2019; 2020; 2021 (İdris Koçovalı)
Cehennem, 2017
İçerde, 2016 (Akin Isik (Kostenceli))
Ben O Değilim, 2014
Hükümet Kadın 2, 2013
Ben de Özledim, 2013
Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi, 2013
Yozgat Blues, 2013
Hükümet Kadın, 2012
Mold, 2012
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da, 2011
Albatrosun Yolculuğu, 2010
Vavien, 2009
Üç Maymun, 2008
Uzak, 2002
Awards
20th Golden Boll Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, Yozgat Blues
Slovakia Art Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, Mold
32nd International Istanbul Film Festival, 2013, Best Actor, Yozgat Blues
44th SİYAD Awards, 2011, Best Supporting Actor, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
44th SİYAD Awards, 2011, Best Script, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
1st Yeşilçam Film Academy Awards, 2011, Best Script, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
14th Sadri Alışık Awards, 2009, Best Supporting Actor, Üç Maymun
2009 Yeşilçam Awards, 2009, Best Script, Üç Maymun
