Yiğit Özşener
Born (1972-04-06) 6 April 1972
NationalityTurkish
EducationYıldız Technical University
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Yiğit Özşener (Turkish pronunciation: [jiˈit ˈœzʃenæɾ]; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.

Early life

After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje.[1] Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996.[2] 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.

Career

He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) with singer Nil Karaibrahimgil in a series of commercials for Turkcell and Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Ben Özgürüm".[3] He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar based from detective novel with Haluk Bilginer, Uğur Yücel. Then he joined in the series Üzgünüm Leyla alongside veteran actors Perran Kutman, Çetin Tekindor, Selçuk Yöntem, Burçin Terzioğlu.[4][5]

Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's classic novel. Since 2009, he played Cengiz Atay in the hit revenge series Ezel. His crime series "Son" was sold to USA, France, Spain, Russian, Netherlands for adaptation. Due to Nejat İşler left "Rüzgar" role, he started to play as "Rüzgar" with Beren Saat in second season of İntikam which Turkish remake of "Revenge".[6] He had guest roles in Galip Derviş Turkish version of "Monk" and popular series Cesur ve Güzel, "Kırmızı Oda", "10 Bin Adım".[7][8]

He played crime series "Bozkır" and "Ramo". He played in historical series "Yüzyıllık Mühür", "Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı". He played in series "Cezailer" about Rosenhan experiment.[9]

During his cinema career, he played in many hit films. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. In 2011, he appeared in the film series Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever. He starred as Mete Avunduk in the film series Kaybedenler Kulübü about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name. He played in period film "Dedemin İnsanları" and "Güneşi Gördüm". With Dudaktan Kalbe's co-star Aslı Tandoğan, he played in film "Bir Kahramanın Rüyası" twice.[10] He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in film "Zaferin Rengi".[11]

Filmography

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2001Karanlıkta KoşanlarMehmetLeading role
2016 Yüzyıllık Mühür Hilmi
2018-BozkırSeyfi
2022 Cezailer Mert
2022 10 Bin Adım Gönenç Guest
TV series
Year Title Role Notes
2001-2003 Üzgünüm LeylaİshakSupporting role
2002Unutma BeniEsatGuest
Zeybek AteşiGazeteci Burak
2003Estağfurullah YokuşuSadiLeading role
2004Arapsaçı
24 SaatYiğit
2005Rüzgarlı BahçeOzan
2006Rüya GibiCenk Öztürk
2007–2009Dudaktan KalbeCemil Paşazade
2009–2011EzelCengiz Atay
2012SonSelim
Esir Şehrin Gözyaşları - Bir Ferhat ile Şirin HikayesiFerhat
2013İntikamRüzgar DenizciJoined
Galip DervişEngin Seçim
2017Cesur ve GüzelRıza
2020RamoYavuz GürkanSupporting role
2021 Kırmızı Oda Zafer Karahanoğlu Guest role
2021–2022 Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı Pietro Leading role
2022–2023 Sıfırıncı Gün Ejder /Salih
2023– Şahane Hayatım Onur Gümüşçü
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000Herkes Kendi Evinde
2001Yeşil Işık
2002O Şimdi AskerÖmer
2003Giz
Crude (Fırsat)Ali
2004Çalınan CesetYiğitTV film
One Day In EuropePoliceman
Gece 11:45Okan
2005TombalaTV film
Last Looks
2006Kabuslar Evi: Onlara DokunmakYunusTV film
Beş VakitYusuf
2007KayıpTV film
2008Kung Fu Pandadubbing
Prenses Lissi ve Karadamı Yetidubbing
2009Güneşi GördümCaner
2011Aşk Tesadüfleri SeverBurak
Kaybedenler KulübüMete
Dedemin İnsanlarıİbrahim
2014Ocak Ayının İki Yüzü
2017 İşe Yarar Bir Şey Bahtıma Takılan Karaçalı Gibi Yusuf
Bir Kahramanın Rüyası TV film
2018 Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda Mete
2022 Aile Toplantısı
2023 Cenazemize Hoşgeldiniz
2023 Zaferin Rengi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Short film
Year Title
2001Model
2003Prenses...Kankam ve Ben
2004Apartman
2006Taklit
2007Yoldaki Kedi
2020Hatıra Fotoğrafı

References

  1. "Bu kadar azınlığın olduğu ülkede çoğunluk nedir?". Milliyet. 30 October 2011.
  2. "Filmle gençliğimize bir selam çaktık". sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  3. "Ancak beni tanıyan biri bana kötü adam rölü verir". hurriyet.com.tr. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  4. "Yiğit Özşener kimdir, nereli ve kaç yaşında? İşte Kırmızı Oda "Sefer" karakterinin biyografisi". 21 March 2021.
  5. "TV'de cinayet". 21 January 2001.
  6. "Nejat İşler İntikam'dan ayrıldı". 31 August 2013.
  7. "Maggie Civantos, protagonista de una nueva 'pasión turca'". 28 October 2022.
  8. "Turkish TV series 'Son' to be adapted for Dutch TV". Daily Sabah. April 2016.
  9. "Cezailer ya da bunca delinin arasında ne işim var!". 10 June 2022.
  10. "Bir Kahramanın Rüyası filmi konusu ve başrol oyuncuları". 31 July 2019.
  11. "Nejat İşler ve Yiğit Özşener yıllar sonra 'Zaferin Rengi' filminde bir arada". 9 August 2023.
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