Biography
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
Acting credits 44 titles
The Eighth Family
Series
2025
7.8
Yan Yana
as Refik
Film
2025
6.8
Lovers & Liars
as Kadir
Series
2025–2026
7.4
Maria
as Aristotle Onassis
Film
2024
6.5
The Turkish Detective
as Çetin İkmen
Series
2023–
5.1
Wild Abandon
as Berhudar
Series
2022
6.5
Baba
as Emin Saruhanlı
Series
2022
4.3
Stuck Apart
as Erbil
Film
2021
6.0
Şeref Bey
as Şeref
Series
2021
5.6
Leyla Everlasting
as Adem
Film
2020
3.8
Noah Land
as Ibrahim
Film
2019
6.9
Halloween
as Dr. Sartain
Film
2018
6.6
Persona
as Agâh Beyoğlu
Series
2018–2024
8.1
Forget About Nick
as Nick
Film
2017
5.5
Shelter
as Ahmet
Film
2017
5.3
Cingöz Recai
as Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
Film
2017
4.2
Trendy
as Hasan
Film
2017
7.0
The Bank of Broken Hearts
as Yusuf Yağmur
Film
2017
6.5
Black Letter
as Oğuz Karahan
Series
2017
9.7
The Ottoman Lieutenant
as Khalil Bey
Film
2017
6.0
The Last Schnitzel
as The President
Film
2017
6.9
Innocent
as Cevdet Bayrakçı
Series
2017
7.5
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
Film
2016
5.8
Rosewater
as Baba Akbar
Film
2014
6.4
Winter Sleep
as Aydın
Film
2014
7.5
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Nazmi Kemal
Film
2013
6.6
Hayatımın Rolü
as Müşfik/Yaşar
Series
2012
6.5
W.E.
as Al Fayed
Film
2011
6.3
İstanbul'un Altınları
as Reşat Altın
Series
2011
7.0
Cuma'ya Kalsa
as Cuma
Series
2010
4.0
Ezel
as Kenan Birkan
Series
2009–2011
8.4
Sıkı Dostlar
as Hikmet
Series
2009
6.0
Sevgili Dünürüm
as Ahmet
Series
2007–2008
5.5
Yine de Aşığım
as Ali
Series
2005–2006
9.0
Yes, Minister
as Samim Bayraktar
Series
2004
8.0
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
as King Hattuþili III
Film
2003
6.2
Sweet Life
as İhsan Yıldırım
Series
2001–2005
7.9
Cesur Kuşku
as Cesur
Series
2001
8.0
Running in the Dark
as Ali
Series
2001
7.4
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
as Sedat Çolak
Series
2000–2001
5.0
Gülşen Abi
as Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla
Series
1994–1995
7.2
Two Women
Film
1992
5.7
Ateşten Günler
as Ahmet Rıfkı
Series
1987
7.7
Murder of a Moderate Man
Series
1985
7.0
이 필터에 맞는 작품이 없어요.
아직 발표된 작품이 없어요.
대표작
8.4
Series
Ezel
Kenan Birkan
2009–2011
6.6
Film
Halloween
Dr. Sartain
2018
7.8
Series
The Eighth Family
2025
5.1
Series
The Turkish Detective
Çetin İkmen
2023–
5.8
Film
Ben-Hur
Simonides
2016
6.4
Film
Rosewater
Baba Akbar
2014
7.4
Series
Lovers & Liars
Kadir
2025–2026
7.5
Film
Winter Sleep
Aydın
2014
6.5
Series
Hayatımın Rolü
Müşfik/Yaşar
2012
8.1
Series
Persona
Agâh Beyoğlu
2018–2024
4.3
Series
Baba
Emin Saruhanlı
2022
5.7
Film
Two Women
1992
6.5
Film
Maria
Aristotle Onassis
2024
7.5
Series
Innocent
Cevdet Bayrakçı
2017
6.8
Film
Yan Yana
Refik
2025
7.2
Series
Gülşen Abi
Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla
1994–1995
6.6
Film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nazmi Kemal
2013
6.2
Film
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
King Hattuþili III
2003
7.7
Series
Ateşten Günler
Ahmet Rıfkı
1987
6.5
Series
Wild Abandon
Berhudar
2022
7.9
Series
Sweet Life
İhsan Yıldırım
2001–2005
6.3
Film
W.E.
Al Fayed
2011
5.5
Series
Sevgili Dünürüm
Ahmet
2007–2008
6.0
Film
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Khalil Bey
2017
5.6
Series
Şeref Bey
Şeref
2021
6.0
Film
Stuck Apart
Erbil
2021
5.0
Series
Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü
Sedat Çolak
2000–2001
9.7
Series
Black Letter
Oğuz Karahan
2017
7.4
Series
Running in the Dark
Ali
2001
9.0
Series
Yine de Aşığım
Ali
2005–2006
4.0
Series
Cuma'ya Kalsa
Cuma
2010
6.0
Series
Sıkı Dostlar
Hikmet
2009
7.0
Series
İstanbul'un Altınları
Reşat Altın
2011
8.0
Series
Yes, Minister
Samim Bayraktar
2004
8.0
Series
Cesur Kuşku
Cesur
2001
4.2
Film
Cingöz Recai
Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza
2017
6.5
Film
The Bank of Broken Hearts
Yusuf Yağmur
2017
6.9
Film
The Last Schnitzel
The President
2017
5.3
Film
Shelter
Ahmet
2017
3.8
Film
Leyla Everlasting
Adem
2020
7.0
Film
Trendy
Hasan
2017
7.0
Series
Murder of a Moderate Man
1985
5.5
Film
Forget About Nick
Nick
2017
6.9
Film
Noah Land
Ibrahim
2019