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Olgun Şimşek

Olgun Şimşek

Actor · 55 years old

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Age55
Birth dateJune 1, 1971
BirthplaceBursa
ProfessionActor
Height1.68 m
Eye colorBrown
EducationIstanbul University State Conservatory, Theatre Department
SpouseZeynep Kocabeyoğlu

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Olgun Şimşek — Biography

Comic characters on television first made Olgun Şimşek known, and Yazı Tura then earned the Turkish actor recognition as a serious film actor. On TV he is remembered as Sabit Ballıoğlu in Yedi Numara and for the two characters he played in Yalan Dünya. In recent years he played Mustafa in Terzi and joined the cast of Kara Ağaç Destanı.

He grew up in Bursa and graduated from the Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1993. He first appeared in television shows: Güçlü in İbo Show and Kudret in Bir Demet Tiyatro brought him to a wide audience, and Yedi Numara continued that line. His first notable film work, Karışık Pizza, earned him a most promising new actor award at the Ankara Film Festival. The turning point was Rıdvan in Uğur Yücel's Yazı Tura, which won him many best actor awards, the Golden Orange among them.

In Yalan Dünya he played Selahattin and Ahmet at the same time, and in 2012 he won the comedy series best actor award. Beşik Kertmesi, Alacakaranlık, Beyaz Gelincik, Vavien, Gözetleme Kulesi, Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz and Ramo are also in his filmography. On stage he appeared in Otogargara, and he has done voice work too.

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

The most interesting piece of Olgun Şimşek's television comedy is Yalan Dünya, where he plays two characters, Selahattin and Ahmet Çakaler, in the same series. Sabit Ballıoğlu in Yedi Numara shows the side of him that fits a home sitcom. In my view, read together, Şimşek's strength is less loud clowning than the ability to shift a character slightly and carry it.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Olgun Şimşek steps outside comedy in Yazı Tura: in Uğur Yücel's film, Rıdvan is a footballer who lost a leg to a mine and cannot settle back into his old life. In my view the part shows a dramatic weight behind his lively television characters. In Terzi, Mustafa is written as a man with a child-like mind, which asks for a fragile part to be carried quietly; for a viewer who takes drama seriously these two are worth seeking out.

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