# Osman Sonant

Osman Sonant (born 1 March 1979) is a Turkish actor.
He started his career in 1997 at Bahçelievler Municipal Theatre and was trained by Yılmaz Gruda. In 1998, he continued his career at Ortaoyuncular Nöbetçi Theatre run by Ferhan Şensoy and the next year he enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory and eventually graduated with a degree in stage arts studies. After appearing in various plays, movies and TV series, in 2009 he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 16th Golden Boll Film Festival for his role in Pandora'nın Kutusu.
Since 2011, He is playing the character of Yavuz in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. In 2015, he had a leading role in Onur Ünlü's Beş Kardeş series, portraying the character of Orhan. Sonant has also appeared in the psychological thriller TV series Fi and in 2020 had a leading role in the Netflix historical docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman.

## Filmography

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Yılan Hikayesi | Police officer | |
| 2008 | Annem | | |
| 2010 | Türk Malı | Suphi / Süpo | |
| 2011 | Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi | Yavuz | Guest |
| 2011–2013 | Leyla ile Mecnun | Yavuz | |
| 2013–2014 | Ben de Özledim | Himself | |
| 2015 | Beş Kardeş | Orhan | |
| 2018–2019 | Ufak Tefek Cinayetler | Kerim Adil Sağlam | |
| 2019 | Zengin ve Yoksul | Aziz Erdemli | |
| 2020 | Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu | Andreas | |
| Streaming series ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Fi | Sadık Murat Kolhan | |
| 2017 | Görünen Adam | İsfendiyar | |
| 2020 | Rise of Empires: Ottoman | Loukas Notaras | |
| 2020 | Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm | Ali Fuat Cebesoy | |
| 2021–2023 | Leyla ile Mecnun | Yavuz | |
| 2022 | Sıcak Kafa | Murat Siyavuş | |
| Film ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Kurtlar Vadisi Irak | American Sergeant | |
| 2008 | Pandora'nın Kutusu | Mehmet | |
| 2010 | Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar | Mehmed II | documentary |
| 2011 | Yangın Var | Koşman | |
| 2014 | İtirazım Var | Cihan Demir | |
| 2015 | Kırık Kalpler Bankası | Ece | |
| 2016 | Memleket | Kıney | |
| 2016 | Son Takla | Cemil | |
| 2016 | Yolsuzlar Çetesi | | |
| 2016 | 91.1 | Soner's brother | |
| 2016 | Lütfi | Salih | Short film |
| 2019 | Bir Aşk İki Hayat | Sadi Yaşar | |

## Theatre

* Anna Karenina : Leo Tolstoy - Kent Oyuncuları - 2006
* The Night Season : Rebecca Lenkiewicz - Kent Oyuncuları - 2005
* Hamlet : William Shakespeare - Istanbul City Theatre - 2003

## Discography

| # | Song | Notes |
| 1 | Bu Kıza Kadar | duet with Ali Atay and Serkan Keskin |
| 2 | Kolpa | duet with Ali Atay, Serkan Keskin, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Cengiz Bozkurt |
| 3 | Gökte Yıldız Ay misun | duet with Ali Atay and Serkan Keskin |
| 4 | Elindedir Bağlama | duet with Ali Atay and Serkan Keskin |
| 5 | Yeniden | |
| 6 | İtirazım Var | duet with Ali Atay and Serkan Keskin |
| 7 | Batsın Bu Dünya | duet with Ali Atay and Serkan Keskin |
| 8 | Ağla Gözüm | |
| 9 | Kalenin Bedenleri | duet with Ali Atay, Serkan Keskin, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Cengiz Bozkurt |
| 10 | Yokluğunda | Leyla The Band |
| 11 | Aşk Bitti | Leyla The Band |
| 12 | Çaldı Çaldı | Beş Kardeş series soundtrack |
| 13 | Ben Aşık Oldum | Beş Kardeş series soundtrack |

## Awards

* 23rd Ankara International Film Festival, "Best Actor" (Yangın Var) - 2012
* 16th Golden Boll Film Festival, "Best Supporting Actor" (Pandora'nın Kutusu) - 2009