Mehmet Usta (born 20 February 1973) is a Turkish actor.
Life and career
Usta was born in
Düzce
Düzce () is a city in northwestern Turkey, the capital city of Düzce Province, the eighty-first Provinces of Turkey, province in the country. It is the seat of Düzce District.[Trabzon
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and they moved to
Istanbul
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when he was one year old. He finished his primary and secondary education at Aksaray Mahmudiye School, after which he attended Istanbul Davutpaşa High School. He completed his bachelor's degree at the School of Arts and Sciences of
Marmara University
Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...
and earned his master's degree in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Art Sociology with the thesis "Traditional Turkish Theater on the Axis of Modernity and Modernization". He was interested in Far East Martial Arts before enrolling in university. After finishing his education, he started appearing on stage and soon made his debut in cinema and television.
He rose to prominence with his television roles as "Ölü" in hit series ''Ekmek Teknesi'' and as "Şoker" in
Fox
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's hit fantasy child series ''Bez Bebek''. He then starred in the
TRT 1
TRT 1 (''TRT One'') is the first Turkish national television channel, owned by state broadcaster TRT. It was officially launched on 31 January 1968 as a test broadcast, becoming regular by the early 1970s. It was the only channel Turkey until 15 ...
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 ...
'' as "Kamil", before portraying the character of "Gomodor" in Fox's fantasy child series ''Dedemin Dolabı''. He subsequently starred in period series ''Bir Yusuf Masalı'' as "İkram". In 2021, he was cast in a leading role in the action drama TV series ''Teşkilat'' as Zayed Fadi.
Filmography
References
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1973 births
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male film actors
Marmara University alumni
Living people
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