Ismail Hacioglu was born on November 30, 1985, in Fatih, Istanbul, as the first child of his family. His father, Mehmet Hacioglu, was a former Fenerbahce football player. He has a sister, actress Kardelen Hacioglu.
Ismail began his career in dubbing at the age of 12. He then studied at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center Theater Department, where he acted in theater plays for two seasons. He also played for one season in the private theater founded by his teachers, Aydogan Tamer and Erdal Duman, and then in the Istanbul Youth Theater founded by Duman.
While studying at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center, Ismail started doing voiceovers in commercials. He won the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department while playing Ozan, the mischievous son of the house, in the TV series "Bir Istanbul Masali". However, he left the first grade due to the words of Department Head Zeliha Berksoy, 'Both the school and the TV show cannot happen at the same time'.
In 2002, Ismail played the character of Osman in the movie "Karsilasma", directed by Ömer Kavur and prepared by Macit Koper and Ömer Kavur. The film starred Ugur Polat, Lale Mansur, Cetin Tekindor, and Aytac Arman. Ismail received the 40th Antalya Film Festival - Promising Young Actor award with this film.
In 2007, he acted alongside Sener Sen, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Asli Tandogan, Rasim Öztekin, and Tarik Unlüoglu in the movie "Kabadayi", directed by Ömer Vargi and written by Yavuz Turgul.
Ismail played the dual roles of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and Fatih Ikinci in the surreal period comedy series "Osmanli Tokadi", which premiered on TRT in April 2013.
