Nihal Yalçın, who was born on March 29, 1981 in Istanbul, is a well-known name in the world of theatre, cinema and TV series. The artist, who comes from a family of Alevi and Zaza origin, has four siblings. Yalçın, who spent his childhood in Istanbul's Kartal district, went to the conservatory with the support of his family.
After graduating from Istanbul University State Conservatory, Department of Acting, he completed his master's degree in Advanced Acting at Bahçeşehir University. During this period, she prepared a thesis on "The process of working on the first female role in Justice Ağaoğlu's play Kozalar".
After completing her education, Nihal Yalçın worked as a voice actor for many years and then focused on her acting career. He has appeared in movies, television series and commercials. In the field of theater, he was actively involved in the improvisational theater group Kurusıkı, which was founded in 2006, until 2012.
One of his first important cinema experiences was the 2005 film "Why Was Hacivat Karagöz Killed?" She was the character Zeyno Bacı in the movie. Then, she appeared before the audience with the character of Rukiye in the movie "Ay Lav Yu" (2009). On television, she played the character of Meryem in the last season of the TV series "Avrupa Yakası" and won the admiration of the audience for two seasons with her role as Açılay in the TV series "Yalan Dünya".
The character Nahide Ekengil, played by Okan Bayülgen in his sketches in the "Disco King" program, also attracted great attention.
2012 was an important year for Nihal Yalçın. She both appeared in the movie "Kurtuluş Son Durak" as Goncagül and sang some of the songs of the movie. With this role, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award in Comedy and Musical at the 17th Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actors Awards. In the same year, she attracted attention with her performances in the films "Araf" directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu and "Yeraltı" directed by Zeki Demirkubuz.
Her success in these two films enabled her to become one of the two actors who won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 19th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. She was also selected as the Best Supporting Actress by the Cinema Writers Association (SİYAD) for her role in the movie "Yeraltı".
Continuing her success in theatre, Nihal Yalçın took part in the one-woman play "Antabus", staged by Tatbikat Sahnesi and adapted from Seray Şahiner's play, in 2015. For this role, she was chosen as the Most Successful Actress of the Year at the 20th Afife Theater Awards. In the cinema, she played Emine in the movie "Yol Ayrımı" directed by Yavuz Turgul in 2017, and the leading character Zuhal in the movie "Zuhal" directed by Nazlı Elif Durlu in 2019.
She added another important award to her career by winning the Best Actress Award at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for her role in "Zuhal".
Nihal Yalçın was born on March 29, 1981 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
After completing the acting department of Istanbul University State Conservatory, he completed his master's degree in the advanced acting department of Bahçeşehir University. He was performing an improv show called Kurusıkı until May 29, 2012, but he left the theater for a short time. In 2005, "Why Was Hacivat Karagöz Killed?" He stepped into the world of cinema with the movie. He took part in the episode called "Life Sux" in Okan Bayülgen's Disko King program.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Spring (2024) — Efsun Köksal
- Bride from Istanbul (2017) — Canan
- European Side (2004) — Meryem
- Red Room (2020) — Rezzan Kökçü
- Five Brothers (2015) — Canan
- Slum (2010)
- Lie World (2012) — Açılay Tan
- Wound (2020)
- My Son (2022) — Melike Özyürek
- Fame School (2007)
- Stiletto (2021) — Aysel
- Araf (2012) — Derya
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
