Barış Falay (born 9 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.

Biography

Barış Falay was born in Edremit, Balıkesir Province and graduated in theatre from Ankara University. After working at the Ankara State Theatre for 2 years, he joined the İzmir City Theatre appearing in plays such as Hamlet, “Üç Kuruşluk Opera”, “Misafir”, “Kamyon”, “Roberto Zucco”, “Kırmızı Yorgunları”, “Azizname”, “Barış”, “Bahar Noktası”, “Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz” and “Karar Kimin”. He directed the plays Deniz Kızı Masalı”, and “Bir Yaz Gecesi Rüyası”, and taught at the theatre's school. Later Falay joined the Kocaeli Metropolitan Theatre.

He began his television career in sitcoms such as Tatlı Hayat, Yarım Elma and Dadı after which he played in the series Aliye. Between 2009 and 2011, he played Kerpeten Ali Kırgız in the series Ezel for which he won a number of acting awards. Falay played a lead role in the film Ya Sonra.Barış Falay returned to television in 2011 with the series Al Yazmalım. Since 2013, he has played Selim Serez on the television series Medcezir.