Serkan Şenalp

Serkan Şenalp — Biography

Serkan Şenalp is a television and film actor best known as Ozan Peçenek, whom he played for 104 episodes of atv's fantasy series Selena. He began acting in commercials and has also worked in film, presenting and music videos alongside television series; most recently he plays Selim in Kod Adı Kırlangıç.

A native of Istanbul, Şenalp finished Çağrıbey Anatolian High School in 2003. In 2010 he graduated from the Business Administration Department of Kocaeli University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and, the same year, from the Media and Communication Department of Anadolu University; he then began a master's degree in Local Governments at Ahmet Yesevi University. His television career began in 2005 with award-winning commercials and Meriç in İlk Göz Ağrısı, after which he played Ufuk in İlk Aşkım. Selena (2006-2009) was the turning point that carried him to a wide audience. He went on to play Emre in Kızım Nerede, Malik in Hayat Devam Ediyor, Erdi in Yağmurdan Kaçarken, Bora in Fatih Harbiye, Cemal in O Hayat Benim and Beşir in Sen Benimsin, followed by Yüz Yüze (Ali Yanık) and Babamın Günahları (Ferhat).

In cinema he played Niyaz in Birleşen Gönüller, Cevdet in Anadolu Kartalları and Ramazan in Gölgesizler, and he portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Kurtuluş Hattı. On Digitürk S'nek he made a 200-episode talk show with Selin Altay and presented GençLink on Kanal 1.