
Yiğit Özşener
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-04-06 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Izmir, Turkey
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
Acting
(2024)
Color Of Victory
as Mustafa Kemal Paşa
(2020)
(2018)
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
as Mete
(2017)
Something Useful
as Yavuz
(2017)
(2016)
(2014)
The Two Faces of January
as Yahya
(2011)
(2011)
My Grandfather's People
as İbrahim
(2011)
Losers' Club
as Mete
(2009)
I Saw the Sun
as Yüzbaşı Caner
(2007)
(2007)
Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
as Yunus
(2006)
Times and Winds
as Yusuf
(2005)
One Day in Europe
as Polis
(2005)
Gece 11.45
as Okan
(2004)
Apartment
as Mehmet
(2003)
He's in the Army Now
as Ömer
(2002)
(2001)
Away from Home
as Murat