Biography

Kerem Bürsin

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Born
June 4, 1987 · Istanbul, Turkey
Height
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

Mini bio

Kerem Bursin was born on June 4th, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey. Bursin spent his childhood on the move and was raised internationally living in 7 different countries. After years of living an expat life him and his family settled in Sugar Land, Texas. While in high school in Texas, he developed an interest in acting. In a play he did his senior year he was recognized and won many awards including the best actor of the state of Texas. Bursin later attended Emerson College in Boston, where he majored in Marketing Communications with a focus on Public Relations. However constantly taking roles acting in numerous student films and plays, he gained attention on campus as an actor. He began to focus his studies on acting and finished his last semester of College in Los Angeles, which led him to stay there.

Bursin's first role on television, was Roger Corman's Sharktopus (2010) then again in 2012 starred in another one of Corman's pictures: Palace of the Damned (2013). After spending a few years in Los Angeles, Bursin decided to move temporarily to his home town Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after his move he started to pursue his ambition in acting again. After a couple of months his career in Turkey would take off, landing the lead role in director Altan Dönmez and D-Production's TV show Waiting for the Sun (2013) which would become a hit phenomenon in Turkey as well as surrounding countries. The Turkish audience would meet Bursin for the first time at his portrayal of Kerem Sayer, an 18 year old high school rebel. In a short amount of time Bursin won the crowd over, the role landing him several awards, commercial deals and recognition throughout regions across Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.

After shooting 56 episodes and calling it a series finale for Waiting for the Sun (2013), Bursin soon was approached by one of Turkey's famous and important directors Çagan Irmak to be in his film Whisper If I Forget (2014) which Bursin would accept the role, Erhan, a young bass player with a passion for music taking place in 70's Istanbul. Bursin's small but pivotal role in the film gained him more recognition and awards.

Continuing his career climb Bursin was offered to be the face of Turkey most popular denim brand MAVI which he currently still is.

For his next season on TV, Bursin and director Altan Dönmez re-joined the producers at D-Porductions for a different kind of show, one that would spring a lot of curiosity and hype, the Turkish remake of the famous Italian mafia TV-Series Il Ristretto D'Honore. Matter of Respect (2014) had a lot of critics skeptical whether or not Bursin would be able to pull off the role of a late twenties Turkish bad boy who would get sucked into the life of the Turkish mafia where revenge would drive him to reach the top of the mafia tree. Leaving critics surprised and again gaining the appreciation of the audience the show became a hit.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alcott, Manger

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Well-built physique
His American Accent Turkish

Trivia

Kerem Bursin, known as a women's rights advocate and gender equality activist, has been announced as the first national representative of the HeForShe movement in Turkey. The HeForShe solidarity movement, organized by UN Women, aims to promote gender equality by engaging everyone, especially men and boys, in the fight for gender equality. The announcement was made at an event in Istanbul, where press representatives and young activists and partners of HeForShe gathered on December 10, Human Rights Day and the last day of the 16-day period of action against gender-based violence.
During his school years, Kerem Bürsin founded a rock band called Androgen. The band consisted of three members: Kerem played bass guitar, Cesar A. Osorio was responsible for vocals and guitar, and Austin Alexander was the drummer. The band's first concert took place in 2002, and they performed at a music festival in Texas for two consecutive years. In the mid-2000s, the band released their first demo CD, which sold over 100 copies within three days.
Kerem Bursin has won the 2025 Influencia Award from the Starlite Foundation! This award recognizes his ability to use his fame in a meaningful and imperatively way to benefit society and inspire positive change.
Kerem Bursin likes to spend his free time building huge Lego sets with more than 6,000-7,000 pieces. He often posts videos of himself building Lego sets, which often surprises his fans. According to the actor himself, building Lego sets calms him down and allows him to focus on something completely different from real life. Kerem has a vast collection of Lego sets that he has built himself.
Kerem likes to make wooden and metal figurines in his free time. He only gives his crafts to his family and dear people.