Olgun Simsek
Birthday:
1971 in Bursa, Turkey
Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actorOlgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.Simsek acted in the play Otogargara (1995) with Demet Ak...
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Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actorOlgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.Simsek acted in the play Otogargara (1995) with Demet Akbag and Yilmaz Erdogan. He had a small parts in the films Tersine dünya (1994) in 1993 and Yer çekimli asklar (1995) in 1995 . In 1998, he acted in the film Karisik pizza (1998) for which he won the Most Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.Simsek also had appearances in television series such as Sihirli ceket (1996), 7 Numara (2000), Besik kertmesi (2002), Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015), and Alacakaranlik (2003). In 2004, he starred in the film Yazi Tura (2004) directed by Ugur Yücel where he played a disabled soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and the Siyad awards. He is starring in a Turkish comedy show "Yalan Dünya (2012)". Show less «