Known For
Acting
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 5, 1954 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
İzmir, Turkey
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
| 2025 | The Eighth Familyas | |
| 2025 | Yan Yanaas Refik | |
| 2025 | Lovers & Liarsas Kadir | |
| 2024 | Mariaas Aristotle Onassis | |
| 2024 | The Veilas Mr. Demir | |
| 2023 | The Turkish Detectiveas Çetin İkmen | |
| 2022 | El-Gomgoma El-Sakhenaas Haluk | |
| 2022 | Wild Abandonas Berhudar | |
| 2022 | Babaas Emin Saruhanlı | |
| 2021 | Stuck Apartas Erbil | |
| 2021 | Şeref Beyas Şeref | |
| 2020 | Leyla Everlastingas Adem | |
| 2020 | Alex Rideras Dr. Greif | |
| 2019 | Noah Landas Ibrahim | |
| 2018 | Halloweenas Dr. Sartain | |
| 2018 | Personaas Agâh Beyoğlu | |
| 2017 | Forget About Nickas Nick | |
| 2017 | Shelteras Ahmet | |
| 2017 | Cingöz Recaias Başkomiser Mehmet Rıza | |
| 2017 | Trendyas Hasan | |
| 2017 | The Bank of Broken Heartsas Yusuf Yağmur | |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenantas Khalil Bey | |
| 2017 | Black Letteras Oğuz Karahan | |
| 2017 | The Last Schnitzelas The President | |
| 2017 | Innocentas Cevdet Bayrakçı | |
| 2016 | Ben-Huras Simonides | |
| 2015 | Komedi Türkiyeas | |
| 2014 | A Long Cold Winteras | |
| 2014 | Evliya Çelebi ve Ölümsüzlük Suyuas Evliya Çelebi (voice) | |
| 2014 | Rosewateras Baba Akbar | |
| 2014 | Winter Sleepas Aydın | |
| 2013 | Kaçakas Faysal Mengen | |
| 2013 | The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Nazmi Kemal | |
| 2012 | Hayatımın Rolüas Müşfik/Yaşar | |
| 2012 | Acayip Hikayeleras Sinan (Gecenin Avcısı) | |
| 2012 | Antonius and Cleopatraas Antonius | |
| 2011 | W.E.as Al Fayed | |
| 2011 | İstanbul'un Altınlarıas Reşat Altın | |
| 2011 | 7as | |
| 2011 | Çanakkale Çocuklarıas Kasim | |
| 2010 | Cuma'ya Kalsaas Cuma | |
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New Yorkas Hacı | |
| 2009 | 7 Husbands for Hurmuzas Cebrail | |
| 2009 | The Watercolor-Suluboyaas | |
| 2009 | Ezelas Kenan Birkan | |
| 2009 | Sıkı Dostlaras Hikmet | |
| 2009 | The Internationalas Ahmet Sunay | |
| 2008 | A Son of the Sunas Alper Canan | |
| 2008 | Cars of the Revolutionas Necip | |
| 2008 | Nerede Kalmıştıkas Ateş | |
| 2007 | Sevgili Dünürümas Ahmet | |
| 2007 | Policeas Musa Rami | |
| 2006 | 15 Minutes Over Low Heatas Muhtar | |
| 2006 | Killing the Shadowsas Karagöz | |
| 2005 | Yine de Aşığımas Ali | |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turcaas Seçkin Doruk | |
| 2004 | Yes, Ministeras Samim Bayraktar | |
| 2004 | Disappearedas Inspector Yilmaz | |
| 2004 | Where's Firuze?as Hayri Kalıpçı | |
| 2003 | The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the Worldas King Hattuþili III | |
| 2002 | Buffalo Soldiersas The Turk | |
| 2002 | Spooksas Emre Celenk | |
| 2001 | Sweet Lifeas İhsan Yıldırım | |
| 2001 | Cesur Kuşkuas Cesur | |
| 2001 | Running in the Darkas Ali | |
| 2000 | Elephants and Grassas Sabit Üzücü | |
| 2000 | Beansas Bilge Dede | |
| 2000 | Eyvah Kızım Büyüdüas Sedat Çolak | |
| 2000 | YANLIŞ İÇERİKas | |
| 2000 | Güle Güleas Zinnur | |
| 1999 | Last Haremas Abdülhamit II | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desertas Col. Ismet Bay | |
| 1998 | Eyvah Babamas Sedat Çolak | |
| 1997 | Innocenceas Bekir | |
| 1997 | Sawdust Talesas Aaron | |
| 1997 | Nihavend Mucizeas Erol | |
| 1996 | Istanbul Beneath My Wingsas Evliya Çelebi | |
| 1996 | The 80th Stepas Savcı | |
| 1994 | Gülşen Abias Abidin Özbidin / Gülşen Abla | |
| 1993 | Amerikalıas | |
| 1993 | Sıcağı Sıcağınaas Sunucu | |
| 1993 | Son Söz Sevgininas | |
| 1993 | Borsaas Reha Çalık | |
| 1992 | Two Womenas | |
| 1991 | Laf Lafı Açıyoras | |
| 1991 | Cloud in Loveas Atila | |
| 1990 | Time of Deathas Ömer | |
| 1987 | Gecenin Öteki Yüzüas | |
| 1987 | Ishtaras Guerrilla leader | |
| 1987 | Ateşten Günleras Ahmet Rıfkı | |
| 1986 | Half Moon Streetas First Arab | |
| 1985 | Murder of a Moderate Manas | |
| 1985 | EastEndersas Mehmet Osman | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1981 | Bergeracas Ahmed | |
| Beneath the Hagia Sophiaas Narrator | ||
| The Strange Tale of Gustav Maieras |
| 2011 | 7...Translator |
