Dursun Ali Atay (born 20 April 1976) is a Turkish actor, musician, screenwriter, and director.
Life and career
He is of
Laz descent from
Rize
Rize (; ; ; ka, რიზე}; ) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District.[Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (, or MSGSÜ) is a public art university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university's campus is located in the Fındıklı, Beyoğlu. The university was established in 1882 under the leadership of Osman Hamdi Bey. Hi ...]
. He is best known for his role as Mecnun in the hit surreal comedy series ''
Leyla ile Mecnun
''Leyla ile Mecnun'' (''Leyla and Mecnun'') is a Turkish television comedy series. The series, set in Istanbul and directed by Onur Ünlü, premiered in 2011 on TRT. It is a surreal, absurdist comedy revolving around the parody of the poetic ...
''. He is the recipient of the Tribeca Best Actor Award. He has appeared in more than fifteen films and theatre plays since 1999.
He played in the surreal art house film "Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi" with
Demet Evgar
Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such as ...
,
Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies '' Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in ''Güllerin ...
,
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director.
Biography
His paternal family is of Albanian descent. His maternal family is of Circassian descent. Taylan graduated in theatre from Ha ...
, which was released at the Toronto International Film Festival. He later appeared in the film ''
Ayla'' as Ali Astubay on Turkey's entry for the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
.
Atay then got lead role in the movie ''Nuh Tepesi''.
Atay got a major role in the comedy series ''Mutlu Ol Yeter'', alongside
Aslı Enver,
Öner Erkan
Öner Erkan (born 4 January 1980) is a Turkish actor.
Biography
Öner Erkan was born on 4 January 1980 in İzmir, Turkey. He began acting at the age of 15 and graduated from Department of Theatre, Dokuz Eylül University. He received a master's ...
and
Ertan Saban. In 2017, he appeared portrayed the character of Commissioner Yusuf on BluTV's first online Turkish, series ''Masum''. He shared the leading role with
Haluk Bilginer
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor. For his role in ''Åžahsiyet'' (2018), Bilginer won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His movie ''Wi ...
,
Nur Sürer
Nur Sürer (born 21 June 1954) is a Turkish actress.
Her debut role was in ''Bereketli Topraklar Ãœzerinde'', directed by Erden Kiral. She is known for her more politically themed roles, notably with regard to prison conditions and women's right ...
and
Okan Yalabık
Okan Yalabık (born 13 December 1978) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory and master of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2001.
Life and career ...
. He later played in the series "Son Yaz".
In June 2014, the shooting of his awarded movie, ''
Limonata'', began. The movie marked his first experience as a director and scenarist, and actors such as
Serkan Keskin
Serkan Keskin (born 25 November 1977) is a Turkish actor, director and musician. He is best known for his role as Ä°smail in hit surreal comedy series '' Leyla ile Mecnun'' and other awarded movies. He has appeared in more than thirty films since ...
and
Ertan Saban were cast in the leading roles. He directed and wrote the action-comedy films ''Ölümlü Dünya'' and "Ölümlü Dünya 2" which was released in 2018 and 2023. He directed and wrote in film "Cinayet Süsü". He wrote as production designer in series "Şeref Bey".
Filmography
Director
*2015 ''
Limonata''
*2018 ''
Ölümlü Dünya''
*2019 ''
Cinayet Süsü''
*2023 ''
Ölümlü Dünya 2''
Screenwriter
*2015 ''
Limonata''
*2018 ''
Ölümlü Dünya''
*2019 ''
Cinayet Süsü''
*2023 ''
Ölümlü Dünya 2''
Production Designer
*Åžeref Bey
Film
Web series
TV series
Songs
Covers
References
External links
*
1976 births
Living people
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni
People from Rize
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