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.
Filmography
Blue Cave
Blue Cave
Black Night
as Ferhat
Black Night
as Ferhat
Hey There!
as Cemil
Hey There!
as Cemil
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Fuat Binbaşı
Ayla: The Daughter of War
as Fuat Binbaşı
Sideway
Sideway
Inflame
as Independent MP
Inflame
as Independent MP
Ember
as Ziya
Ember
as Ziya
Drawers
as Ayhan
Drawers
as Ayhan
The Lamb
as Adnan Bey
The Lamb
as Adnan Bey
The Butterfly's Dream
as İsmail Uslu
The Butterfly's Dream
as İsmail Uslu
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
as Savcı Nusret
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
as Savcı Nusret
Our Grand Despair
as Murat
Our Grand Despair
as Murat
Black and White
Black and White
Death
as Orhan
Death
as Orhan
Island: Wedding of the Zombies
as Usta
Island: Wedding of the Zombies
as Usta
The Shadowless
as Berber
The Shadowless
as Berber
Cars of the Revolution
as Gündüz
Cars of the Revolution
as Gündüz
Summer Book
as Hasan
Summer Book
as Hasan
Times and Winds
as Zekeriya
Times and Winds
as Zekeriya
Mommy, I'm Scared
as Polis
Mommy, I'm Scared
as Polis
Mud
as Temel
Mud
as Temel
The Confession
as Harun
The Confession
as Harun
O da Beni Seviyor
as Doğan
O da Beni Seviyor
as Doğan
Elephants and Grass
Elephants and Grass
A Run for Money
as Selim
A Run for Money
as Selim
Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
Bir Kadının Anatomisi
Bir Kadının Anatomisi