Biography
İsmail Hacıoğlu was born on November 30, 1985 in Istanbul. İsmail Hacıoğlu is originally from Bulgaria, his father is former Fenerbahçe football player Mehmet Hacıoğlu, nicknamed Bulgarian Mehmet. İsmail Hacıoğlu, who started acting in plays when he was in the 5th grade of primary school, studied acting at Müjdat Gezen Art Center Theater Department. Then, Hacıoğlu, who was accepted to Mimar Sinan University, State Conservatory Theater Department, left the school in his first year. He won the "Promising Young Actor Award" at the 40th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with his performance in the 2003 movie Encounter. Hacıoğlu, who was deemed worthy of the Best Actor Award at the 16th Sadri Alışık Awards for his performance in the 2010 movie Çakal, married actress Vildan Atasever in 2010. The couple divorced on January 21, 2015. Hacıoğlu divorced Duygu Kaya, whom he married on February 5, 2016, on July 19, 2020. He has a daughter named Yemin from this marriage. He was hastily removed from his TV series on TRT due to his drug use.