Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director.

Biography

His paternal family is of

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descent. His maternal family is of Circassian descent. Taylan graduated in theatre from

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

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'' and other films. Between 1989 and 1993, he worked at the Diyarbakır State Theatre. In 1993 and 1994, he worked with Roberto Ciulli at the Theatre an Der Ruhr in Germany. Taylan has since worked in many theatrical projects with Yücel Erten. He became General Secretary of the Devlet Tiyatroları Sanatçıları Derneği or DETİS (State Theatre Artists' Association) and served in the position until he resigned in 2006. In 2002, he won the İsmet Küntay award for Best Director for the play ''Misafir Sahneleyişi''.

Filmography

Films

*'' Yaşamak Bu Değil'' (1981) *'' Gazino Bülbülü'' (1985) *'' Çifte Vakkas'' (1993) *'' İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' (1996) *'' Barbunya Nuri'' (2000) *'' Okul'' (2003) *'' İnşaat'' (2003) *'' Yazı Tura'' (2003) *'' Kayıp Aşklar'' (2004) *'' Anlat İstanbul'' (2004) *'' Hırsız Var!'' (2004) *'' Galatasaray - Depor'' (2005) *'' Cenneti Beklerken'' (2005) *'' Şaşkın'' (2005) *'' Sen Ne Dilersen'' (2005) *'' Avrupa'da Bir Günün'' (2005) *'' Beyza'nın Kadınları'' (2005) *'' Kınalı Kuzular: Nişanlıya Verilen Söz'' (2006) *'' Emret Komutanım: Şah Mat'' (2006) *'' Eve Dönüş'' (2006) *'' Made in Europe'' (2007) *'' Bayrampaşa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacağım'' (2007) *'' Zeynep'in Sekiz Günü'' (2007) *'' Başımın Belası'' (2007) *'' Geçerken Uğradım'' (2007) *'' Mavi Gözlü Dev'' (2007) *'' Kars Hikayeleri'' (2008) *'' Anında Görüntü Show'' (2008) *'' Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git'' (2009) *'' Gölgesizler'' (2008) *'' Kaptan Feza'' (2009) *'' Sonsuz'' (2009) *'' Adını Sen Koy'' (2009) *'' Mi Hatice'' (2010) *'' Gişe Memuru'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Saklı Hayatlar'' (2010) *'' Ben Hatice'' (2011) *'' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' (2011) *'' Gergedan Mevsimi'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi'' (2012) *'' Kelebeğin Rüyası'' (2013) *'' Kötü Kedi Şerafettin'' (2016) *'' Küçük Esnaf'' (2016) *'' Kırık Kalpler Bankası'' (2016) *'' Daha'' (2017) *''Saruhan'' (2016) *''Ölümlü Dünya'' (2018) *'' Organize İşler Sazan Sarmalı'' (2019) *'' Kar Kırmızısı'' (2020) *'' Gelincik'' (2020) *'' Kin'' (2021) *'' Ölümlü Dünya 2'' (2023)

References

External links

* * 1965 births Living people Male actors from Ankara Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Turkish theatre directors Hacettepe University alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub