He was born on March 19, 1973 in Ankara. After completing his secondary education at Private Arı College in 1992, he graduated from Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1996.
After winning the exam opened by the State Theaters, he started to work at Adana State Theater. After working at Adana State Theater between 1996 and 2004, he was transferred to Ankara State Theater.
He worked as an actor in the series Bizim Evin Halleri for 4 years. He is currently working as an artist at Ankara State Theater. Tolga Tekin married Zeynep Koltuk, who is also an actress, on July 21, 2013 and separated in 2014.