Onur Büyüktopçu (born 24 April 1982) is a Turkish actor, cast director and manager. He is known for his roles in ''
Kiralık Aşk'', ''Memleket Hikayeleri'' and ''Hürmüz Gelin''.
Life and career
Onur Büyüktopçu was born on 24 April 1982 in Istanbul. His father is from
Çankırı
Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is a city in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankır ...
, while his mother is an Albanian immigrant. He lived in
İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...
until the age of eighteen and finished his education there. To learn a foreign and take theater lessons, Büyüktopçu went to England and was educated at the Academy of Creative Training Brighton Act London Film Academy. He made his acting debut in 2003 portraying the character of Yusuf on the youth series ''Lise Defteri''.
He later had guest roles in the series ''
Yabancı Damat'' and ''Doktorlar''.
In 2010, he joined the cast of ''Güz Gülleri''.
Between 2015 and 2017, he portrayed the character of Koray on the TV series ''
Kiralık Aşk''. He then appeared as a presenter on
TV8's cooking program ''Yemekteyiz''. In 2019, he presented the ''Damat Bayıldı'' contest on
Show TV
Show TV is a Turkish free-to-air national television channel, established in 1991 by Erol Aksoy, Dinç Bilgin, Haldun Simavi and Erol Simavi, owned by the Can Holding.
History
The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was ...
. In May 2020, he began presenting the ''Çarkıfelek'' game show on
Kanal D
Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993.
The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...
. Aside of his career in cinema and television, he also works as a cast director, manager and theater actor.
Filmography
References
External links
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Onur Büyüktopçuo
TVTurca
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1982 births
Male actors from Istanbul
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male film actors
Living people
21st-century Turkish male actors