Ercan Kesal

Born (1959-09-12) 12 September 1959 (age 66)

Avanos, Nevşehir, Turkey

OccupationsActor, scriptwriter, director, writer, physician

Yearsactive2002–present

SpouseNazan Kesal

Ercan Kesal
Born	(1959-09-12) 12 September 1959 (age 66) Avanos, Nevşehir, Turkey
Occupations	Actor, scriptwriter, director, writer, physician
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Nazan Kesal
Website	www.ercankesal.com

Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.^[1]

Kesal graduated from Ege University's medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at Keskin State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts surrounding it.^[2]

He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's movie Uzak. He also wrote the script for the movie Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. In 2011, the movie received a nomination for the Best Script award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.^[3]

Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including Peri Gazozu (2013), Nasipse Adayız (2015), Cin Aynası (2016), Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı (2017) and Aslında... (2017) by İletişim Yayınları^[4] and Evvel Zaman (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.