Taner Birsel
Acting
Born January 1, 1959, Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
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
- 2024Blue Cave
- 2023Black Night — Ferhat
- 2021Hey There! — Cemil
- Ethos — Orhan
- 2017Ayla: The Daughter of War — Fuat Binbaşı
- 2017Inflame — Independent MP
- 2017Sideway
- 2016Ember — Ziya
- 2015Drawers — Ayhan
- 2014The Lamb — Adnan Bey
- 2013The Butterfly's Dream — İsmail Uslu
- 2011Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
- 2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia — Savcı Nusret
- 2011Our Grand Despair — Murat
- 2010Black and White
- 2010Death — Orhan
- 2010Island: Wedding of the Zombies — Usta
- Time Goes By — Osman (Dış Ses)
- 2009The Shadowless — Berber
- 2008Cars of the Revolution — Gündüz
- 2008Summer Book — Hasan
- 2006Mommy, I'm Scared — Polis
- 2006Times and Winds — Zekeriya
- 2003Mud — Temel
- 2001O da Beni Seviyor — Doğan
- 2001The Confession — Harun
- 2000Elephants and Grass
- 1999A Run for Money — Selim
- Sır Dosyası — Sedat Çelik
- 1997Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
- 1995Bir Kadının Anatomisi
- 12 Years Active — Bülent