Dursun Ali Atay (born 20 April 1976) is a Turkish actor, musician, screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Atay graduated from the theatre department of

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ( tr, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbu ...

. He is best known for his role as Mecnun in the hit surreal comedy series ''

Leyla ile Mecnun ''Leyla ile Mecnun'' (''Leyla and Mecnun'') is a Turkish television comedy series. The series, set in Istanbul and directed by Onur Ünlü, premiered in 2011 on Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, TRT. It is a surreal, Absurdism, absurdist ...

''. He is the recipient of Tribeca Best Actor Award. He has appeared in more than fifteen films and theatre plays since 1999. He played in surreal art house film "Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi" with

Demet Evgar Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she had made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such ...

Damla Sönmez Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies ''Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in ''Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in '' Güllerin Sa ...

, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, which released at Toronto International Film Festival. He later appeared in film '' Ayla'' as Ali Astubay on Turkey's entry for the 90th Academy Awards. Atay then got lead role in the movie ''Nuh Tepesi''. Atay got a major role on comedy series ''Mutlu Ol Yeter'', alongside Aslı Enver,

Öner Erkan Öner Erkan (born 4 January 1980) is a Turkish actor. Biography Öner Erkan was born on 4 January 1980 in İzmir, Turkey. He began acting at the age of 15 and graduated from Department of Theatre, Dokuz Eylül University. He received a master's ...

and

Ertan Saban Ertan Saban (born 4 December 1977) is an actor and screenwriter. He has dual Turkish Macedonian citizenships. He was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is of Turkish people, Turkish descent. His family is the one of Turk minority in ...

. In 2017, he appeared portrayed the character of Commissioner Yusuf on BluTV's first online Turkish series ''Masum''. He shared the leading role with

Haluk Bilginer Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera ''EastEnders'' ...

Nur Sürer Nur Sürer (born 21 June 1954) is a Turkish actress. Her debut role was in ''Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde'', directed by Erden Kiral. She is known for her more politically themed roles, notably with regard to prison conditions and women's right ...

and

Okan Yalabık Okan Yalabık (born 13 December 1978) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory and master of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. Life and career ...

. He later played in series "Son Yaz". In June 2014, the shooting of his new movie, ''Limonata'', began. The movie marked his first experience as a director and scenarist, and actors such as Serkan Keskin and

were cast as the leading roles in it. He directed the action-comedy movie ''Ölümlü Dünya'', which was released in 2018.

Filmography

Director

*2015 ''Limonata'' *2018 ''Ölümlü Dünya'' *2019 ''Cinayet Süsü''

Screenwriter

*2015 ''Limonata'' *2018 ''Ölümlü Dünya'' *2019 ''Cinayet Süsü''

Production Designer

*Şeref Bey

Film

Web Series

Tv Series

Songs

Covers

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni People from Rize {{Turkey-actor-stub