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Mehmet Günsür

Acting Born May 8, 1975 Istanbul, Turkey 24 credits

Biography

Mehmet Günsür (born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish model, actor and producer.

Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a number of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Günsür Yüceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.

He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's series Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akın and Müşfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Günsür gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Özpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.

Günsür got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

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Known for

The Magnificent Century

as Şehzade Mustafa

Full filmography

  • Father Matteo (2000) as Mohammed Achir
  • The Magnificent Century (2011) as Şehzade Mustafa
  • Envy (2025) as Halit Paşazade
  • The Gift (2019) as Erhan
  • Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995) as Self - Winner
  • Phi (2017) as Deniz
  • Tonight with İbrahim Selim (2019)
  • Ashes (2024) as Kenan
  • My Mother’s Tale (2024) as Hasan Soydaşlı
  • The Search (2023) as Tufan
  • Beyaz Gelincik (2005) as Mustafa Aslanbaş
  • Kanaga (2018) as Mardin Tamay
  • Red Istanbul (2017) as Yusuf
  • Bıçak Sırtı (2007) as Mehmet Ertuğrul
  • Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997) as Mehmet
  • Atatürk 1881-1919 (2024) as Ali Rıza Efendi
  • Judas: Close to Jesus (2001) as Giovanni
  • Love Likes Coincidences (2011) as Özgür
  • Fall Down Dead (2007) as Detective Stefan Kercheck
  • Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları (1989) as Sabih
  • Bride Squad 2 (2025) as Akın
  • Atatürk 1881 - 1919 (2023) as Ali Rıza Efendi
  • The Italian (2002) as Giorgio
  • The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (2001) as Giovanni