Yiğit Özşener
Biography
Yiğit Özşener is a Turkish actor born on April 6, 1972, in Izmir, Turkey. On his paternal side, his family originates from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, while his maternal side originates from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. He began studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio and performed in various plays there, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand. He gained national attention after appearing as the Özgür Çocuk, or Free Child, in a series of commercials for Turkcell, and later appeared in the television series Karanlıkta Koşanlar alongside Uğur Yücel.
Career overview
Yiğit Özşener is a Turkish actor born on April 6, 1972, in Izmir, Turkey. On his paternal side, his family originates from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, while his maternal family originates from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. He graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. Alongside his engineering background, he began studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio.
While at the studio, Özşener began acting in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself. He subsequently gained national attention for appearing as the Özgür Çocuk, meaning Free Child, in a series of commercials for Turkcell. He also appeared in the television series Karanlıkta Koşanlar alongside Uğur Yü.
Throughout his career, Özşener has accumulated 47 known acting credits in movies and television shows. He is recognized within the entertainment industry and is listed on the Movie Database with a content score of 100.
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- Last Frame (2026) as Enis
- Mira: Life After Divorce (2026) as Polat
- Color of Victory (2024) as Mustafa Kemal Paşa
- My Wonderful Life (2023) as Onur Gümüşçü
- The Prince (2023) as Komutan Marton
- Cezailer (2022) as Dr. Mert Güngel
- Day Zero (2022) as Salih / Ejder
- Barbaroslar (2021) as Pietro
- The Red Room (2020) as Zafer Karahanoğlu
- Ramo (2020) as Yavuz Gürkan
- 10 Thousand Steps (2020) as Gönenç
- Reaction (2020)
- Tonight with İbrahim Selim (2019)
- Steppe (2018) as Seyfi Amir
- Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda (2018) as Mete
- A Hero’s Dream (2017)
- Something Useful (2017) as Yavuz
- Ve perde! (2016)
- Yüzyıllık Mühür (2016) as Hilmi
- The Two Faces of January (2014) as Yahya (uncredited)
- İntikam (2013) as Rüzgar Denizci
- The End (2012) as Selim
- Losers' Club (2011) as Mete
- My Grandfather's People (2011) as İbrahim
- Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
- Ezel (2009) as Cengiz Atay
- I Saw the Sun (2009) as Yüzbaşı Caner
- From the Lips to the Heart (2007) as Cemil Paşazade
- Kayıp (2007)
- The Cat on the Road (2007)
- Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak (2007) as Yunus
- Rüya Gibi (2006) as Cenk Öztürk
- Times and Winds (2006) as Yusuf
- Rüzgarlı Bahçe (2005)
- Gece 11.45 (2005) as Okan
- One Day in Europe (2005) as Polis
- Apartment (2004) as Mehmet
- Estağfurullah Yokuşu (2003) as Sadi
- He's in the Army Now (2003) as Ömer
- Zeybek Ateşi (2002)
- Yeşil Işık (2002)
- Running in the Dark (2001) as Mehmet
- Away from Home (2001) as Murat
- Secret Profile
- Crude
- Usta
- Zugzwang as Man