Born in Ankara on May 6, 1970, Berkan Şal grew up as the child of a tailor mother and a bus operator father. He worked at different jobs during his youth; After continuing these experiences until the age of 21, he started acting with the theater courses of Altındağ Municipality. While he took a short break and worked as a sound director, DJ, bartender and manager, he returned to the stage with a theater play, thanks to his meeting with Erdal Beşikçioğlu and his insistence.
The TV series "Behçet Ç. An Ankara Detective", themed around Ankara, the city where he was born and raised, offered Şal a great opportunity. Şal, who initially auditioned for the role of "Ghost", eventually played the character "Vulture" and gained recognition throughout Türkiye with this performance. After taking part in the first three seasons of the series, he took a break between projects, but he reprized the same role in the production called "Çekiç ve Gül: A Behçet Ç. Story" and became etched in the memory of the audience.
Şal, who opened a theater stage called "Kök Sahne" with his friends in 2019, performed various plays here, acting and directing. Thus, he continues his artistic life both on the screen and on the stage.
Berkan Şal was born on May 6, 1970 in Ankara, as the son of a tailor mother and a bus company operator father. He worked in various jobs until the age of 21, and then he was introduced to acting through the theater courses of Altındağ Municipality. While he continued his life as a sound director, DJ and manager in various venues, his paths crossed with Erdal Beşikçioğlu and he returned to acting with a theater play at Erdal Beşikçioğlu's insistence.
He was born and raised in Ankara and Behzat Ç. He received an offer from an Ankara Detective series because it was a series focused on Ankara, and his professional acting career started with the character "Vulture" in this series.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 17 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Payitaht: Abdulhamid (2017) — Pastor Hiram
- Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Detective Story (2010) — Akbaba / İsmet Arif Karasu
- Talkers (2020)
- Mehmed: A World Conqueror (2018) — Toraman
- 46: The Vanished One (2016) — Salim
- The Hammer and the Rose: A Behzat Ç. His Story (2022) — Vulture / İsmet Arif Karasu
- Lone Wolf (2022) — Nazar
- Nameless (2017) — Hatem
- Those Who Whistle in the Dark (2025) — The Flying Man
- Barda (2024) — Soykut
- Reaction (2014) — Corpse Typhoon
- Much Love (2023)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
