Yiğit Özşener
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Yiğit Özşener | |
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| Born | 6 April 1972 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Yıldız Technical University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Yiğit Özşener (Turkish pronunciation: [jiˈit ˈœzʃenæɾ]; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.
Early life
[edit]After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje.[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.
Career
[edit]He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) with singer Nil Karaibrahimgil in a series of commercials for Turkcell and Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Ben Özgürüm".[3] He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar based from detective novel with Haluk Bilginer, Uğur Yücel. Then he joined in the series Üzgünüm Leyla alongside veteran actors Perran Kutman, Çetin Tekindor, Selçuk Yöntem, Burçin Terzioğlu.[4][5]
Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's classic novel. Since 2009, he played Cengiz Atay in the hit revenge series Ezel. His crime series "Son" was sold to USA, France, Spain, Russian, Netherlands for adaptation. Due to Nejat İşler left "Rüzgar" role, he started to play as "Rüzgar" with Beren Saat in second season of İntikam which Turkish remake of "Revenge".[6] He had guest roles in Galip Derviş Turkish version of "Monk" and popular series Cesur ve Güzel, "Kırmızı Oda", "10 Bin Adım".[7][8]
He played crime series "Bozkır" and "Ramo". He played in historical series "Yüzyıllık Mühür", "Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı". He played in series "Cezailer" about Rosenhan experiment.[9]
During his cinema career, he played in many hit films. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. In 2011, he appeared in the film series Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever. He starred as Mete Avunduk in the film series Kaybedenler Kulübü about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name. He played in period film "Dedemin İnsanları" and "Güneşi Gördüm". With Dudaktan Kalbe's co-star Aslı Tandoğan, he played in film "Bir Kahramanın Rüyası" twice.[10] He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in film "Zaferin Rengi".[11]
Filmography
[edit]| Web series | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Karanlıkta Koşanlar | Mehmet | Leading role |
| 2016 | Yüzyıllık Mühür | Hilmi | |
| 2018- | Bozkır | Seyfi | |
| 2022 | Cezailer | Mert | |
| 2022 | 10 Bin Adım | Gönenç | Guest |
| TV series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001-2003 | Üzgünüm Leyla | İshak | Supporting role |
| 2002 | Unutma Beni | Esat | Guest |
| Zeybek Ateşi | Gazeteci Burak | ||
| 2003 | Estağfurullah Yokuşu | Sadi | Leading role |
| 2004 | Arapsaçı | ||
| 24 Saat | Yiğit | ||
| 2005 | Rüzgarlı Bahçe | Ozan | |
| 2006 | Rüya Gibi | Cenk Öztürk | |
| 2007–2009 | Dudaktan Kalbe | Cemil Paşazade | |
| 2009–2011 | Ezel | Cengiz Atay | |
| 2012 | Son | Selim | |
| Esir Şehrin Gözyaşları - Bir Ferhat ile Şirin Hikayesi | Ferhat | ||
| 2013 | İntikam | Rüzgar Denizci | Joined |
| Galip Derviş | Engin Seçim | ||
| 2017 | Cesur ve Güzel | Rıza | |
| 2020 | Ramo | Yavuz Gürkan | Supporting role |
| 2021 | Kırmızı Oda | Zafer Karahanoğlu | Guest role |
| 2021–2022 | Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı | Pietro | Leading role |
| 2022–2023 | Sıfırıncı Gün | Ejder /Salih | |
| 2023–2024 | Şahane Hayatım | Onur Gümüşçü | |
| Film | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Herkes Kendi Evinde | ||
| 2001 | Yeşil Işık | ||
| 2002 | O Şimdi Asker | Ömer | |
| 2003 | Giz | ||
| Crude (Fırsat) | Ali | ||
| 2004 | Çalınan Ceset | Yiğit | TV film |
| One Day In Europe | Policeman | ||
| Gece 11:45 | Okan | ||
| 2005 | Tombala | TV film | |
| Last Looks | |||
| 2006 | Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak | Yunus | TV film |
| Beş Vakit | Yusuf | ||
| 2007 | Kayıp | TV film | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | dubbing | |
| Prenses Lissi ve Karadamı Yeti | dubbing | ||
| 2009 | Güneşi Gördüm | Caner | |
| 2011 | Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever | Burak | |
| Kaybedenler Kulübü | Mete | ||
| Dedemin İnsanları | İbrahim | ||
| 2014 | Ocak Ayının İki Yüzü | ||
| 2017 | İşe Yarar Bir Şey | Bahtıma Takılan Karaçalı Gibi Yusuf | |
| Bir Kahramanın Rüyası | TV film | ||
| 2018 | Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda | Mete | |
| 2022 | Aile Toplantısı | ||
| 2023 | Zaferin Rengi | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | |
| Short film | |||
| Year | Title | ||
| 2001 | Model | ||
| 2003 | Prenses...Kankam ve Ben | ||
| 2004 | Apartman | ||
| 2006 | Taklit | ||
| 2007 | Yoldaki Kedi | ||
| 2020 | Hatıra Fotoğrafı | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bu kadar azınlığın olduğu ülkede çoğunluk nedir?". Milliyet. 30 October 2011. [dead link]
- ^ "Filmle gençliğimize bir selam çaktık". sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Ancak beni tanıyan biri bana kötü adam rölü verir". hurriyet.com.tr. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Yiğit Özşener kimdir, nereli ve kaç yaşında? İşte Kırmızı Oda "Sefer" karakterinin biyografisi". 21 March 2021.
- ^ "TV'de cinayet". 21 January 2001.
- ^ "Nejat İşler İntikam'dan ayrıldı". 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Maggie Civantos, protagonista de una nueva 'pasión turca'". 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Turkish TV series 'Son' to be adapted for Dutch TV". Daily Sabah. April 2016.
- ^ "Cezailer ya da bunca delinin arasında ne işim var!". 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Bir Kahramanın Rüyası filmi konusu ve başrol oyuncuları". 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Nejat İşler ve Yiğit Özşener yıllar sonra 'Zaferin Rengi' filminde bir arada". 9 August 2023.
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