Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.

He worked as a physician at Keskin State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts surrounding it.

[2] He started his acting career in 2002 with a role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's movie Uzak.

He also wrote the script for the movie Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da together with Ebru and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

[3] Aside from his career as an actor, he has published a number of books, including Peri Gazozu (2013), Nasipse Adayız (2015), Cin Aynası (2016), Bozkırda Bir Gece Yarısı (2017) and Aslında... (2017) by İletişim Yayınları[4] and Evvel Zaman (2014) by İthaki Yayınları.