Vural Buldu

Vural Buldu, born in Izmir, was born on January 5, 1962. After completing his primary school education in his hometown, he settled in Istanbul to step into his artistic life. During his university years, he studied at Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department and graduated from there in 1986. While still a student, he started working as both an actor and assistant director at the Gönül Ülkü - Gazanfer Özcan Theater between 1983 and 1986. During this period, he both gained stage experience and took his first steps into the world of theater.

Vural Buldu, who rapidly continued his professional career after his graduation, took on roles in important companies such as Private Theater and Dormen Theater in a short time. He performed in the musical Muhabbet 92 in 1991-1992. He worked at Gülriz Sururi Theater from 1992 to 1994. Later, he took part in various plays at Akbank Children's Theater between 1997 and 2004.

He joined Müjdat Gezen Theater in the 2006-2007 season and continued his work within the Theater Studio in 2010-2011. In addition to acting, Buldu has also worked as a voice actor for many years and has done dubbing work for many local and foreign artists.

One of the most well-known roles of Vural Buldu, who is also active in cinema and television, was the character of hotel owner Muhsin Başaran, which he played in the first movie of the Recep İvedik series. In 2008, he played the role of Uncle Cengiz in the TV series Küçük Kadın. He became known to a wide audience with this character, but he also received reactions from the audience due to some of his elements.

He also worked as a drama instructor at Acarlar College between 1999 and 2005 and performed many shows, plays and activities with the students. During these works, he won the special jury award at the Arel College High School Theater Competition, the first place in the Marmara Region and Istanbul at the Bilgi University High School Theater Competition, the Best Direction and Best Actor awards, and the Best Play, Best Actress and Best Actor awards at the Profilo High School Theater Meeting.

Vural Buldu's work in the field of theater was not limited only to acting, but also to directing. In 2011, he staged Engin Yüksel's play Gün Eksilmesın Gündem, adapted from Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı. In addition, he worked as both an assistant director and an actor in various plays throughout his long career. He took part in works of a wide range of different styles and authors, from Shakespeare's Hamlet to Molière's Scrooge, from Tuncer Cücenoğlu's The Boysmith to Edward Albee's Sweet Money. These experiences earned him recognition as a versatile artist.

Vural Buldu was born on January 5, 1962 in Izmir. After completing his primary education in Izmir, he moved to Istanbul.

He completed his theater education by graduating from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1986.

Between 1983 and 1986, while he was still a conservatory student, he worked as an assistant director and actor in many plays at Gönül Ülkü-Gazanfer Özcan Theatre. In the next two years, he took on roles in Private Theater and Dormen Theatre. He acted in the musical Muhabbet 92 in 1991-1992. He worked at Gülriz Sururi Theater between 1992 and 1994. He took part in many plays at Akbank Children's Theater from 1997 to 2004.

He worked at Müjdat Gezen Theater in the 2006-2007 season. He joined Theater Studio between 2010-2011. Vural Buldu, who is a dubbing artist as well as a theater actor, has voiced many local and foreign actors.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 25 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Flower Taxi (1995)
• European Side (2004) — Zati
• Desperate Housewives (2011)
• Doctors (2006)
• Gülşen Abi (1994) — Ekrem
• Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Kesik Hasan
• Little Women (2008) — Cengiz Enişte
• Ottoman Slap (2013)
• Twilight (2003)
• All 1 (2007)
• Towards Ourselves (2012) — The Mayor
• Evidence (2010)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.