Taner Birsel
Actor
Biography
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
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Fuat Binbaşı 2017
The Butterfly's Dream
as Ä°smail Uslu 2013
Blue Cave
2024
Cars of the Revolution
as Gündüz 2008
Times and Winds
as Zekeriya 2006
The Confession
as Harun 2001
Our Grand Despair
as Murat 2011
A Run for Money
as Selim 1999
Mommy, I'm Scared
as Polis 2006
Ember
as Ziya 2016
Island: Wedding of the Zombies
as Usta 2010
Elephants and Grass
2000
Summer Book
as Hasan 2008
Black Night
as Ferhat 2023
Hey There!
as Cemil 2021
Drawers
as Ayhan 2015