Alican Yücesoy

Alican Yücesoy — Biography

Alican Yücesoy is an actor with a stage background who combines television, cinema and directing. He met a wide audience through his lead role in the series Şubat and stood out on screen in İntikam, Sen de Gitme and Kördüğüm. In film, Küçük Şeyler made him one of the most-awarded male actors of 2019. More recently he shares the lead with Burcu Biricik in Emin Alper's series İnsanlar.

The day after he enrolled in the theatre department of Haliç University, he took part in an audition that brought him into the Bakırköy Municipal Theatres, where he played for years in productions including Teneke, Hayvan Çiftliği and Gülünç Karanlık; the last of these earned him theatre awards. From 2015 to 2019 he served as the institution's first elected general artistic director. On television he first appeared in Suskunlar, Eyvah Eyvah and Prensesin Uykusu, followed by Şubat, İntikam and Bana Artık Hicran De. The Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory drew international attention, and he has played Atatürk in Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar and Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali.

Behind the camera he directed the film Çok Uzak Fazla Yakın and wrote and directed the short Taş. For Küçük Şeyler he was named best actor at the Montenegro, Adana Golden Boll and Antalya Golden Orange festivals.