Murat Yıldırım
Murat Yıldırım was born in Konya, Turkey. His father was a teacher of literature. His parents are originally from Mardin and his mother has Arab ancestry. Due to his father's job Murat grew up between Konya and Adana. He has two sisters.
He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey and he has a keen interest in mathematics. His interest in music and theatre started early on in his life which led him to join the drama department of his high-school. As a student, Yildirim played drums in a band. During his studying period he also started performing in the University's theater and attending acting lessons. In the beginning he hide this from his parents.
Career
After performing three years in theater a writer who watched him perform in a comedy recommended him to a production company.Thus he played a minor role in Olumsuz Ask which was written by Yilmaz Erdogan.Later he performed in Bütün Cocuklarim and in Büyük Yalan.He also played in the Turkish film Magic Carpet Ride. His first leading role was in the series Fitrina where he met his future wife Burçin Terzioğlu,the same year he got nominated for Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the film Araf.In 2007 he starred in Asi.This series has been televised in 73 countries and has been nominated as Best Soap Opera at the 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival.[2] The success of the show consolidated his status as a leading man and gained him popularity. During the filming of Asi he played in the movie Pains of Autumn about Istanbul Riots.
After the end of Asi Yildirim agreed to play in Aşk ve Ceza, this series was also broadcast in many countries. In 2012 he starred as Ecevit in the successful series Suskunlar.