İlker Kızmaz, who was born on September 9, 1975 in the unique atmosphere of Izmir, started his artistic journey with theater. Kızmaz, who swallowed the stage dust in private theaters in her city, successfully completed Anadolu University Faculty of Business Administration in her education life. However, his real passion was acting, and he moved to Istanbul in 2004 to further improve himself in this field.
Here he strengthened his talent with the training he received at Ekol Drama Art House and Bahçeşehir University.
İlker Kızmaz, who started his career in the early 2000s, started to appear on the screens with TV series such as "Aslı ile Kerem" and "Yeter Anne", produced in 2002. During the same period, he gained experience by appearing in various commercials. He expanded his acting range by playing a historical character such as Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal in the 2012 film "Çanakkale 1915", which has an important place in Turkish cinema.
Then, he won the hearts of the audience with the characters of Kenan Hoca in the TV series "Yedi Güzel Adam" and Halil in the TV series "My Name is Gültepe". He also gave a sympathetic performance as the character of Barış in the romantic comedy series "Tatlı İntikam".
The movie "Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun" was a turning point in İlker Kızmaz's career. His participation in this successful production shot in Antalya enabled him to be a part of the film, which earned him important awards. Likewise, he reached a wide audience with his character Nihat Önal in "Aşk-ı Memnu", one of the unforgettable productions in Turkish television history.
This series broke viewing records by attracting great attention not only in Türkiye but also around the world.
Drawing a happy picture in his private life as well as his artistic life, İlker Kızmaz got married to Aslı Türkel, whom he met on the set of the movie "Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun", in 2014. The couple's daughter, Naz, was born in 2016. Kızmaz also draws attention with his interest in different branches of sports. While his interest in Far Eastern sports is reinforced with aikido training, he also spares time for activities such as horseback riding and kite surfing.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 35 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Teşkilat (2021) — Gökhan Kargı
- Aşk-ı Memnu (2008) — Nihat Önal
- Sweet Revenge (2016) — Barış Altinay
- Anatomy of Chaos (2025) — Cüneyt
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Seer
- Shoulder to Shoulder with Arda (2022)
- #Impressive (2021)
- Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
- Awakening: Great Seljuk (2020) — Arslantas
- Love is on the Wings of the Bird (2016) — Tarık
- Sevdam Alabora (2015) — Selçuk
- Either Independence or Death (2020) — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
