Who is Alper Kul? Life and key facts

İsmail Alper Kul was born on December 5, 1975 in the Süleymaniye district of Istanbul. Since his family was from Trabzon, the city name Trabzon was entered in the civil registry by his father. After completing his primary education at the National Defense University (MSM), he gained stage experience in the Mimus Culture and Arts Group with names such as Özlem Türkad, Murat Kılıç and Volkan Girgin.

Kul, who later completed his education at Indiana University Theater Department in the USA, started acting in organizations such as City Theatres, DOT, IUSB (USA) and BKM since 1994 and started to take part in cinema and TV series projects.

The year 2012 was a special turning point for Kul; On December 18, he married Aylin Kontente, with whom he worked on the "People's World" program, and the couple has two sons named Arel and Leo. In his career, he brought his one-man play "Caveman" from Broadway to Turkey and staged it on the BKM stage for a season on October 2, 2009.

He presented the one-man show called "My Father's Son", which he wrote in 2010, to the audience in Türkiye and Europe for three years. In the same year, he won the Writer of the Year award for his play "AUT"; The next year, he staged "Barcelo" at Theater Ikincikat.

Kul, who is also an active name in the television world, designed and acted in popular productions such as "People Alemi" on Star TV in 2012 and "Güldür Güldür" in 2013, after the comedy program "5'er Beşer" broadcast on ATV in 2011. Apart from acting, he also made a name for himself in literature by publishing his novel "The Outsiders" in 2021.

Alper Kul's theater plays include "Red Kit", "Şeksi Oyun", "The Learned Ladies", "The American Buffalo", "The Velveteen Rabbit", "Waiting For The Parade", "Peace", "Troy Women", "Death and Game", "Baby Birds", "Saintname", "Midas's Ears", "Insect", "A Play for Two", Works such as "Caveman" and "My Father's Son" are included. The plays "AUT" (2010) and "Barselo" (2011), which he wrote, also appeared on the stage, and he directed the production called "The Velveteen Rabbit" in 2025.

In terms of filmography, Kul, "Zero 850" (soon), "Temel: Sumela's Password Again" (2025), "Cemetery" (2025), "Mortal World 2" (2023), "There Are These" (2022), "Uzak Ara Entertainment" (2020), "Friends from the Neighborhood" (2020), "The Baker's Wife" (2019), “My Dear Father” (2018), “Mortal World” (2018), “Sümela's Password 3: Cünyor Temel” (2017), “Dedemin Fişi” (2016), “Olur Olur!” He took part in productions such as (2014); He also portrayed characters in TV series such as "Osmanlı Tokadı", "Güldür Güldür Show", "Moskova'nın Şifresi: Temel", "People's World", "Sümela'nın Şifresi: Temel" and "5'er Beşer".

Alper Kul was born on December 5, 1975 in Istanbul.

He studied acting at Müjdat Gezen Art Center and Indiana University.

He adapted Caveman, the most staged one-man play in Broadway history, and took the play to the stage in Türkiye and Germany.

He staged his one-man plays "My Father's Son" and "I'm Pregnant", which he wrote, in Türkiye and European countries for 10 years.