Taner Birsel
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-01-01 in Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Time Goes By
as Osman (Dış Ses)
Black Night
as Ferhat
Ethos
as Orhan
Blue Cave
Drawers
as Ayhan
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Fuat Binbaşı
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
as Savcı Nusret
The Shadowless
as Berber
Our Grand Despair
as Murat
Island: Wedding of the Zombies
as Usta
The Butterfly's Dream
as İsmail Uslu
Sır Dosyası
as Sedat Çelik
Ember
as Ziya
Inflame
as Independent MP
Times and Winds
as Zekeriya
Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
Sideway
The Lamb
as Adnan Bey
Elephants and Grass
Mud
as Temel