Yiğit Özşener

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
April 6, 1972

Place of Birth:
Izmir, Turkey

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Yiğit Özşener

Biography

Yiğit Özşener (born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. 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. 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.

Known For

Filmography

Year TV Show Role
2023 My Wonderful Life Onur Gümüşçü
2023 The Prince Komutan Marton
2022 Cezailer Dr. Mert Güngel
2022 Day Zero Salih / Ejder
2021 Barbaroslar Pietro
2020 10 Thousand Steps Gönenç
2020 The Red Room Zafer Karahanoğlu
2020 Ramo Yavuz Gürkan
2019 Tonight with İbrahim Selim
2018 Steppe Seyfi Amir
2016 Yüzyıllık Mühür Hilmi
2013 İntikam Rüzgar Denizci
2012 The End Selim
2009 Ezel Cengiz Atay
2007 From the Lips to the Heart Cemil Paşazade
2006 Rüya Gibi Cenk Öztürk
2005 Rüzgarlı Bahçe
2003 Estağfurullah Yokuşu Sadi
2002 Zeybek Ateşi
2001 Running in the Dark Mehmet
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