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Ozan Güven
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Ozan Güven

Actor · 51 years old

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Age51
Birth dateMay 19, 1975
BirthplaceNuremberg, Germany
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signTaurus
Eye colorBrown
EducationMimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Modern Dance Department

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Ozan Güven — Biography

Ozan Güven, a Turkish actor, has worked across theater, cinema and television. He is best known as Damat Rüstem Pasha in Muhteşem Yüzyıl and as 216 Robot in G.O.R.A, alongside Cem Yılmaz. Most recently he played Harun Yakar in the series Taş Kağıt Makas.

Born in Germany to a family that had emigrated from Bulgaria, he studied modern dance at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, took acting lessons in İzmir and worked at Şahika Tekand's theater. His screen career began with Çiçeği Büyütmek and İkinci Bahar, and the series Koçum Benim, Aslı ile Kerem, Bir İstanbul Masalı and Canım Ailem spread his name. His film breakthrough was Mehmet in Balalayka, which earned him the most promising young actor award from the SİYAD critics' association. For Dokuz he shared a special jury prize from ÇASOD with his fellow cast. G.O.R.A, A.R.O.G, Yahşi Batı, Pek Yakında and Arif V 216 followed.

In the 2010s he stayed on television as Can Manay in Fi and Egemen Kıvılcım in Babil. In Annemin Yarası he took the lead role and also contributed to the screenplay.

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

Ozan Güven's best-known films belong to the parody universe of the Cem Yılmaz comedies: Robot 216 in G.O.R.A, Taşo in A.R.O.G, Lemi Galip in Yahşi Batı. In that universe the humor is built by the writer and the actor's job is to fit the rhythm. In my view, to understand Güven's range one should look at Annemin Yarası: in this drama in the shadow of the Bosnian War he plays Borislav and is also credited on the screenplay team. That turn from parody to drama takes his work out of a single color.

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

The most interesting end of Ozan Güven's television work is Fi: in this psychological thriller the first season is built around the psychiatrist Can Manay. Damat Rüstem Pasha in Muhteşem Yüzyıl was part of a large palace cast; in Fi, Güven is asked to carry the story. In my view that is where his weight on television is felt most.

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