The Protector's Mehmet Kurtulus Spearheads Netflix's Into the Night: 7 Facts Surrounding his Personal and Professional Life

Mehmet Kurtulus is an actor and producer, who is prominent for his performance in television shows and movies as In July, Big Game and Tatort. 

He has worked in numeorus German and Turkey television shows. Some of them include Sterne des Südens, Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, and The Protector. 

Kurtulus won the best actor award at Locarno International Film Festival for his performance in 1998 film Short Sharp Shock. Additionally, he has also received the prestigious award, Grimme-Preis. Here are seven facts of Kurtulus. 

7. How old is Mehmet Kurtulus?

Kurtulus is 48 years old as of 2020. He was born on April 27, 1972, which makes his zodiac sign Taurus. 

As a matter of fact, Kurtulus and American actor David Lascher share a same birth date. Like Mehmet, Lascher was born on April 27, 1972. He is best known for his roles in the television series as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.  

6. How tall is Mehmet Kurtulus?

The 48 years old actor stands 5 feet and 11¾ inches tall (1.82 m).

5. Kurtulus is of Turkish Descent

Mehmet was born in the Uşak city of Turkey. However, at the age of 18 months, the 48 years old actor moved to Germany along with his family. 

In Germany, the family resided in Salzgitter, an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, which is located between two cities: Hildesheim and Braunschweig. 

4. His Older Brother is Also An Actor

The 48 years old actor has an older brother, Tekin Kurtulus, who is active in the German film industry.

Tekin was born on September 16, 1968, in Usak, Turkey, and moved to Germany with his family at the age of five. He is prominent for his performance in Lenßen & Partner, SOKO Leipzig, Lenßen - Der Film, and  Leipzig Homicide. 

3. You Can Follow Him On Instagram 

Kurtulus joined Instagram in 2015, and he currently has 58k followers. You can catch a glimpse of his upcoming and currents projects via his Instagram feed. He also enjoys taking selfies with fellow actors.

If you want to stay up-to-date with Kurtulus' professional and personal life, you can follow him on Instagram. His Instagram handle is @mehmetkurtulusofficial. 

2. Was in Relationship with Actress Désirée Nosbusch

Kurtulus and Désirée Nosbusch reportedly met on the set of television film Eine Liebe in Saigon, where they played as Dr. Sarah Lorenz and Robin, respectively. According to the German tabloid newspaper, B.Z., the couple dated for seven years, from 2004 to 2011. 

Nosbusch is a Luxembourg-born television presenter and actress who has worked in French-language and German-language films and television productions since her mid-teens. Désirée has two children from her previous marriage to the composer, Harald Kloser. 

Likewise, Kurtulus has two children, as per IMDb, and resides in Berlin. 

1. He is the Main Cast of Netflix's Into the Night

After playing as an undercover agent, Cenk Batu, in the German television series Tatort, Kurtulus expressed his desire to focus more on his international film projects. He eventually co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the Finnish-British action thriller Big Game in 2014. 

Currently, Kurtulus appears in Belgian apocalyptic sci-fi drama thriller Into the Night, which is jam-packed with international actors as Laurent Capelluto, Jan Bijvoet, Astrid Whettnall, Babetida Sadjo, Pauline Etienne, Alba Gaia Bellugi, Nabil Mallat, Stefano Cassetti, Vincent Londez, Regina Bikkinina, and Ksawery Szlenkier.