Ümit Acar

Ümit Acar was born on November 3, 1955 in Istanbul. Acar, who settled in Bakırköy with his family when he was only four years old, continued his education life here. The artist, who spent his high school years at Sultanahmet Commercial High School, later continued his professional development at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and Üsküdar Music Society.

In 1980, Acar was chosen first in the Turkish King of Cinema Competition, which a friend of his participated in on his behalf. Thanks to this, he not only won an award but also had the opportunity to act in five films in a short time. Since then, he has taken part in more than 350 sets and projects for approximately thirty-three years.

In this long-term career, he has appeared in front of the camera in more than a hundred commercials, as well as countless TV series and movies.

Acar, who married his wife Beray, whom he met during a television movie shooting in Izmir's Selçuk district in 1994, had a daughter named Doğa from this marriage. Acar, who is also a master oud player, is today the conductor of the Golden Artemis Music Society in Selçuk and the Kuşadası Music Society.

Ümit Acar, (b. November 3, 1955) is a Turkish musician, movie and TV actor.

Acar, one of the three children of his family, was born in Kabataş, Istanbul, and then moved to Bakırköy with his family at the age of 4. Acar, who completed his high school education at Sultanahmet Commercial High School, later studied at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, Üsküdar Music Society. Acar, who participated in the Turkish Cinema King Competition in 1980 after his friend applied on his behalf, was selected as the Turkish Cinema King that year.

He received both monetary awards in this competition and acted in 5 films because of this competition. Acar, who has been on more than 350 sets for 33 years, has appeared in many TV series and movies and more than 100 commercials.

The actor, who came to Selçuk district of Izmir province in 1994 during the shooting of the television movie Uzun Gece / Eshab-ı Kehf, met his wife Beray there and they have a daughter named Doğa from this marriage. Acar, who is also an oud player, is currently the Chief of the Altın Artemis Music Society and the Kuşadası Music Society in Selçuk district.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 52 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) — Ersoy Ulubey
• Behind Bars (2007) — Rıza Kurteşi
• Lizard (2014) — Baba Kadir
• Dabbe (2006) — Süleyman
• Disjointed Worlds (1992)
• The Big Meeting (2004) — Amil (1)
• Astagfurullah Yokuşu (2003) — Süleyman
• Wolf Law (2012) — Kara Kemal
• The Last Wish (2025) — Osman
• Satisfying Hunger (2012) — Şeyh
• Derman Bey (2000)
• Intricate (2021)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.