Güven Kıraç

Güven Kıraç was born on March 16, 1968, in Istanbul, Turkey, into a family of Abkhazian origin. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He began his career in 1986, worked as a State Theatre actor for two years, and then left that position. He performed in productions of the Adana State Theatre ("Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi", "İki Kalas Bir Heves", "Sıkıyönetim"), the Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre ("Tiyatrocu", "Sokak Kızı Irma", "Hamlet"), and Tiyatro Stüdyosu (Jean Genet's "The Balcony"). In 1995, he gained popularity with his role as a taxi driver in the Garanti Bankası commercial. In 1997, for his role as Yusuf in Zeki Demirkubuz's film "Masumiyet", he received Best Actor awards from ÇASOD, MGD, and the Haifa International Film Festival. In 1999, he won the Best Actor award at the Istanbul Film Festival for the film "Salkım Hanımın Taneleri". He has appeared in many notable films, including "Gemide" (1998), "Laleli'de Bir Azize" (1999), "Duvara Karşı" (2004), "Gönül Yarası" (2005), "Takva" (2006), "Sınav" (2006), "Kavşak" (2010), "Organize İşler Sazan Sarmalı" (2019), and "Mükemmel Aile" (2024). On television, he is known for his roles in the series "Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi" (2010-2012, as Memduh Başgan), "Beni Böyle Sev" (2013-2014), "Payitaht Abdülhamid" (2018-2020, as Vambery), "İnci Taneleri" (2024-2026, as Kasım Şimşekoğlu), and others. Güven Kıraç is passionate about painting; in 2014, he held a personal exhibition of his paintings. He has also appeared in music videos, including those of Kenan Doğulu, Demet Sağıroğlu, Yeşim Salkım, Sezen Aksu, and Ayşe Hatun Önal. Güven Kıraç was married to Dürnev Kıraç from 1999 to 2010, and from 2010 to 2022, he was married to Başak Kıraç. He has a daughter, Maya Kıraç, from his first marriage.