Kenan Bal was born on November 29, 1950 in Ankara. He is originally from Rize Pazar. In 1959, Kenan Bal immigrated to Istanbul with his family from Erzurum and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Science. Bal, who worked in the Directorate of Parks and Gardens of Istanbul Municipality for a period, served as a member of the Küçükçekmece municipal council.

Kenan Bal, who was introduced to the cinema circle due to his friendship with the master actor Ahmet Mekin, starred in many movies and TV series. Oyunbozan, Seven Beautiful Men, The Tree of Life, Tulip Revolution, Rebel, Thief Cop, Çemberimde Gül Oya, Kampüsistan, Asmalı Konak, Yılan Hikayesi, Aşk ve Mavi are some of them.

Kenan Bal, who gives life to the character of Rıfat Börekçi in the series Ya Ölüm Ya İstiklal, which is currently broadcast on TRT 1 screens, is 1.73 meters tall, 75 kilograms and Scorpio.