Yiğit Özşener
Yiğit Özşener (Turkish pronunciation: [jiˈit ˈœzʃenæɾ] born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.
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Born | |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Biography
His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia.[1] Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996.[2] Özşener, who had begun studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio, began acting there in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself.
He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) in a series of commercials for Turkcell.[3] He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar with Uğur Yücel. Then he acted in the series Üzgünüm Leyla. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel. Since 2009, he plays Cengiz Atay in the series Ezel.
In 2011, he appeared in the film Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Likes Coincidences) and starred as Mete Avunduk in the film Kaybedenler Kulübü (The Losers' Club) about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name.
Filmography
- Üzgünüm Leyla (2000)
- Herkes Kendi Evinde (2000)
- Karanlıkta Koşanlar (2001)
- Yeşil Işık (2001)
- Zeybek Ateşi (2002)
- Unutma Beni (2002)
- O Şimdi Asker (2002)
- Prenses...Kankam ve Ben (2003)
- Crude / Fırsat (2003)
- Giz (2003)
- Estağfurullah Yokuşu (2003)
- Apartman (2004)
- 24 Saat (2004)
- Çalınan Ceset (2004)
- Gece 11:45 (2004)
- Arapsaçı (2004)
- Tombala (2005)
- Rüzgarlı Bahçe (2005)
- Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak (2006)
- Rüya Gibi (2006)
- Beş Vakit (2006)
- Prenses Lissi ve Karadamı Yeti (2007)
- Yoldaki Kedi (2007)
- Kayıp (2007)
- Dudaktan Kalbe (2007)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Güneşi Gördüm (2009)
- Ezel (2009)
- Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (2011)
- Kaybedenler Kulübü (2011)
- Dedemin Insanlari (2011)
- Son (2012)
- İntikam (2013)
- Galip Derviş (2013)
- The Two Faces of January (2014)
- İşe Yarar Birşey (2017)
- Cesur ve Güzel (2017)
- Bir Kahramanın Rüyası (2017)
- Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda (2018)
- Bozkır (2018)
- Ramo (2020)
References
- "Bu kadar azınlığın olduğu ülkede çoğunluk nedir?". Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Filmle gençliğimize bir selam çaktık". sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- "Ancak beni tanıyan biri bana kötü adam rölü verir". hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2011-04-05.