Biography
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective.
For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.
TV credits
Rated 7.8 out of 10
The Eighth Family
2025
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Lovers & Liars
2025
Rated 6.5 out of 10
The Veil
2024
Rated 5.1 out of 10
The Turkish Detective
2023
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Hot Skull
2022
Rated 6.6 out of 10
Wild Abandon
2022
Rated 4.7 out of 10
Baba
2022
Rated 5.6 out of 10
Şeref Bey
2021
Rated 7.8 out of 10
Alex Rider
2020
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Persona
2018
Rated 9.7 out of 10
Black Letter
2017
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Innocent
2017
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Komedi Türkiye
2015
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Kaçak
2013
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Hayatımın Rolü
2012
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Acayip Hikayeler
2012
Rated 7.0 out of 10
İstanbul'un Altınları
2011
Rated 4.0 out of 10
Cuma'ya Kalsa
2010
Rated 8.4 out of 10
Ezel
2009
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Sıkı Dostlar
2009
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Nerede Kalmıştık
2008
Rated 5.5 out of 10
Sevgili Dünürüm
2007
Rated 9.0 out of 10
Yine de Aşığım
2005
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Yes, Minister
2004