Hakan Gurbey
- Actor
Hakan Gurbey was born in Werdohl, Germany where he spent his childhood. His interest in theatre emerged during his high school years. He featured in several plays as an amateur. He acted in plays in Germany between 1996 and 2006. He also professionally performed dance and sang in his band during his years in Germany.
In 2006, moving to Istanbul, he began his training at Ekol Drama Sanat Evi under Ayla Algan and Umit Cirak's mentorship. After having completed his training at Ekol Drama Sanat Evi, he enrolled in Cagdas Sinema ve Oyunculuk Atolyesi which nowadays known as 3MOTA. His mentors were Umit Cirak, Ali Dusenkalkar, Guvenc Dagustun and Ahmet Cemal. For four years, he took on-camera acting, authoring, dance and singing classes. In 2007, he featured as a guest actor in Lodos: Bir Yol Hikayesi directed by Didem Erayda. This was his first experience as a professional cinema actor. During his training in Cagdas Sinema ve Oyunculuk Atolyesi, in 2008 he performed Cayci Osman in Son Aga, TV series directed by Ozer Kiziltan.
In 2009, accepting Sinan Cetin's offer, he played as Korkut in Ah Kalbim, TV series directed by Ebru Yalcin. In 2010, he experienced his big-screen appearance as Ali Sahin in a German produced film Mordkommission Istanbul Die Steinernen Krieger, directed by Michael Kreindl. This film had a tremendous impression in Germany. In 2011, he performed Bombaci Ekrem in TV series, Sakarya Firat, on Osman Sinav's offer.
Upon Gonul Ulku and Gazanfer Ozcan's offer, Hakan Gurbey returned to the theaters, between 2013 and 2016 and acted in several plays and musicals. In 2023, he played Emir Mansur for Tarihin Efsanaleri, the TV series produced by TRT Belgesel. Hakan is fluent in German. He continues his career as an actor in Istanbul.
In 2006, moving to Istanbul, he began his training at Ekol Drama Sanat Evi under Ayla Algan and Umit Cirak's mentorship. After having completed his training at Ekol Drama Sanat Evi, he enrolled in Cagdas Sinema ve Oyunculuk Atolyesi which nowadays known as 3MOTA. His mentors were Umit Cirak, Ali Dusenkalkar, Guvenc Dagustun and Ahmet Cemal. For four years, he took on-camera acting, authoring, dance and singing classes. In 2007, he featured as a guest actor in Lodos: Bir Yol Hikayesi directed by Didem Erayda. This was his first experience as a professional cinema actor. During his training in Cagdas Sinema ve Oyunculuk Atolyesi, in 2008 he performed Cayci Osman in Son Aga, TV series directed by Ozer Kiziltan.
In 2009, accepting Sinan Cetin's offer, he played as Korkut in Ah Kalbim, TV series directed by Ebru Yalcin. In 2010, he experienced his big-screen appearance as Ali Sahin in a German produced film Mordkommission Istanbul Die Steinernen Krieger, directed by Michael Kreindl. This film had a tremendous impression in Germany. In 2011, he performed Bombaci Ekrem in TV series, Sakarya Firat, on Osman Sinav's offer.
Upon Gonul Ulku and Gazanfer Ozcan's offer, Hakan Gurbey returned to the theaters, between 2013 and 2016 and acted in several plays and musicals. In 2023, he played Emir Mansur for Tarihin Efsanaleri, the TV series produced by TRT Belgesel. Hakan is fluent in German. He continues his career as an actor in Istanbul.