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Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ

Actor · Born October 27, 1983 (43) · Adana, Turkey

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and former basketball player. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Turkey and has won many awards, including three Golden Butterfly Awards and a Yeşilçam Cinema Award. Tatlıtuğ won the pageants Best Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World in 2002. Tatlıtuğ has established himself as a leading actor of Turkey with roles in several of the highly successful television series, that includes Menekşe ile Halil (2007–2008), Aşk-ı Memnu (2008–2010), Kuzey Güney (2011–2013) and Cesur ve Güzel (2016–2017), all of which garnered him critical acclaim and international recognition, portraying researcher Arman in the Netflix original series Into the Night (2020–2021) and Into the Deep (2022).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1983 (43)
From
Adana, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Morality
16%
Self
12%
Survival
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Marriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Money Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sarı Saruhan

  • Last Call for Istanbul(2023)

    as Mehmet

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chokehold(2023)

    as Yalın

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 30 episodes · as Aslan Soykan

  • The Festival of Troubadours(2022)

    as Yusuf

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Yakamoz S-245(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Arman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Into the Night(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Arman

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Money Trap(2019)

    as Sarı Saruhan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · as Kadir Adalı

  • Hadi Be Oğlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ali

  • Brave and Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 32 episodes · as Cesur Alemdaroğlu

  • Kurt Seyit & Sura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 21 episodes · as Kurt Seyit Eminof

  • The Butterfly's Dream(2013)

    as Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • North South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 80 episodes · as Kuzey Tekinoğlu

  • Ezel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 38 episodes · as Sekiz / Ramiz

  • Forbidden Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 79 episodes · as Behlül Haznedar

  • Menekse and Halil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 36 episodes · as Halil Tuğlu

  • Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Muzaffer

  • Gumus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 100 episodes · as Mehmet Sadoglu

  • Dönence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Ali

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

The Butterfly's Dream (2013)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

The Butterfly's Dream (2013)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Chokehold (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20052026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting20 of 20: 20 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 67% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Last Call for Istanbul (2023)

71st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Butterfly's Dream (2013)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Onur Güvenatam shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers