Ömer Levent Ülgen (born 8 August 1962) is a Turkish film, television and stage actor.
Career Ülgen was educated at Ankara İnönü High School, METU School of Arts and Sciences, and then Hacettepe University Conservatory. He started his theatre career at 's Ankara Public Theatre. He made his debut on stage as an extra in Atçalı Kel Mehmet and continued with different roles in various plays for both children and adult audiences.
After the death of Erkan Yücel, like many artists, he left the Ankara Folk Theatre and joined the Ankara Art Theater under the direction of Rutkay Aziz. While performing in various plays in this venue, he earned the right to study at Hacettepe University Conservatory, Theatre Department. After his graduation, he started to work as an actor and director at the State Theatres. During this period, he completed his master's degree.
He was known for his role as "the wicked groom Kadir" in the television series En Son Babalar Duyar, which was broadcast between 2002 and 2006. His character, and especially the line "Hallederiz" (lit. we'll figure it out), were well received by the public. Ülgen, who was married for a while to , a theatre artist like himself, continued his theatre and cinema studies in Ankara and Istanbul. He also presented a competition program called Bir Kelime Bir İşlem, which was broadcast on TRT1 for a while.
Ülgen, who is actively involved in the works of NGOs, voluntarily took part in adaptations of Nâzım Hikmet's plays, staged as by Yılmaz Onay at the Nâzım Hikmet Cultural Center. He played the character of "Sinan Kaya" in the TV series Akasya Durağı, which was broadcast on Kanal D and Star TV between 2008 and 2012. He played the character of "Chemist Sıfırcı Ziya" in the TV series Bizim Okul, which was broadcast on ATV in 2013. He rose to prominence again with the character of "Necmi İplikçi" in the TV series Kiralık Aşk, which was broadcast on Star TV between 2015 and 2017. Most recently, he acted alongside Ata Demirer in the movie Niyazi Gül Dörtnala.
Together with 226 names, including academics, artists, journalists, writers and lawyers, Ülgen is a signatory of the text read during the press release at the establishment of the Union of Socialist Forces, which was founded ahead of the 2023 Turkish general election.
Theatre As actor The Caucasian Chalk Circle : Bertolt Brecht - Sadri Alışık Theatre - 2013 Yatak Odası Diyalogları : Birol Güven - Sadri Alışık Theatre - 2013 İnsanlık Ölmedi Ya : Nâzım Hikmet - Okuma Theatre - 2010 Yusuf ile Menofis : Nâzım Hikmet - Okuma Theatre - 2009 İvan İvanoviç Var mıydı? Yok muydu? : Nâzım Hikmet - Okuma Theatre - 2008 Yalancı Tanık : Nâzım Hikmet - Okuma Theatre - 2007 Dalga : Reinhold Tritt - Donkişot Tiyatro - 2008 Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım : Haldun Taner - Ankara State Theatre - 2005 Altona Mahpusları : Jean-Paul Sartre - Ankara State Theatre - 2004 Aykırı İkili : Neil Simon - Ankara State Theatre - 2003 Ayrılık : Behiç Ak - Ankara State Theatre Crime and Punishment : Fyodor Dostoevsky - Ankara State Theatre - 2001 Richard III : William Shakespeare - Ankara State Theatre - 2000 Selim III : Celal Esad Arseven & Salah Cimcoz - Ankara State Theatre - 1999 Blood Wedding : Federico García Lorca - Ankara State Theatre - 1997 Murat IV : Turan Oflazoğlu - Ankara State Theatre - 1996 Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur : Vasıf Öngören - Ankara State Theatre - 1994 Yılın Kadını : Peter Stone - Ankara State Theatre - 1993 Salpa : Yılmaz Güney - Ankara State Theatre - 1991 Kuş : Ülker Köksal - Trabzon State Theatre - 1991 Kamuoyu : Aurel Baranga - Trabzon State Theatre - 1989 Yolcu : Nâzım Hikmet - Ankara Art Theatre Blood Wedding : Federico García Lorca An Enemy of the People : Henrik Ibsen - Ankara Art Theatre - 1985 Bir Ceza Avukatının Anıları : Faruk Eren - Ankara Art Theatre - 1984 Bir Şehnaz Oyun : Turgut Özakman - Ankara Art Theatre - 1984 Taziye : Murathan Mungan - Ankara Art Theatre - 1983 Yusuf ile Menofis : Nâzım Hikmet A Midsummer Night's Dream : William Shakespeare
As director TV Yıldızı Eva : Sylvia Freedman - Antalya State Theatre Can't Pay? Won't Pay! : Dario Fo - Ankara Art Theatre Tango : Sławomir Mrożek - Ankara Art Theatre - 2001
Filmography Television Year Title Role 1999 Yılan Hikayesi Mürekkep Kadir 2000 Bizim Evin Halleri Nusret 2002–2006 En Son Babalar Duyar Kadir 2002 Çocuklar Duymasın Behçet 2003 Yuvadan Bir Kuş Uçtu İbrahim Gelin Veyis2007 Hayat Apartmanı Sadık Mahşer-Nabucco'nun Zehri Ali Kılıç 2008 Görgüsüzler Vakkas 2008–2012 Akasya Durağı Sinan Kaya / Yusuf / Kasım / Yaman 2009 Arka Sokaklar Şevket Hor 2013 Bizim Okul Chemist Sıfırcı Ziya Salih Kuşu Salih ve Bahtiyar İnadına Yaşamak Kıbrıslı 2014–2015 Roman Havası Haydar 2015–2017 Kiralık Aşk Necmi İplikçi 2017 Aşk ve Gurur Ahmet Esen 2017–2018 Hayati ve Diğerleri Danyal Bezirci 2018 Kocaman Ailem Hulusi Koyuncu 2019 Kuzgun Rıfat Bilgin 2020 Gençliğim Eyvah Zekeriya Bozoğlu 2021 Menajerimi Ara Himself Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz Efraim 2022 Baba Hacı Selahattin 2023 Aile İbrahim Soykan 2024 Kötü Kan Burhan Karaoğlu Film Year Title Role 1992 Kurşun Adres Sormaz Kemal 1993 Mavi Sürgün Gendarmerie officer Gelincik Tarlası Erol 1994 Kurtuluş Albay Kenan Bey 1996 80. Adım Korkut Laçin 1999 Köstebek Cüneyt Cüneyt Verel 2000 Tutku Çemberi Timur 2002 Keje Bus driver Havada Bulut Kabzımal Bayram 2007Bayrampaşa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacağım Tuncer 2009 Hayatın Tuzu Şehsuvar 2010 Nene Hatun Yavuz Hoca 2011 Devrimden Sonra Socialist police 2014 Bizum Hoca Kemal2015 Niyazi Gül Dörtnala Rıza Terkedilmiş Zengin2016 Araf 2 Araf Bir Şey Değilim Çeto Kızkaçıran Mehmet 2017 Her Şey Mümkün İlyas 2019 Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu Can Pulak 2024 Filme Gel Web Year Title Role 2022– Kaçış Ebu Abidin
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