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Yiğit Özşener

Yiğit Özşener

Birthday: 1972-04-06 | Place of Birth: İzmir, 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Color Of Victory

as    Mustafa Kemal Paşa

2023
My Wonderful Life

as    Onur Gümüşçü

2022
Cezailer

as    Dr. Mert Güngel

2022
Day Zero

as    Salih / Ejder

2021
Barbaroslar

as    Pietro

2020
Ramo

as    Yavuz Gürkan

2018
2018
Steppe

as    Seyfi Amir

2017
Something Useful

as    Yavuz

2014
The Two Faces of January

as    Yahya

2013
İntikam

as    Rüzgar Denizci

2012
The End

as    Selim

2011
Losers' Club

as    Mete

2011
My Grandfather's People

as    İbrahim

2009
Ezel

as    Cengiz Atay

2007
From the Lips to the Heart

as    Cemil Paşazade

2007
2006
Times and Winds

as    Yusuf

2005
Gece 11.45

as    Okan

2005
One Day in Europe

as    Polis

2004
Apartment

as    Mehmet

2003
He's in the Army Now

as    Ömer

2001
Running in the Dark

as    Mehmet

2001
Away from Home

as    Murat