Yiğit Özşener ( born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.

Biography

His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in

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), and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in

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, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from

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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

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's ''

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'', which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself. He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) with singer

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in a series of commercials for

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and Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Ben Özgürüm". He appeared in the series ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' with

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. Then he acted in the series ''Üzgünüm Leyla''. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series ''

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'' adapted from

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's classic novel. Since 2009, he played Cengiz Atay in the hit revenge series '' Ezel''. His crime series "

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" was sold to USA, France, Spain, Russian, Netherlands for adaptation. Due to

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left "Rüzgar" role, he started to play as "Rüzgar" with

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in second season of

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which Turkish remake of "Revenge". He had guest roles in Galip Derviş Turkish version of "Monk" and popular series

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, "Kırmızı Oda", "10 Bin Adım". He played crime series "Bozkır" and "Ramo". He played in historical series "Yüzyıllık Mühür", "Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı". He played in series "Cezailer" about

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. During his cinema career, he played in many hit films. He had parts in films such as ''

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'', '' Gece 11:45'' and ''

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''. In 2011, he appeared in the film series '' 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. He played in period film "Dedemin İnsanları" and "Güneşi Gördüm".

Filmography

Series

*'' Üzgünüm Leyla'' (2000) *'' Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' (2001) *'' Zeybek Ateşi'' (2002) *'' Unutma Beni'' (2002) *'' Estağfurullah Yokuşu'' (2003) *''

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'' (2004) *'' Arapsaçı'' (2004) *'' Rüzgarlı Bahçe'' (2005) *'' Rüya Gibi'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *'' Ezel'' (2009) *''

'' (2012) *'' Esir Şehrin Gözyaşları : Bir Ferhat ile Şirin Hikayesi (2012) *''

'' (2013) *'' Galip Derviş'' (2013) *''

'' (2017) *''Bozkır'' (2018) *''Ramo'' (2020) *''

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'' (2021) *'' Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı'' (2021) *'' Cezailer'' (2022) *'' 10 Bin Adım'' (2022)

Films

*'' Herkes Kendi Evinde'' (2000) *'' Yeşil Işık'' (2001) *''

'' (2002) *'' Prenses...Kankam ve Ben'' (2003) *'' Crude / Fırsat'' (2003) *'' Giz'' (2003) *'' Çalınan Ceset'' (2004) *'' Gece 11:45'' (2004) *'' Tombala'' (2005) *'' Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) *'' Yoldaki Kedi'' (2007) *'' Kayıp'' (2007) *'' Güneşi Gördüm'' (2009) *'' Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever'' (2011) *'' Kaybedenler Kulübü'' (2011) *'' Dedemin Insanlari'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) *'' İşe Yarar Birşey'' (2017) *'' Bir Kahramanın Rüyası'' (2017) *'' Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda'' (2018)

Short Film

*'' Apartman'' (2004) *'' Hatıra Fotoğrafı (2020)

Voice

*'' Prenses Lissi ve Karadamı Yeti'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozsener, Yigit 1972 births Living people Actors from İzmir Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors 21st-century Turkish male actors 20th-century Turkish male actors