Nusret Şenay

Nusret Şenay — Biography

Nusret Şenay is a State Theatres artist who works on stage as both actor and director and also takes roles in film and television. Audiences know him best as Osman Kozan in the Star TV series Beni Affet, which began in 2011. He continues to work at the Ankara directorate of the State Theatres.

Born in Istanbul's Üsküdar district, he graduated from the theater department of Ankara University's Faculty of Language, History and Geography and joined the State Theatres in 1987. From 1989 to 1994 he worked at the Bursa State Theatre. His first television credit was the 1993 series Ferhunde Hanımlar. He went on to appear in Şüphe, Yuvadan Bir Kuş Uçtu, Ihlamurlar Altında, Arka Sokaklar, Yeni Evli and Kuzey Güney, as well as Hicran and Beni Bırakma, and he also appeared in the 2006 film Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak. More recently he joined the cast of Yalnız Kalpler.

His stage work has been recognized with awards. In the 2009-2010 season he won the Ankara Sanat Kurumu Derneği prize for best actor for his role in the play Mojo, and as director of Ateşli Sabır, staged at Bulancak Sanat Tiyatrosu, he was named best director at the 11th Direklerarası Audience Awards.