Cem Emüler is an artist born on 19 April 1962 in Ankara. He took an active part in cinema, theater and TV series, and also served in various positions such as teaching and directing.
Emüler, who started his education life at TED Ankara College, graduated from Robert College and then completed Ankara University Faculty of Medicine between 1979 and 1983. Focusing on theater, he studied at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department between 1983 and 1987, and then completed his master's degree in Theater Education and Directing at the same institution between 1987 and 1989.
Between 1992 and 1997, he participated in short-term creativity, drama and development-based workshops in the USA and Germany.
In his academic career, he worked as a lecturer at Ankara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography between 2000 and 2001, and at Bilkent University, Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Department of Theater between 2009 and 2018. He has been teaching diction, communication and body language at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory since 1993 and at Dialog Expression and Communication Center since 1997.
Additionally, in 1994, he worked as an actor and assistant director at the Theater an der Ruhr-Müllheim in the Ruhr region of Germany.
Emüler, who also has experience in management levels, served as the assistant director of the Ankara State Theater in 1992-1993, the founding director of the Antalya State Theater in 1993-1994, and the director of the Ankara State Theater in 1999-2000. As an artist, he was deemed worthy of the Most Successful Director of the Year award at the 16th Afife Theater Awards with his performance in the play "Yanık" in 2012.
As an actor, he took the stage in various roles in works such as Oğuz Atay's "Those Who Live with Games", Ariel Dorfman's "Death and the Girl" and Eugène Ionesco's "Rhino", and as a director, he made productions such as "Waiting for Godot", "Little Bourgeois Wedding" and "The Professional".
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 13 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Unlimited Love (2023) — Mehmet Ali
- Don't Let Children Hear (2002) — Gurme Tansel
- Love Doesn't Understand Words (2016) — Nejat
- The Last Fathers Hear (2002) — Tankut
- Testament: The Story of Moses (2024) — Haman
- Lizard (2014) — Ferruh Bey
- If a Woman Wants (2004) — Erhan
- Kalender Pide (2025) — Ergun
- Bonkis (2021) — Kemal
- OKS Mothers (2007)
- SuperTurk (2012)
- Anatolian Leopard (2022) — Selim
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
