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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2694 |
| Birthday | 1959-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey |
| Also Known As |
2006
Times and Winds
7.1/56
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. The...
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Times and Winds
2010
Black and White
5.6/11
A painter with a turbulent history, fiercely committed to his ideals and still averse to settling down despite his 70 years; a lawyer who packed in hi...
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Black and White
2011
Our Grand Despair
6.5/38
The peaceful cohabitation of two 30-something bachelors is disrupted when they both fall in love with the charming young woman who moves in with them.
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Our Grand Despair
2008
Cars of the Revolution
7.78/84
In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he orde...
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Cars of the Revolution
2009
The Shadowless
6.469/16
A barber working in Istanbul longs to be ‘both here and far, far away’. One day, he takes the day off and disappears abruptly without warning anyone....
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The Shadowless
2011
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
7.463/536
A group of men lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search...
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2014
The Lamb
6.3/10
In a small village, young Mert is about to get traditionally circumcised, but the family does not have the money to follow up with the circumcision ce...
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The Lamb
2000
Elephants and Grass
6.565/23
Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that mer...
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Elephants and Grass
2006
Mommy, I'm Scared
6.8/35
Reha Erdem’s innovative group portrait of the inhabitants of an apartment building in Istanbul serves as a comic exploration of what it means to be hu...
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Mommy, I'm Scared
2001
The Confession
6.7/50
A man suspects his wife of being unfaithful, but he's not prepared for what her confession will do to him.
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The Confession
2008
Summer Book
5.8/18
Mustafa is a hard-working and ambitious agricultural merchant who is cold and austere towards his family. One day he has a brain hemorrhage on a busin...
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Summer Book
2001
O da Beni Seviyor
8/2
Summer Love is a 2001 Turkish drama film directed and written by Barış Pirhasan with Gül Dirican.
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O da Beni Seviyor
1997
Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
8/1
The story of Taner, a lawyer who has problems with his aging wife, lives with his sister Saime, who is confined to a wheelchair, and is threatened and...
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Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
1995
Bir Kadının Anatomisi
10/1
A woman and the four men who enter her life... The search for happiness, marriages, arguments, separations, and losses... In short, intense relationsh...
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Bir Kadının Anatomisi
2003
Mud
6.417/6
Four 40-something friends are haunted by the violent past of a divided Cyprus. Temel wants desperately to speak about the crimes of vengeance he commi...
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Mud
2015
Drawers
4.6/17
Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.
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Drawers
2016
Ember
5.471/35
When her husband Cemal is arrested in Romania, Emine is left alone with their child who needs immediate surgery.
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Ember
1998
Sır Dosyası
8.5/4
A commissioner and his deputy, two members of the secret police department called the "Blue Bureau", conduct criminal investigations of paranormal-rel...
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Sır Dosyası
2017
Inflame
5.3/15
Hasret has been seeing the same nightmare for some time, but she keeps living unaware that what she sees is actually remembering. A 30-year-old woman...
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Inflame
2017
Ayla: The Daughter of War
8.011/395
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and h...
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Ayla: The Daughter of War
2013
The Butterfly's Dream
7.186/153
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be...
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The Butterfly's Dream
2017
Sideway
5.4/12
The residents of a small town set between a stormy sea and an ominous forest are becoming insane. They are convinced that successive signs appearing i...
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Sideway
1999
A Run for Money
7.125/36
The film is set in present-day Istanbul. Selim is a shop owner in his early forties. He sells clothing for men in his shop situated in one of the back...
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A Run for Money
2011
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
8/1
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Once Upon A Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 'Once Upon A Time in Anatolia' had been shot...
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Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2023
Black Night
7/18
Ishak, a wandering musician from a small mountain town. A lynching he was a part of 7 years ago comes back to haunt him as he returns to his town to s...
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Black Night
2010
Island: Wedding of the Zombies
5.2/27
Five people who knew each other for a long time a group of friends, to attend the wedding of a mutual friend goes to Buyukada. Erhan, weddings, and lo...
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Island: Wedding of the Zombies
2010
Death
0/0
Emre's (8) parents have temporarily left him at his grandmother and grandfather's summer house. Emre tries to pass the time by playing with his toys o...
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Death
2021
Hey There!
5/17
Istanbul is under quarantine. Felek and Kerim find the best way to make profits in this period. They will access people's computers and introduce them...
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Hey There!
2024
Blue Cave
7.014/105
When Cem finds himself at the brink of losing the love of his life, Alara, he embarks on an expedition to the Blue Cave, Alara's most beloved archeolo...
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