Seyithan Özdemir

Seyithan Özdemir — Biography

Seyithan Özdemir (born November 17, 1978, in Muş) is a Turkish television actor. Raised as the youngest of eight children in a farming family, he is a primary school graduate; before turning to acting, he worked as a bodyguard for artists and businesspeople at nightclubs and concerts.

His move into acting came when director Tolga Karaçelik, looking for a tall, dark-featured actor, reached out to him. Standing 2.05 meters tall, Özdemir first appeared in a single episode of the series Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan (2013) and then became widely known for his portrayal of Minik in the series İçerde (2016), broadcast on Show TV.