Taner Birsel

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Taner Birsel

Acting 67 January 1, 1959

Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey

Taner Birsel, born in 1959 in Akhisar in the province of Manisa, Turkey, first studied Journalism and Public Relations between 1976-1980. Then he went on to study Performing Arts…

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

7.5 2011 Movie
Ayla: The Daughter of War

Ayla: The Daughter of War

8.0 2017 Movie
The Butterfly's Dream

The Butterfly's Dream

7.2 2013 Movie
Ethos

Ethos

7.8 2020 TV Show
Time Goes By

Time Goes By

7.5 2010 TV Show
Blue Cave

Blue Cave

7.0 2024 Movie
Cars of the Revolution

Cars of the Revolution

7.8 2008 Movie
Times and Winds

Times and Winds

7.2 2006 Movie
The Confession

The Confession

6.7 2001 Movie
Drawers

Drawers

4.6 2015 Movie
Our Grand Despair

Our Grand Despair

6.3 2011 Movie
Mommy, I'm Scared

Mommy, I'm Scared

6.8 2006 Movie

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Taner Birsel, born in 1959 in Akhisar in the province of Manisa, Turkey, first studied Journalism and Public Relations between 1976-1980. Then he went on to study Performing Arts at the Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, from 1981 to 1985. He has been an actor at the Istanbul State Theatre and starred in more than 30 plays since 1985. Some of the plays he starred in: King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hamlet, Ay Isiginda Samata, The Death of Danton. Apart from plays, he is well-known for his career in the motion pictures as well. Some of his awards are as follows: Award for the Best Male Actor at the 24th SIYAD (Turkish Film Critics Association) Awards; Award for the Best Male Actor at the 21st SIYAD Awards for his role in "The Confession", (2002), which was screened at the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; Award for the Best Male Actor for his role in "A Run for Money" (1999) at the 21st Istanbul Film Festival.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Blue Cave

    Movie

  2. 2023
    Black Night

    Movie Ferhat

  3. 2021
    Hey There!

    Movie Cemil

  4. 2020
    Ethos

    TV show Orhan

  5. 2017
    Ayla: The Daughter of War

    Movie Fuat Binbaşı

  6. 2017
    Sideway

    Movie

  7. 2017
    Inflame

    Movie Independent MP

  8. 2016
    Ember

    Movie Ziya

  9. 2015
    Drawers

    Movie Ayhan

  10. 2014
    The Lamb

    Movie Adnan Bey

  11. 2013
    The Butterfly's Dream

    Movie İsmail Uslu

  12. 2011
    Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia

    Movie

  13. 2011
    Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

    Movie Savcı Nusret

  14. 2011
    Our Grand Despair

    Movie Murat

  15. 2010
    Time Goes By

    TV show Osman (Dış Ses)

  16. 2010
    Black and White

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2010
    Death

    Movie Orhan

  2. 2010
    Island: Wedding of the Zombies

    Movie Usta

  3. 2009
    The Shadowless

    Movie Berber

  4. 2008
    Cars of the Revolution

    Movie Gündüz

  5. 2008
    Summer Book

    Movie Hasan

  6. 2006
    Times and Winds

    Movie Zekeriya

  7. 2006
    Mommy, I'm Scared

    Movie Polis

  8. 2003
    Mud

    Movie Temel

  9. 2001
    The Confession

    Movie Harun

  10. 2001
    O da Beni Seviyor

    Movie Doğan

  11. 2000
    Elephants and Grass

    Movie

  12. 1999
    A Run for Money

    Movie Selim

  13. 1998
    Sır Dosyası

    TV show Sedat Çelik

  14. 1997
    Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi

    Movie

  15. 1995
    Bir Kadının Anatomisi

    Movie