Atılgan Gümüş

Atılgan Gümüş — Biography

Atılgan Gümüş is a versatile actor whose work runs from the stage to the screen. A conservatory-trained theater performer, he has worked in television and film for about a quarter of a century; Cemil in Kırgın Çiçekler, Master Sergeant Mustafa Şahin in Dağ 2 and a run of commander roles in historical productions are among the parts he is best known for. He also works as a writer, director and musician.

A graduate of the Theatre Department of the İstanbul University State Conservatory, Gümüş also took part-time singing lessons and appeared as a soloist on the album of the Casablanca musical. His first screen job was Yedi Numara in 2000. He went on to play Necmi in Yalancı Romantik, Erdem in Papatyam, Kerem in Beni Böyle Sev and Cemil in Kırgın Çiçekler. In cinema he played Teacher Yunus in Birleşen Gönüller in 2014 and Master Sergeant Mustafa Şahin in Dağ 2 in 2016.

After 2019 his weight shifted to historical productions. He played the Mongol commander Böke in Kuruluş: Osman and Melik Tekiş in Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, and in 2024 he appeared in the film Tur Rehberi and, as Şaver, in the series Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi.