Mehmet Kurtuluş
Biography
Mehmet Kurtuluş is a Turkish actor born in Uşak, Turkey. He moved to Germany at the age of 18 months and grew up in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, with his brother Tekin. Kurtuluş performed in several minor television roles and continued working in theater before his film debut in Kurz und schmerzlos, where he played a young Turkish boy named Gabriel. He then appeared in the TV mini-series Der Tunnel and the sex comedy Naked, both of which were successful. Kurtuluş has worked primarily in film and television, with a focus on acting. He is known for his roles in various projects, with a total of 49 known credits.
Career overview
Mehmet Kurtuluş is a Turkish actor born in Uşak, Turkey. He moved to Germany at the age of 18 months and grew up in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, with his brother Tekin. Kurtuluş began his acting career with minor television roles in various TV shows, also working in theater.
He made his big-screen debut in the film Kurz und schmerzlos, where he played the role of a young Turkish boy named Gabriel. Following this breakthrough, Kurtuluş appeared in the successful TV mini-series Der Tunnel, alongside Heino Ferch and Nicolette Krebitz. He also starred in the sex comedy Naked, directed by Doris Dörrie.
Kurtuluş continued working in television and film, with a total of 49 known credits. His acting career spans multiple genres and mediums, showcasing his versatility as a performer.
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- And The Rest Will Follow (2025) as Lawyer Ahmet Sönmez
- Testament: The Story of Moses (2024) as Pharaoh
- Mary (2024) as Bava Ben Buta
- Mordach - Tod in den Bergen (2023) as Cuma Ozan
- The Young Chief Winnetou (2022) as Intschu-tschuna
- FBI: International (2021) as Mehdi Esfandiari
- Into the Night (2020) as Ayaz
- Who Killed Lady Winsley? (2019) as Fergan
- Abikalypse (2019) as Mustis Vater
- The Protector (2018) as Mazhar Dragusha
- Clair Obscur (2017) as Cem
- Culpa - No One Is Innocent (2017) as Journalist
- Snowflake (2017) as Feuer
- Magnificent Century: Kösem (2015) as Derviş Paşa
- Famous Five 4 (2015) as Farouk
- Abenteuer Türkei (2015) as Sprecher
- 8 Seconds (2015) as Sami
- Big Game (2014) as Hazar
- Head Full of Honey (2014) as Dr. Holst
- Empathy Bx (2012) as Rashid
- So gesehen – Talk am Sonntag (2011) as Self
- Transfer (2010) as Laurin
- Vasha (2009) as Artur
- Odysso - Wissen entdecken (2007) as himself
- Pars: Operation Cherry (2007) as Atilla Karahan
- Eine Liebe in Saigon (2006) as Robin
- Head-On (2004) as Barmann Istanbul
- Head-On (2004) Producer
- Soundless (2004) as Sicherheitschef des Russen
- Abdulhamid Falling (2003) as Bnb. Şefik Bey
- Equilibrium (2002) as Search Coordinator
- Naked (2002) as Dylan
- Boran (2002) as Deniz Akim
- Herz (2001) as Cem Rüya
- The Tunnel (2001) as Vittorio Castanza
- Abendschau (2000) as Self
- In July (2000) as Isa
- Versprich mir, dass es den Himmel gibt (1999) as Louis
- Short Sharp Shock (1998) as Gabriel
- Tietjen und Bommes (1997) as Self
- Getürkt (1997)
- SK-Babies (1996) as Hakan Yassin
- Adelheid und ihre Mörder (1993) as Hassan
- DAS! (1991)
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Cenk Batu
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Cem Aslan
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- Juste après l'aube
- A Small Mistake as Selim