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Taner Birsel

Taner Birsel

Birthday: 1959-01-01 | Place of Birth: Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Black Night

as    Ferhat

2021
Hey There!

as    Cemil

2019
Ayla: The Daughter of War

as    Fuat Binbaşı

2017
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
Our Grand Despair

as    Murat

2011
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

as    Savcı Nusret

2010
Death

as    Orhan

2010
2009
The Shadowless

as    Berber

2008
Cars of the Revolution

as    Gündüz

2008
Summer Book

as    Hasan

2006
Times and Winds

as    Zekeriya

2003
Mud

as    Temel

2001
The Confession

as    Harun

1999
A Run for Money

as    Selim