Bülent Polat (actor born in 1979)

Bülent Polat was born on July 28, 1979 in Tunceli. Polat, who is of Zaza origin, has appeared both on the theater stage and in television and cinema projects for many years.

He took his first steps at Bakırköy Municipal Theaters in 1993. After the play "Yer Gösterme" here, he appeared in a small role in "Sokak Kedisi" in 1994. He staged children's plays in schools with Bülent Şakrak and Mustafa Üstündağ. In a short time, he continued his commitment to theater and took part in plays such as "Ormanların Barış Ateşi", "Rumuz Goncagül" and "Keloğlan".

During the same period, he received acting training from Sadri Alışık Cultural Center. During this period, he also performed in the play "Everybody's Eyes" directed by Orhan Oğuz.

Polat, who later stepped into the world of television, first appeared in the TV series "Yıldırım Hikâyesi". Then, he starred in Orhan Oğuz's TV movie "Last Game" and reached large audiences with his sketches in the "Gece Kahvesi" program. In 2004, he appeared in grooms' sketches with Engin Günaydın on the Zaga program presented by Okan Bayülgen.

Her real breakthrough came with the character of Şehsuvar in the TV series Avrupa Yakası; He stayed on the screens for about three and a half years with this role.

Bülent Polat went to the USA to add a different dimension to his career. He first attended Stella Adler's acting workshop in Los Angeles, then moved to New York. While he was studying acting here, he ran a bar in Manhattan with a friend to earn a living. Returning to Türkiye in 2011, Polat played the character of Sansar in the TV series İnadına Yaşamak between 2013 and 2014.

He played the role of Gaffur in the TV series Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, which was broadcast between 2018-2022. The artist, who married Duygu Şenoğlu in the same years, became the father of his daughter Doğa in 2016 and his son Doğu in 2022.