Taner Birsel
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Blue Cave as
- 2023 · Black Night as Ferhat
- 2021 · Hey There! as Cemil
- 2020 · Ethos as Orhan
- 2017 · Ayla: The Daughter of War as Fuat Binbaşı
- 2017 · Sideway as
- 2017 · Inflame as Independent MP
- 2016 · Ember as Ziya
- 2015 · Drawers as Ayhan
- 2014 · The Lamb as Adnan Bey
- 2013 · The Butterfly's Dream as İsmail Uslu
- 2011 · Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia as
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time in Anatolia as Savcı Nusret
- 2011 · Our Grand Despair as Murat
- 2010 · Time Goes By as Osman (Dış Ses)
- 2010 · Black and White as
- 2010 · Ölüm as Orhan
- 2010 · Island: Wedding of the Zombies as Usta
- 2009 · The Shadowless as Berber
- 2008 · Cars of the Revolution as Gündüz
- 2008 · Summer Book as Hasan
- 2006 · Times and Winds as Zekeriya
- 2006 · Mommy, I'm Scared as Polis
- 2003 · Mud as Temel
- 2001 · The Confession as Harun
- 2001 · O da Beni Seviyor as Doğan
- 2000 · Elephants and Grass as
- 1999 · A Run for Money as Selim
- 1999 · Sır Dosyası as Sedat Çelik
- 1998 · Sır Dosyası as Sedat
- 1997 · Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi as
- 1995 · Bir Kadının Anatomisi as