Yiğit Özşener
Known For
Acting
Born
1972-04-06 in Izmir, Turkey
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.
Most Known For
Last Frame
Ramo
as Yavuz Gürkan
Ezel
as Cengiz Atay
The Prince
as Komutan Marton
The Red Room
as Zafer Karahanoğlu
My Wonderful Life
as Onur Gümüşçü
Barbaroslar
as Pietro
My Grandfather's People
as İbrahim
Tonight with İbrahim Selim
From the Lips to the Heart
as Cemil Paşazade
Color of Victory
as Mustafa Kemal Paşa
I Saw the Sun
as Yüzbaşı Caner
İntikam
as Rüzgar Denizci
Steppe
as Seyfi Amir
10 Thousand Steps
as Gönenç
Rüya Gibi
as Cenk Öztürk
Rüzgarlı Bahçe
The End
as Selim
Losers' Club
as Mete
