Yiğit Özşener
Born: 1972-04-06 in Izmir, Turkey
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Color of Victory as Mustafa Kemal Paşa
2023
- The Prince as Komutan Marton
- My Wonderful Life as Onur Gümüşçü
2021
- Barbaroslar as Pietro
2020
- Ramo as Yavuz Gürkan
- The Red Room as Zafer Karahanoğlu
- 10 Thousand Steps as Gönenç
- Reaction
2018
- Steppe as Seyfi Amir
- Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda as Mete
2017
- Something Useful as Yavuz
- Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
2016
- Yüzyıllık Mühür as Hilmi
- Ve perde!
2014
- The Two Faces of January as Yahya (uncredited)
2013
- İntikam as Rüzgar Denizci
2012
- The End as Selim
2011
- Losers' Club as Mete
- My Grandfather's People as İbrahim
- Love Likes Coincidences
2009
- Ezel as Cengiz Atay
- I Saw the Sun as Yüzbaşı Caner
2007
- From the Lips to the Heart as Cemil Paşazade
- Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak as Yunus
- Kayıp
- The Cat on the Road
2006
- Times and Winds as Yusuf
- Rüya Gibi as Cenk Öztürk
2005
- One Day in Europe as Polis
- Rüzgarlı Bahçe
- Gece 11.45 as Okan
2004
- Apartment as Mehmet
2003
- He's in the Army Now as Ömer
- Estağfurullah Yokuşu as Sadi
2002
2001
- Away from Home as Murat
- Running in the Dark as Mehmet