Esra Ruşan

Esra Ruşan was born on March 7, 1983 in Göle district of Ardahan. His father is Kurdish and his mother is of Azeri origin. After graduating from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Theatre, he started his acting career with the TV series "Arka Sokaklar", which was released in 2006. Afterwards, he took part in many productions such as "Vatanım Sensin", "Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu", "Ayrılık", "Aşk Yakar", "Tatlı Little Liars" and "Unfinished Loves"; In 2012, he played the character in the TV series "Ustura Kemal".

Ruşan, who ended her 6-year marriage with Fatih Kızılgök in 2020, played the character of Esra, who has the same name as her, in the series "Masumlar Apartmanı", which started the same year, and continued this role until 2022. After this change in his private life, he added a new page to his television career.

After the 2012 movie "Kimya", she returned to the world of cinema in 2024 with the role of Fulya in the movie "Lohusa", written by Gupse Özay and directed by Kıvanç Baruönü. On the theater stage, "How Do You Hold Your Breath?" Thanks to her performance in the play, she was nominated for the Most Successful Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role at the 21st Afife Theater Awards.

Esra Ruşan was born on March 7, 1983 in Kars, the daughter of a teacher mother and father. Ruşan, who completed his education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theater Department, started his acting career with a solid theater foundation and academic discipline.

The actor, who started his journey in the television world with the TV series "Arka Sokaklar" in 2006, gained experience by taking part in productions such as "Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu" and "Ayrılık". However, the first important project that made Esra Ruşan noticed by the masses was the 2015 TV series "Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar".

She attracted attention with the character of Melis she played in this series, and then she proved her success in dramatic roles by playing the character of Emine in the period series "Vatanım Sensin", starring Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel.

One of the most popular and most accepted roles in Esra Ruşan's career came with TRT 1's phenomenon series "Masumlar Apartmanı" (2020-2022). In the series, she played the character of "Esra Şafak", the best friend and radio programmer of the leading character İnci. The character of Esra, a straightforward and loyal friend who approaches events from an outside, logical and modern perspective, combined with Ruşan's natural acting, has become one of the most popular side characters of the series.

The actor, who has also achieved successful work on digital platforms, appeared in the Netflix series "Atiye", but especially received great acclaim by revealing his comedy talent with his performance in the series "Erşan Kuneri", written and directed by Cem Yılmaz. He also took part in the cast of the epic series "Created" by Çağan Irmak.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Love Burns (2008)
• Spring (2024) — Naz Irmaksoy
• You Are My Homeland (2016) — Emine
• Innocent Apartment (2020) — Esra Şafak
• Who Came, Who Passed (2024) — Esra
• Atiye (2019)
• Shoulder to Shoulder with Arda (2022)
• Uncle Show (2021)
• Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
• Errands (2021) — Hale
• Created (2023) — Aliki
• Pretty Little Liars (2015) — Melis

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.