Mehmet Günsür (Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet ɟynˈsyɾ]; born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish model, actor and producer.

Mehmet Günsür
Born (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
NationalityTurkish
EducationMarmara University
Liceo Italiano di Istanbul
Occupation(s)Actor, model, producer
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Katerina Mongio
(m. 2006)
Children3

Early life

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Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup).[2][3] 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 number of different sectors.[3] His older sister Zeynep Günsür Yüceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.[4]

Career

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He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's seriws Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akın and Müşfik Kenter.[4] After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors.[3] Günsür 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 Özpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.[4][5]

Günsür got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio,[6] whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Hamam Mehmet
1999 Hayal Kurma Oyunları Futbolcu
2001 Tommaso Giovanni TV movie
Giuda Giovanni TV movie
2002 İtalyan Giorgio
2003 Il papa buono Don Paolo TV movie
O Şimdi Asker Nihat Denizer
2004 Hayal Kurma Oyunları Futbolcu
2005 Anlat İstanbul Rıfkı
2007 Fall Down Dead Stefan Kerchek
2008 Se chiudi gli occhi
2010 Ses Onur
Matrimoni e altri disastri Andrea
2011 Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever Özgür Turgut
2014 Unutursam Fısılda Tarık Ertuğrul
2017 İstanbul Kırmızısı Yusuf
2017 Martıların Efendisi Şenol
2020 Figli Tipo Sempatico
Web Series
Year Title Role Notes
2017–2018 Fi Deniz Sarızeybek
2018 Kanaga Mardin Tamay
2019–2021 Atiye Erhan
2022 Devils Araba Sheikh
Tv Series
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları Sabih
1989 Cahide
1999 Sır Dosyası Ayhan İnce
2001 Don Matteo
2002 Le ragioni del cuore
2003 Pilli Bebek Tarık
2004 Kasırga İnsanları Sinan
2005–2006 Beyaz Gelincik Mustafa Aslanbaş
2007–2008 Bıçak Sırtı Mehmet Ertuğrul
2011 Saigon, l'été de nos 20 ans Spaghetti
2012–2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Şehzade Mustafa
2021 La Compagnia del Cigno Teoman Kaya
2022 Lea - Un nuovo giorno Arturo Minerva
Short Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Stregeria
2004 Non ci sarebbe niente da fare!
2011 Master Plan Mr. M

References

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  1. ^ "ODTÜ ekolü aileden çıkan da var Cenevre'de okuyup 25 akrabasını geçindiren de". Hürriyet. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ 'Ben yarım Tatarım, Mehmet tam Tatar'
  3. ^ a b c "Mehmet'i babası anlattı". Sabah. 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Beğenilmek güzel bir şey". Radikal. 25 March 2003. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. ^ ""Filmdeki rol için 400 soru hazırladım"" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 30 March 2003. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Mehmet Günsür on Instagram: "12 years of magic...❤️ #ladonnadituttelemievite #thankyoulife"".
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