Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 06, 1972
Place of Birth
Izmir, Turkey
Credits
47 titles
Yiğit Özşener
Biography
Yiğit Özşener (born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University 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 Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself. He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) in a series of commercials for Turkcell. He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar with Uğur Yücel. Then he acted in the series Üzgünüm Leyla. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel. Since 2009, he plays Cengiz Atay in the series Ezel. In 2011, he appeared in the film 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.
Known For
Filmography
Mira: Life After Divorce
Polat
Last Frame
Enis
Color of Victory
Mustafa Kemal Paşa
My Wonderful Life
Onur Gümüşçü
The Prince
Komutan Marton
Day Zero
Salih / Ejder
Cezailer
Dr. Mert Güngel
Barbaroslar
Pietro
10 Thousand Steps
Gönenç
The Red Room
Zafer Karahanoğlu
Reaction
Ramo
Yavuz Gürkan
Tonight with İbrahim Selim
Steppe
Seyfi Amir
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Mete
A Hero’s Dream
Something Useful
Yavuz
Yüzyıllık Mühür
Hilmi
Ve perde!
The Two Faces of January
Yahya (uncredited)
İntikam
Rüzgar Denizci
The End
Selim
My Grandfather's People
İbrahim
Losers' Club
Mete
Love Likes Coincidences
Ezel
Cengiz Atay
I Saw the Sun
Yüzbaşı Caner
The Cat on the Road
From the Lips to the Heart
Cemil Paşazade
Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
Yunus
Kayıp
Rüya Gibi
Cenk Öztürk
Times and Winds
Yusuf
Rüzgarlı Bahçe
Gece 11.45
Okan
One Day in Europe
Polis
Apartment
Mehmet
Estağfurullah Yokuşu
Sadi
He's in the Army Now
Ömer
Zeybek Ateşi
Yeşil Işık
Running in the Dark
Mehmet
Away from Home
Murat
Crude
Secret Profile
Usta
Zugzwang
Man