Cansel Elçin (born 20 September 1973) is a Turkish actor.
Biography
Cansel Elçin was born on 20 September 1973, in
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of Ä°zmir Province. In 2024, the city of Ä°zmir had ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, but his family moved to
France
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when he was 9 years old. Elcin grew up trilingually and can speak
French,
English and
Turkish. He studied in the Ecole Florent in
Paris
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, where he was classmates with
Audrey Tautou. He has French citizenship.
He is known for the hit period series
Hatırla Sevgili alongside Beren Saat and Okan Yalabık. With
Özge Özberk,
Berk Hakman, he played in period series
Kırık Kanatlar and in historical film
120. He played in sci-fi
Börü: 2039. He portrayed as Kenan in
Kötü Yol based on classic novel.
His co-stars are
Tuba Büyüküstün in Gönülçelen,
Fahriye Evcen in Yalancı Bahar,
Tülin Özen in Cennetin Çocukları. He had films, plays in many languages.
In 2009, Elcin directed his first feature film, ''Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar''. He performs at various theatres.
Filmography
Web series
TV series
Films
Short film
Screenwriter and director
*2004 -Kelebek/Papillion (short film)
*2009 -Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar
*2016 -Melekleri Taşıyan Adam
Producer
*Melekleri Taşıyan Adam
Awards
Elçin won the Best Male TV Actor Award for his role in ''Hatırla Sevgili'', at
Beykent University Faculty of Communations, 2008 Communation Awards; which honors the year's bests as voted by the students.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elcin, Cansel
1973 births
Living people
French people of Turkish descent
Turkish expatriates in France
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male film actors
French male television actors
French male film actors
Cours Florent alumni