Cem Zeynel Kılıç is a Turkish actor and director who was born on April 27, 1978 in Erzincan. Kılıç, who started his artistic career in 2010 by directing the play "The Naked King", also took the stage as an actor in the play "Zengin Mutfağı" in the same year.
The artist, who continued to direct the play "Nonalis Olay" in 2011, worked as both director and actor in "Ayrılık" in 2014, and in the same year, he acted in productions such as "Paşa Paşa Tiyatro Yahut Ahmet Vefik Paşa" and "Korku Kemirir Ruhu".
Kılıç, who continued his stage performance in the following years, took part as an actor in the plays "From Silence" in 2016, "Yunus Emre" in 2017, "Around the World in 80 Days" in 2018, "Lampedusa" in 2019 and "Man of the Match" in 2022.
Cem Zeynel Kılıç was born on April 27, 1978 in Erzincan, Türkiye.
He graduated from Yeditepe University Theater Department. The actor, who took part in many plays at the Istanbul State Theater, also appeared in a few commercials during his student years. He has been working as a State Theater Artist since 2005.
A scene from the play Through Silence starring Cem Zeynel Kılıç.
Cem Zeynel Kılıç, who had his first acting experience in the series Yılan Öyküsi, which was broadcast between 1999 and 2001, then took part in productions such as Colorful Worlds, An Istanbul Tale, Everything Is OK, El Bebek Gül Bebek, The Bridge, Song of Life, Kızlar Yurdu, Masum, Bartu Ben.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 29 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Sultana (2026) — Ender
- Bursa Bülbülü (2023) — Ironed Hüsnü
- Innocent (2017) — Tunç
- Perfect Match (2022) — Ahmet
- Girls' Dormitory (2006)
- Criminals (2022)
- Hakkı (2024) — Necmi
- The Last Party (2022) — Hotel Manager
- Bartu Ben (2018) — Şaban Bey
- Ballad of Life (2006)
- Curtain (2025) — Samet
- Come on, Son (2018) — Murat
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
