# Sinan Tuzcu

Sinan Tuzcu (born 10 July 1977) is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter.

## Biography

He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Tourism Hotel Business department of Bilkent University. He worked in Arcola Theatre, London. He played in english language, in "The Net 2.0" and "Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb".
He had a leading role in the operetta Ayşe, which was staged for the first time in 60 years. On 9 July 2006, he married actress Dolunay Soysert, with whom he shared in Ayşe, Veda, Orada, Yarım Kalan Mucize. In 2016, he and Dolunay Soysert divorced. In 2020, he again returned to stage with the play Yüzleşme, which was directed by Emre Kınay and staged at Duru Theatre.
Tuzcu first rose to prominence in 2005 with his role as Ömer in the TV series Ihlamurlar Altında and then Yol Arkadaşım. He portrayed as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ali Rıza Efendi in film Veda. He portrayed as Rumi in documentary 'Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı'. He portrayed as Constantine X Doukas in series Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu. He portrayed 'Dedo Muharrem' in Mor Menekşeler. His period roles are in Elveda Rumeli, Saruhan, Mavi Gözlü Dev, Mavera, "Kabuslar Evi: Seni Beklerken", Tanıklar. He was cast in popular series Sen Anlat Karadeniz, Son Yaz, 7 Yüz, Bir Başkadır, Arka Sokaklar, Aşk ve Ceza, İnşaat.
Tuzcu also wrote the play Sürmanşet which was staged by BKM and Istanbul Folk Theatre between 2008 and 2009. In 2014, he wrote the script for the series Urfalıyam Ezelden, which was broadcast on Kanal D and Star TV. Together with Ali Aydın, he also wrote the script for the 2016 series Kehribar, which was broadcast on ATV.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2003 | İnşaat | Cemal | Ömer Vargı Tolgay Ziyal | |
| 2005 | The Net 2.0 | fake policeman | Charles Winkler | |
| 2006 | Kabuslar Evi: Seni Beklerken | Ziya/Kaan | Cevdet Mercan | TV film |
| 2007 | Mavi Gözlü Dev | Yusuf | Biket İlhan | |
| 2008 | Pazar: Bir Ticaret Masalı | telephone operator | Ben Hopkins | |
| 2008 | Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı | Rumi | Kürşat Kızbaz | Documentary |
| 2008 | Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb | Mustafa | Terry Cunningham | TV film |
| 2008 | Zahir | Sinan | Hüseyin Kaya | short film |
| 2009 | Orada | Mazhar Gümüş | Hakkı Kurtuluş Melik Saraçoğlu | |
| 2009 | Avatar | | James Cameron | Turkish dubbing |
| 2010 | Veda | Atatürk/Ali Rıza Efendi | Zülfü Livaneli | |
| 2013 | Yarım Kalan Mucize | Şefik | Biket İlhan | |
| 2016 | Saruhan | Janissary ağa Arif | Emre Konuk | TV filmi |
| 2023 | 49 | Ebu Ferec | Hakan İnan | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | 7 Yüz | Mete | guest appearance |
| 2020 | Bir Başkadır | | guest appearance |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–07 | Ihlamurlar Altında | Ömer Tekiner | leading role |
| 2008 | Çemberin Dışında | Cesur Akıncı | leading role |
| 2008 | Elveda Rumeli | Kadı Efendi | episodes 23–41 |
| 2008–09 | Yol Arkadaşım | Sertaç Aydeniz | leading role |
| 2009 | Adanalı | robber | guest |
| 2009 | Altın Kızlar | Yusuf | guest |
| 2009 | Nefes | Göksenin | |
| 2010–11 | Aşk ve Ceza | Hakan | season 2 |
| 2011–12 | Mor Menekşeler | Dedo | |
| 2012 | Babalar ve Evlatlar | Yılmaz | |
| 2013 | Görüş Günü Kadınları | Mehmet | |
| 2013–14 | Aşk Ekmek Hayaller | Ferit | |
| 2014 | Tanıklar | | Guest |
| 2015 | Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün | Soner | episodes 45–50 |
| 2016 | Babam ve Ailesi | Tamer | Guest |
| 2016–17 | Arka Sokaklar | Oktay Ocak | episodes 408-437 |
| 2018–19 | Sen Anlat Karadeniz | Mustafa Kaleli | |
| 2021 | Mavera | Atıf | |
| 2021 | Son Yaz | Metin Yaman | season 1, supporting role |
| 2021–22 | Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu | Constantine X Doukas | episodes 1–24 |
| 2022 | Sipahi | Goran Losic | |

### Screenwriter

| Year | Title |
| 2014 | Emanet |
| 2014 | Urfalıyam Ezelden |
| 2016 | Kehribar |