In 2002, while still at university, he started to work as an actor on the recommendation of actress Demet Akbağ, a family friend.
Urgancıoğlu had his first role as the lead actor in a series based on the historical comic book Karaoğlan.
In 2021, he began starring in Yargı (Family Secrets) and shared the leading roles with Pınar Deniz, with whom he had previously co-starred in Aşk 101(Love 101).
[7] The only two Turkish series ever to win an International Emmy Award both starred Kaan Urgancioglu in a leading role.
He also took part in the movie "Operation Fortune", directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham and Hugh Grant.