Yiğit Özşener

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.

Known For

Times and Winds
Times and Winds
Losers' Club
Losers' Club
Love Likes Coincidences
Love Likes Coincidences
My Grandfather's People
My Grandfather's People
Apartment
Apartment
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January
He's in the Army Now
He's in the Army Now
One Day in Europe
One Day in Europe

Filmography

2024 Color Of Victory
as Mustafa Kemal Paşa
2023 My Wonderful Life
as Onur Gümüşçü
2023 The Prince
as Komutan Marton
2022 Day Zero
as Salih / Ejder
2022 Cezailer
as Dr. Mert Güngel
2021 Barbaroslar
as Pietro
2020 10 Thousand Steps
as Gönenç
2020 The Red Room
as Zafer Karahanoğlu
2020 Reaction
as
2020 Ramo
as Yavuz Gürkan
2019 Tonight with İbrahim Selim
as
2018 Steppe
as Seyfi Amir
2018 Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
as Mete
2017 Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
as
2017 Something Useful
as Yavuz
2016 Yüzyıllık Mühür
as Hilmi
2016 Ve perde!
as
2014 The Two Faces of January
as Yahya
2013 İntikam
as Rüzgar Denizci
2012 The End
as Selim