Haluk Bilginer

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.

Haluk Bilginer is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Eighth Family (2025), Yan Yana (2025), Maria (2024), A Long Cold Winter (2024), The Turkish Detective (2023), Wild Abandon (2022), Baba (2022), Stuck Apart (2021). The recorded credits span 2008 to 2025, including 15 movies and 15 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.