Necati Şaşmaz
Muhammed Necati Şaşmaz is a Turkish actor, best known for playing the lead role of Polat Alemdar in the popular television series Kurtlar Vadisi and its movie spin-offs, including Kurtlar Vadisi Irak.
Necati Şaşmaz was born to a family of Zaza origin in Harput, Elazığ, Turkey, as the oldest son of Abdülkadir Şaşmaz. He studied Tourism and Hotel Management, both in Turkey and in Canada. He lived in the United States for six years before returning to Turkey for a visit to his parents.
In Istanbul, Necati Şaşmaz met renowned Turkish director Osman Sınav, who offered him the leading role in the Valley of the Wolves. He played the fictional character Polat Alemdar in the series and in the movie. He currently plays in another spin-off of the original series titled Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu.
He married Nagehan Kaşıkçı in 2012, but filed for divorce in 2019.Filmography
Cinema
- 2006: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2007: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2009: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2010: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2011: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2016: ' as Polat Alemdar.
TV
- 2003-2005: Valley of the Wolves as Polat Alemdar.
- 2005: Ekmek Teknesi as Polat Alemdar.
- 2007 ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2007-2016: ' as Polat Alemdar.
- 2010: Halil İbrahim Sofrası as Necati Şaşmaz.
- 2012: Kurt Kanunu as Ismail Enver.
- 2015: Kara Kutu as the producer.
