Mehmet Günsür

Biography

Mehmet Günsür (born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish model, actor and producer. Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a number of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Günsür Yüceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer. He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's series Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akın and Müşfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Günsür gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Özpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting. Günsür got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

Most Known For

Father Matteo

as Mohammed Achir

Magnificent Century

as Şehzade Mustafa

Envy

as Halit Paşazade

The Gift

as Erhan

Ashes

as Kenan

Phi

as Deniz

Tonight with İbrahim Selim

İstanbul Tales

as Rıfkı

My Mother’s Tale

as Hasan Soydaşlı

Red Istanbul

as Yusuf

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

as Self - Winner

Bıçak Sırtı

as Mehmet Ertuğrul

Beyaz Gelincik

as Mustafa Aslanbaş

Love Likes Coincidences

as Özgür

Atatürk 1881-1919

as Ali Rıza Efendi

The Search

as Tufan

Kanaga

as Mardin Tamay

Steam: The Turkish Bath

as Mehmet

Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları

as Sabih

Atatürk 1881 - 1919

as Ali Rıza Efendi