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Mehmet Günsür

Actor, ProducerBorn May 8, 1975 (49 years)
Gunsur was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a nuber of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Gunsur Yuceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.

He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's Past Spring Mimoses with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akin and Musfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Gunsur gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.

Gunsur got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: yusufpiskin
Known For
  • Love Likes Coincidences
  • The Gift (2019)
  • Phi
  • Whisper If I Forget
  • Steam: The Turkish Bath
  • Red Istanbul
  • Magnificent Century
  • Istanbul Tales
  • Figli
  • Atatürk 1881-1919
  • The Lord of the Seagull
  • Ashes
  • O Simdi Asker
  • Search (2023)
  • The Voice
  • Fall Down Dead
  • Gelin Takimi
  • Atatürk: 1881-1919

Filmography

2024
My Mother’s Tale (TV Series) · as Hasan Soydaşlı
2024
Atatürk 1881-1919 (TV Series) · as Ali Rıza Efendi
2024
2024
Ashes · as Kenan
2023
Atatürk: 1881-1919 · as Ali Riza Efendi
2023
Atatürk 1881 - 1919 · as Ali Rıza Efendi
2023
Search (2023) (TV Series) · as Tufan
2022
Lea (TV Series) · as Arturo Minerva
2020
Devils (TV Series) · as Arab Sheikh
2020
Figli · as Tipo Simpatico
2019
The Gift (2019) (TV Series) · as Erhan
2019
The Company of the Swan (TV Series) · as Teoma Kayà
2018
2018
Kanaga (TV Series) · as Mardin Tamay
2017
2017
Phi (TV Series) · as Deniz
2017
Red Istanbul · as Yusuf
2014
2011
2011
Magnificent Century (TV Series) · as Şehzade Mustafa
2010
2010
The Voice · as Onur
2007
Bıçak Sırtı (TV Series) · as Mehmet Ertuğrul
2007
Fall Down Dead · as Detective Stefan Kercheck
2005
Beyaz Gelincik (TV Series) · as Mustafa Aslanbaş
2005
Istanbul Tales · as Rıfkı
2004
Dreaming Games · as Futbolcu
2003
2003
The Good Pope · as Don Paolo
2002
L'italiano · as Giorgio
2001
2001
2000
Don Matteo (TV Series) · as Mohammed Achir
1998
Sır Dosyası (TV Series) · as Komiser Yardimcisi Ayhan Yüce
1997
1991
1989
Geçmis Bahar Mimozalari (TV Series) · as Sabih

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