Kerem Bürsin

Kerem Bürsin was born on 4 June 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey. His parents are Pamir and Çiğdem Bürsin, and he has a sister, Melis. His childhood was spent on the move: the family lived in Scotland, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Turkey and the United States. In Sugar Land, Texas, he attended a high school where he discovered theatre and won several awards. He then graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in marketing communications and focused on acting in Los Angeles. His first roles were in American TV films, including Sharktopus (2010). He became popular as Kerem Sayer in Güneşi Beklerken (2013–2014), then appeared in Çağan Irmak's film Unutursam Fısılda (2014, as the musician Erhan) and the series Şeref Meselesi (2014–2015). Further credits include Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek (2017, as Ali Smith), İyi Oyun (2018, as Rüzgâr), Aynen Aynen (2020–2021, as Deniz) and the global hit Sen Çal Kapımı (2020–2021, as Serkan Bolat). Later he starred in Ya Çok Seversen (2023), the Amazon Prime Video film Mavi Mağara (2024, as Cem), the Netflix film Platonik: Mavi Dolunay Otel (2025, as Kaan) and the Star TV series Çarpıntı (2025, as Aras Alkan). His awards include Best Actor at the Seoul International Drama Awards for Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek, the GQ Türkiye Rising Star award (2014) and a Produ Award for Best Male Lead in a Foreign Language for Sen Çal Kapımı. As a producer he took part in the short film Seçim, nominated at several international festivals. Kerem Bürsin speaks English like a native. He was a spokesperson for the women's-rights movement HeForShe, is a brand ambassador for the Swiss watchmaker Hublot, and has appeared on the covers of Vogue Türkiye, Elle Türkiye, GQ Türkiye and Hello! Türkiye. Turkish press has linked him with actress Serenay Sarıkaya and reported a long relationship with his Sen Çal Kapımı co-star Hande Erçel; according to Wikipedia, they broke up in the second half of 2025.