Caner Cindoruk (born 17 April 1980) is a Turkish actor and theatre director. He is best known series for television series Hanımın Çiftliği, The Unfaithful, Kadın and family comedy drama series Aramızda Kalsın.
Life and career Caner Cindoruk was born on 17 April 1980 in Adana. His maternal family is of Yörük and paternal family is of Kurdish origin. His mother is Müşerref, and his father is the story writer Zafer Doruk, a two times recipient of Orhan Kemal Story Award. He has two siblings, Münir Can Cindoruk and Taner Cindoruk, and first became interested in theater under the influence of his family. His uncle, Erdal Cindoruk, is a theater actor. Cindoruk's childhood years were spent in the backstage of theaters. During his secondary and high school years, he always found a piece on the stage, and took part in various plays during his university years. He is a graduate of Çukurova University, Department of Business Administration. His first professional role was the character of Yusuf on the play Fehim Paşa Konağı. In 1997, he made his professional debut at the Adana Seyhan Municipality Theater Group. He worked as an actor at the Seyhan Municipality and Adana City Theater for ten years. In 2006, he moved to Istanbul with four of his childhood friends. In 2012, together with Ebru Özkan, he appeared in the play Pandaların Hikayesi. Caner Cindoruk portrayed the character of Tulumbacı Eğrikapılı Ali in the musical İstanbulname, produced by Türker İnanoğlu. He shared the leading role with Nükhet Duru, Pelin Akil, Cezmi Baskın and Kayhan Yıldızoğlu.
Television career In 2007, with his role on Kara Güneş he had his first television experience.
He starred in Yaprak Dökümü, which is based on a classic novel. His portrayal of the character Doctor Nazmi in Yaprak Dökümü earned him critical acclaim.
In the summer of 2009, Cindoruk was cast in an adaptation of one of Orhan Kemal's classic works, titled Hanımın Çiftliği, and acted opposite Mehmet Aslantuğ and Özgü Namal.
In 2016, Cindoruk and Gizem Karaca were cast as the leading roles of the series İstanbul Sokakları.
With Özge Özpirinçci, he played together in series "Kadın" and "Aramızda Kalsın".
He played the character of Volkan Arslan in the TV series The Unfaithful, the Turkish adaptation of the English-made Doctor Foster series broadcast on Kanal D, in which he shared the lead role with Cansu Dere and Melis Sezen from 2020 to 2022.
Film career He had his cinematic debut in the same year with a role in the movie Beynelmilel. His cast-mates included the actor Özgü Namal. In 2008, Cindoruk appeared in the movie Kelebek. The next year he appeared in the film Geç Gelen Bahar. He was cast in Bahman Ghobadi's Gergedan Mevsimi alongside Yılmaz Erdoğan, Beren Saat and Monica Bellucci. In 2015, he appeared in Iraqi director Hiner Saleem's movie, Dar Elbise, alongside Tuba Büyüküstün, Hazar Ergüçlü, İnanç Konukçu, Devrim Yakut and Canan Ergüder. The movie was released in 2016. With his role in Zeki Demirkubuz's movie Kor, Caner Cindoruk received critical acclaim from critics. His cast-mates in the movie were Aslıhan Gürbüz and Taner Birsel.
Filmography Cinema Year Title Role 2006 Beynelmilel2008 Geç Gelen Bahar Ali Kelebek Yusuf2012 Elveda Katya Veli Gergedan Mevsimi Yabancı Ferhat 2014 Çalsın Sazlar Mahir2016 Kor Cemal Dar Elbise Apo Ekşi Elmalar Samet 2018 İçerdekiler Teacher 2026 Salvation Mesut Television series Year Title Role 2007 Kara Güneş Alişir 2008 Yaprak Dökümü Doctor Nazmi 2009-2012 Hanımın Çiftliği Kemal 2011 Firar Nadir2013 Ateş Altında Aşk Aramızda Kalsın Civan 2016 İstanbul Sokakları Fırat2016–2017Muhteşem Yüzyıl: KösemSilahtar Mustafa Pasha2017Kalk Gidelim2017–2019KadınSarp / Alp2020ZemheriErtan2020–2022The UnfaithfulVolkan Arslan2023Maviye SürgünAli2024Yan OdaFikret Alabey2025Ben Onun AnnesiyimKemal2026-Hamal - Egemen Theater (as actor) Year Title Role 1998 Fehim Paşa Konağı 1999 Kuğular Şarkı Söylemez 2000 Ada 2001 Yalancı Aranıyor2002 Soyut Padişah Kaktüs Kumpanya 2004 Yeşil Papağan Limited 2005 Suçlular Çağı Suçsuzlar Çağı2006 Komşu Köyün Delisi Hayvan Çiftliği 2010 Uçurtmanın Kuyruğu 2011 Titanik Orkestrası 2012 Pandaların Hikâyesi 2016 Köpek, Kadın, Erkek Theater (as director) Year Title Role 1999 Kuğular Şarkı Söylemez 2000 Ada 2005 Suçlular Çağı Suçsuzlar Çağı 2006 Hayvan Çiftliği Musicals Year Title Role 2016 İstanbulname
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