Nihat Altınkaya
Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya (born 28 September 1979) is a Turkish actor, model and sportsman. He is also the winner of the 2012 season of Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler.
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Born | Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya 28 September 1979 Karabük, Turkey |
Occupation | Actor, model, sportsman |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse(s) | İmre Altınkaya ( m. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
Personal life
Nihat Altınkaya was born on 28 September 1979 in Karabük. Born to a family that originates from Rize, he finished high school in Karabük. He has two sisters.[1] His mother was a bank clerk, while his father run a business.[2] He played in the volleyball teams of Karabük Demir Çelik High School and Ankara Emlak Bank Sport Club.[1] After suffering from an injury at the age of 17, he stopped playing volleyball and began working as a bodyguard at a nightclub in Ayvalık.[1] Later, he moved to Istanbul and after getting trained in boxing he joined the boxing department of Fenerbahçe S.K..[1][3] He eventually began modeling and started appearing in TV series.[4] He briefly dated his costar from Yaprak Dökümü Deniz Çakır. In December 2010, he married İmre Altınkaya.[5][6] Together they have two daughters, named Melek and Ayşe. They reside in Istanbul.[7]
Career
He was first discovered by Gökçe Doruk Erten, after which he played in Funda Arar's music video "Özledim". He then continued his career as a model.[1] Altınkaya eventually started his career as an actor and appeared in the Turkish-Belgian movie Turkuaz as well as two other films. At the same time, he got recurring roles in various TV series.[8] He also received theatre lessons at "Ekol Drama Art House" from Ayla Algan and İpek Bilgin. He later shared the leading role with Ezgi Asaroğlu in Kağan Erturan's first feature film En Mutlu Olduğum Yer.[9]
Filmography
Film | ||
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Year | Title | Role |
2010 | En Mutlu Olduğum Yer | Kemal[2] |
2010 | Turquaze | |
2009 | Aşk Üçgeni | |
TV series | ||
2019 | Elimi Bırakma | Barış Yaman |
2017–2019 | Söz | Yarbay Erdem Kaçmaz |
2016 | Yüksek Sosyete | Levent Karatay |
2015 | Kara Ekmek | Aslan |
2015 | Medcezir | Kaan Mavideniz |
2014–2015 | Kara Para Aşk | Serhat |
2013 | Karadayı | Sinan Koca |
2013 | Tozlu Yollar | Fikret |
2010-2011 | Unutulmaz | Aras[10][11][12] |
2009–2010 | Kahramanlar | Fireman Mete |
2009 | Yaprak Dökümü | Levent Tuncel[13] |
2009 | Dudaktan Kalbe | Umut Altuğ |
2007 | Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu | Memati's confidant |
2007 | Menekşe ile Halil | Semih |
2006 | Binbir Gece | Fuat |
Music videos | ||
Year | Artist | Title |
2006 | Funda Arar | Özledim |
2006 | Nilgül | Konuşamıyorum |
2007 | Nilgül | Sen |
2007 | Yaşar | Sevda Sinemalarda |
2007 | Aylin Aslım | Ahh |
References
- Acunn.com “Nihat Altınkaya Hayatının Bilinmeyenlerini Acunn.com'a Anlattı...”
- Hürriyet Arşiv 05.04.2010, “Serseri yakışıklı ile duru güzelliğin aşkı” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Burada Laf Çok CNN Türk, Mesut Yar interview
- Sabah News 1 April 2012 “Hayatlarına sihirli değnek değdi” Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Magazin Ajanda Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 3 February 2009, “Aşıklar ilk kez el ele”- Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Sabah Gaz. Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 21 April 2010 “Ünlü ünlüyü sever” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- HaberTürk Magazin Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Zafer Akbaş 12 April 2012: “Adonis Nihat kadınları üzdü!” Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Milliyet Cadde İlknur Taş interview: “Yemek yapmayı çok seviyor. Bu nedenle evindeki favori köşesi mutfağı. Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya pijama koleksiyonunun yanı sıra rozet de biriktiriyor” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Hürriyet Kelebek 9 April 2010,Serdar Benli: “Yastık yok çarşaf var” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Haber Türk 27 October 2010, “Unutulmaz bu hafta 4 yıl atlıyor!” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Haber Türk 14 October 2010, “'Unutulmaz' defile!” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Sabah Foto Haber 18 March 2011 “Unutulmaz'ın kovboyları” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012
- Sabah Gaz. Günaydın Archive 03-11-2010 “Seri katili oynamayı çok isterim” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012