Taner Birsel
Born: 1959-01-01 in Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
Taner Birsel, born in 1959 in Akhisar in the province of Manisa, Turkey, first studied Journalism and Public Relations between 1976-1980. Then he went on to study Performing Arts at the Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, from 1981 to 1985. He has been an actor at the Istanbul State Theatre and starred in more than 30 plays since 1985. Some of the plays he starred in: King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hamlet, Ay Isiginda Samata, The Death of Danton. Apart from plays, he is well-known for his career in the motion pictures as well. Some of his awards are as follows: Award for the Best Male Actor at the 24th SIYAD (Turkish Film Critics Association) Awards; Award for the Best Male Actor at the 21st SIYAD Awards for his role in "The Confession", (2002), which was screened at the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; Award for the Best Male Actor for his role in "A Run for Money" (1999) at the 21st Istanbul Film Festival.
Filmography
2024
2023
- Black Night as Ferhat
2021
- Hey There! as Cemil
2020
- Ethos as Orhan
2017
- Ayla: The Daughter of War as Fuat Binbaşı
- Sideway
- Inflame as Independent MP
2016
- Ember as Ziya
2015
- Drawers as Ayhan
2014
- The Lamb as Adnan Bey
2013
- The Butterfly's Dream as İsmail Uslu
2011
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia as Savcı Nusret
- Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
- Our Grand Despair as Murat
2010
- Time Goes By as Osman (Dış Ses)
- Black and White
- Death as Orhan
- Island: Wedding of the Zombies as Usta
2009
- The Shadowless as Berber
2008
- Cars of the Revolution as Gündüz
- Summer Book as Hasan
2006
- Mommy, I'm Scared as Polis
- Times and Winds as Zekeriya
2003
- Mud as Temel
2001
- The Confession as Harun
- O da Beni Seviyor as Doğan
2000
1999
- Sır Dosyası as Sedat Çelik
- A Run for Money as Selim
1998
- Sır Dosyası as Sedat