Kerem Bürsin

Kerem Bürsin (born 4 June 1987) is a Turkish actor, known for his work predominantly in films, television and streaming series. After graduating from Emerson College in Marketing Communications Department, Bürsin began his acting career. He gained fame with the role in the TV shows Güneşi Beklerken (2013−2014) and Şeref Meselesi (2014−2015). Bürsin received attention after playing Ali Smith in romance action series Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek (2017) for which he won Seoul International Drama Awards for Best Actor respectively.

Kerem Bürsin
Bürsin in 2024
Born	(1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater	Emerson College (Marketing Communications)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006−present

He is best known for starring in the romantic comedy drama series Sen Çal Kapımı (2020–2021) for which he received critical acclaim and won several accolades including Turkey Youth Awards for Best Actor.^[1][2]

Early life

Bürsin has lived in numerous countries including Scotland, Indonesia, the UAE, Turkey, Malaysia, and the US.^[3][4] In 1999, at the age of 12 he moved with his family to the United States.^[5] He graduated from Emerson College's marketing communications department, and took acting lessons while he was in university.^[3][6] He was chosen as the best theater actor at a competition in high school in the US. Before he became an actor, he used to work as a driver.

Career

Bürsin had previously appeared in American TV movies including Sharktopus in 2010. On 9 September 2013, he appeared on Line's commercial for social messaging application.^[7] Bürsin became known with his role as "Kerem Sayer" on Kanal D's Güneşi Beklerken and portrayed the deformed twin of the character named "Güneş Sayer" on the final episode of the series, alongside Hande Doğandemir^[8] In Çağan Irmak's movie Unutursam Fısılda played the role of a musician named Erhan.^[9] Bürsin follows both Hollywood-Turkish productions and prefers to use both English and Turkish languages in acting.^[10][5] He has also won the Seoul International Best Actor award.^[11]

Bürsin was cast in a leading role of "Serkan Bolat" in Sen Çal Kapımı ("You Knock on My Door")^[12] with Hande Erçel The series is produced by MF Yapım, directed by Yusuf Pirhasan, Ender Mıhlar, Altan Dönmez and its script is written by Ayşe Üner Kutlu. It premiered on FOX on 8 July 2020 receiving positive reviews as well as high ratings.^[13]

Personal life

Bursin was in a 4 year relationship with his colleague Serenay Sarikaya. They met on the set of Mavi's commercial in 2015 and broke up in 2019.^[14]

Bürsin was in a relationship with his co-star and actress Hande Erçel. The couple met on the set of Sen Çal Kapımı in 2020 and split up in 2022.^[15]

Other work and public image

In addition to acting, Bürsin has appeared as brand ambassador for the Swiss watch Hublot. He is a prominent celebrity endorser for products and brands including BMW, clothing brand H&M, coffee brand Nescafe, and sports brands Nike and Under Armour. Bürsin has appeared on the cover of several magazines including Vogue Türkiye, Elle Türkiye, GQ Türkiye and Hello! Türkiye.^[16]

Bürsin was the spokesperson for the HeForShe movement, which advocates for women's rights. He became the first national spokesperson in Turkey. The announcement was made at a launching event in Istanbul gathering press and young HeForShe activists and partners. The solidarity movement initiated by the United Nations Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Unit in 2014 to promote gender equality.^[17]

Filmography

Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Thursday	Grauss
2007	Strawberry Melancholy	Travis	Independent film
2010	Wendigo	Andy
	Sharktopus	Andy Flynn	TV movies
2013	Palace of the Damned	Adam
2014	Unutursam Fısılda	Erhan	Leading role
2018	İyi Oyun	Ferhat	Supporting role
2018	Can Feda	Onur Keskin	Leading role
2022	Eflatun	Oflaz	Leading role
2022	A todo tren 2 : Ahora son ellas	Kerem	Guest
2024	Mavi Mağara	Cem	Amazon Prime Video Film, Leading role[18]
2024	Son of a Rich	Mete	Leading role
Web
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Platform
2018	Yaşayamayanlar	Dmitry	Leading role	Blu TV, Netflix[19]
2020–2021	Aynen Aynen	Deniz	Leading role	Blu TV
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Channel
2013	Güneşi Beklerken	Kerem Sayer/Güneş Sayer	Leading role	Kanal D
2014	Ulan İstanbul	Yiğit Kılıç	Guest
2014−2015	Şeref Meselesi		Leading role	Kanal D
2017	Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek	Ali Smith	Leading role	ATV
2018−2019	Muhteșem İkili	Mustafa Kerim Can	Leading role	Kanal D
2020−2021	Sen Çal Kapımı	Serkan Bolat	Leading role	FOX
2023	Ya Çok Seversen	Ateş Arcalı	Leading role	Kanal D

Short films

Short films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Rozar Man	Macalester
2007	The Architect	Craig Belmont
2008	Killian	Lennox

Theater

Theater
Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Harold's Fall
	Mariner
	The Music Man
	Fiddler on The Roof
	All out

