# Yiğit Özşener

Yiğit Özşener (Turkish pronunciation:; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor.

## Early life

After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. Özşener, who had begun studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio, began acting there in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself.

## Career

He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) with singer Nil Karaibrahimgil in a series of commercials for Turkcell and Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Ben Özgürüm". He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar based from detective novel with Haluk Bilginer, Uğur Yücel. Then he joined in the series Üzgünüm Leyla alongside veteran actors Perran Kutman, Çetin Tekindor, Selçuk Yöntem, Burçin Terzioğlu.
Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's classic novel. Since 2009, he played Cengiz Atay in the hit revenge series Ezel. His crime series "Son" was sold to USA, France, Spain, Russian, Netherlands for adaptation. Due to Nejat İşler left "Rüzgar" role, he started to play as "Rüzgar" with Beren Saat in second season of İntikam which Turkish remake of "Revenge". He had guest roles in Galip Derviş Turkish version of "Monk" and popular series Cesur ve Güzel, "Kırmızı Oda", "10 Bin Adım".
He played crime series "Bozkır" and "Ramo". He played in historical series "Yüzyıllık Mühür", "Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı". He played in series "Cezailer" about Rosenhan experiment.
During his cinema career, he played in many hit films. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. In 2011, he appeared in the film series Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever. He starred as Mete Avunduk in the film series Kaybedenler Kulübü about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name. He played in period film "Dedemin İnsanları" and "Güneşi Gördüm". With Dudaktan Kalbe's co-star Aslı Tandoğan, he played in film "Bir Kahramanın Rüyası" twice. He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in film "Zaferin Rengi".

## Filmography

Web series :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Karanlıkta Koşanlar | Mehmet | Leading role |
| 2016 | Yüzyıllık Mühür | Hilmi | Leading role |
| 2018- | Bozkır | Seyfi | Leading role |
| 2022 | Cezailer | Mert | Leading role |
| 2022 | 10 Bin Adım | Gönenç | Guest |
| TV series ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001-2003 | Üzgünüm Leyla | İshak | Supporting role |
| 2002 | Unutma Beni | Esat | Guest |
| 2002 | Zeybek Ateşi | Gazeteci Burak | Guest |
| 2003 | Estağfurullah Yokuşu | Sadi | Leading role |
| 2004 | Arapsaçı | | Leading role |
| 2004 | 24 Saat | Yiğit | Leading role |
| 2005 | Rüzgarlı Bahçe | Ozan | Leading role |
| 2006 | Rüya Gibi | Cenk Öztürk | Leading role |
| 2007–2009 | Dudaktan Kalbe | Cemil Paşazade | Leading role |
| 2009–2011 | Ezel | Cengiz Atay | Leading role |
| 2012 | Son | Selim | Leading role |
| 2012 | Esir Şehrin Gözyaşları - Bir Ferhat ile Şirin Hikayesi | Ferhat | Leading role |
| 2013 | İntikam | Rüzgar Denizci | Joined |
| 2013 | Galip Derviş | Engin Seçim | Joined |
| 2017 | Cesur ve Güzel | Rıza | Joined |
| 2020 | Ramo | Yavuz Gürkan | Supporting role |
| 2021 | Kırmızı Oda | Zafer Karahanoğlu | Guest role |
| 2021–2022 | Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı | Pietro | Leading role |
| 2022–2023 | Sıfırıncı Gün | Ejder /Salih | Leading role |
| 2023–2024 | Şahane Hayatım | Onur Gümüşçü | Leading role |
| Film ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Herkes Kendi Evinde | | |
| 2001 | Yeşil Işık | | |
| 2002 | O Şimdi Asker | Ömer | |
| 2003 | Giz | | |
| 2003 | Crude (Fırsat) | Ali | |
| 2004 | Çalınan Ceset | Yiğit | TV film |
| 2004 | One Day In Europe | Policeman | |
| 2004 | Gece 11:45 | Okan | |
| 2005 | Tombala | | TV film |
| 2005 | Last Looks | | |
| 2006 | Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak | Yunus | TV film |
| 2006 | Beş Vakit | Yusuf | |
| 2007 | Kayıp | | TV film |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | | dubbing |
| 2008 | Prenses Lissi ve Karadamı Yeti | | dubbing |
| 2009 | Güneşi Gördüm | Caner | |
| 2011 | Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever | Burak | |
| 2011 | Kaybedenler Kulübü | Mete | |
| 2011 | Dedemin İnsanları | İbrahim | |
| 2014 | Ocak Ayının İki Yüzü | | |
| 2017 | İşe Yarar Bir Şey | Bahtıma Takılan Karaçalı Gibi Yusuf | |
| 2017 | Bir Kahramanın Rüyası | | TV film |
| 2018 | Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda | Mete | |
| 2022 | Aile Toplantısı | | |
| 2023 | Zaferin Rengi | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | |
| Short film ||
| Year | Title |
| 2001 | Model |
| 2003 | Prenses...Kankam ve Ben |
| 2004 | Apartman |
| 2006 | Taklit |
| 2007 | Yoldaki Kedi |
| 2020 | Hatıra Fotoğrafı |