Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 6, 1972
Place of Birth:
Izmir, Turkey
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2024 | Color Of Victory | Mustafa Kemal Paşa |
2020 | Reaction | |
2018 | Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda | Mete |
2017 | Something Useful | Yavuz |
2017 | Bir Kahramanın Rüyası | |
2016 | Ve perde! | |
2014 | The Two Faces of January | Yahya |
2011 | Losers' Club | Mete |
2011 | Love Likes Coincidences | |
2011 | My Grandfather's People | İbrahim |
2009 | I Saw the Sun | Yüzbaşı Caner |
2007 | Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak | Yunus |
2007 | The Cat on the Road | |
2006 | Times and Winds | Yusuf |
2005 | One Day in Europe | Polis |
2005 | Gece 11.45 | Okan |
2004 | Apartment | Mehmet |
2003 | He's in the Army Now | Ömer |
2002 | Yeşil Işık | |
2001 | Away from Home | Murat |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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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 |