As producer

• Kiss of Death (2010)
• Kelebekler (2018)
• Yaşamayanlar (2018)
• Iyi Oyun (2018)
• Seçim (2022)
• Mavi Mağara (2024)

As writer

• Mavi Mağara (2024)

Programs/Documentary

• İkinci Raunt (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2014	GQ Turkey Men of the Year Awards	Rising Star Man of the Year	—	Won
2022	Turkey Youth Awards	Best TV Actor	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won
2017		Best TV Actor	Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek	Nominated
2016		Best Advertisement Movie with: (Serenay Sarikaya)	Mavi	Won
		Best TV Actor	Şeref Meselesi	Nominated
2017	Seoul International Drama Awards	Best Actor	Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek	Won
2020	Yıldız Technical University	Most Admired Male Actor	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won	[20]
2022	PRODU Awards	Best Actor in Foreign Series	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won	[21]
2021		Best Actor	Sen Çal Kapımı	Nominated
2021	Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Aynen Aynen	Nominated	[22]
		Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series	Sen Çal Kapımı	Nominated
		Best TV Couple with: (Hande Erçel)	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won	[23]
	Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards	Best TV Series Couple with: (Hande Erçel)	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won
		Best Actor (Romantic Comedy TV Series)	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won
	Güzel Awards	Best Couple (with Hande Erçel)	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won
	10th KTÜ Media Awards	Most Admired TV Series Couple (with Hande Erçel)	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won
	Golden 61 Project Awards	Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series	Sen Çal Kapımı	Nominated
		Best TV Series Couple	Sen Çal Kapımı(with Hande Erçel)	Won
2022	Nubia Magazine	Most Handsome Turkish Actor	Sen Çal Kapımı	Won	[24]
	Paris Art and Movie Awards	Best International Short Film, producer	Seçim	Nominated
	Tirana International Film Festival	Short Film Competition, producer	Seçim	Nominated
	YoFi Fest	Best international Short Film, producer	Seçim	Nominated
2023	Golden 61 Project Awards	Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series	Ya Çok Seversen	Nominated
		Best TV Series Couple	Ya Çok Seversen(with Hafsanur Sancaktutan)	Nominated
	Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series	Ya Çok Seversen	Won
	Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards	Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series	Ya Çok Seversen	Won

References

1. "Kerem Bürsin: Ben tam aşk adamıydım". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
2. "Hande Erçel çekti, Kerem Bürsin paylaştı". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "HUNKS OF HORROR: SHARKTOPUS (2010): Interview With Kerem Bürsin". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
4. "Kerem Bürsin, Nasıl Kızlardan Hoşlandığı Açıkladı!". Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. "'Artık gençler dünyayı değiştiriyor'". www.radikal.com.tr.
6. "Kerem Bürsin:"En Büyük Hayalim Hollywood'daki Türk Oyuncu Olmak"". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
7. "Güneşi Beklerken Oyuncuları Beyaz Show'a Konuk Oldu". Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
8. "kerem-bursin-en-iyi-erkek-oyuncu-teknoloji". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
9. "Yepyeni Kerem Bürsin". www.gazetevatan.com. 27 July 2014.
10. "Kerem Bürsin'in başarısız Hollywood filmi". Ensonhaber. 8 July 2014.
11. ozanbosun (8 September 2017). "Kerem Bursin Güney Kore'de 'En iyi aktör' ödülünü aldı! – Sözcü Gazetesi".
12. "Kerem Bursin: A Brave and Romantic Star Celebrities". DoYouKnowTurkey.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
13. "FOX | Dizi İzle - Sen Çal Kapımı". www.fox.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
14. "Kerem Bürsin and SerenaySarikaya split up". Teammy. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
15. "Bürsen is over Erçel, ends all ties". Albawaba.
16. "Kerem Bürsin reklamı". mediachat. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
17. "Famous Actor Kerem Bürsin became the first National HeForShe Advocate for Turkey". unwomen. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
18. Prime Video filmi 'Mavi Mağara'nın çekimleri başladı, retrieved 8 April 2024
19. Yasamayanlar (Drama, Fantasy), Braveborn, Bubi Film, Istanbul 74, 8 March 2019, retrieved 26 December 2021
20. "Kerem Bursin insulted after being awarded as The Most Admired Male Actor of 2020 for Sen Cal Kapimi". Bitypix. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
21. "Great success of Kerem Bürsin and Alina Boz at Produ Awards – The Turkish series Maraşlı and Sen Çal Kapımı between the winners". bitypix. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
22. "The Best Series Couple Award at the Golden Butterfly Awards This Year Brought Social Media to the Past!". Turkishworld. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
23. "47th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards find their owners". Newbeezer. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
24. "Kerem Bursin Voted The Most Handsome Turkish Actor 2022 See: Top 10 Finalists". Nubiapage. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

External links

• Kerem Bürsin at IMDb
• May 2016 Interview With Kerem Bürsin (archive copy)
• Kerem Bürsin on Instagram