Ozan Muharrem Güven (born 19 May 1975) is a Turkish film, TV series, and theatre actor and screenwriter. He is best known for playing the role of Rüstem Pasha in the historical series Muhteşem Yüzyıl and other hit series including İkinci Bahar, Koçum Benim, Bir İstanbul Masalı, Canım Ailem, Fi, and Aslı ile Kerem.[1]

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Ozan Muharrem Güven

(1975-05-19) 19 May 1975 (age 49)
NationalityTurkish
CitizenshipRepublic of Turkey
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter
Spouse
Türkan Derya
(m. 2005; div. 2010)
Children1 son
Websiteozanguven.net
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Biography

Güven's family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Bulgaria to Germany. He can speak Turkish, German, English.[2] He studied acting at the Izmir Municipal Conservatory and played at the renowned Şahika Tekand Theatre in Istanbul. He also studied Modern Dance at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.[3] With a remarkable sense of psychology and humour he forcefully performed a wide range of characters in various genres, including drama, crime thriller or satirical comedy. In addition to many TV series and critically successful art films such as Ali Özgentürk's Balalayka or Ümit Ünal's Dokuz (9), Ozan Güven also starred with his friend Cem Yılmaz in the science fiction comedy G.O.R.A, its sequel A.R.O.G as well as in the Western parody Yahşi Batı.

In 2005, he married director Türkan Derya. They have one child. They divorced in 2010.[4]

Filmography

Films

TV series

  • Taş Kağıt Makas (2024), Harun Yakar
  • Babil (2020), Egemen Kıvılcım
  • Jet Sosyete (2018), Levent Çıkrıkçıoğlu (episode 16)[5]
  • Fi (2017–18), Can Manay
  • Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2012–14), Damat Rüstem Paşa
  • Koyu Kırmızı (2012), Cemil Şenel
  • Canım Ailem (2009), Ali
  • Hırsız Polis (2005), Kibar Necmi
  • Bir İstanbul Masalı (2003), Demir Arhan
  • Bana Abi De (2002), Yiğit
  • Havada Bulut (2002), Necip
  • Aslı ile Kerem (2002), Kerem
  • Koçum Benim (2002), Umut
  • Dünya Varmış (2001), Çetin
  • İkinci Bahar (Second Spring, 1998), Ulaş
  • Çiçeği Büyütmek (1998)

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Awards

  • Most Promising Young Actor at the 22nd SİYAD (Film Critics Association) Turkish Cinema Awards (for the role of Mehmet in Balalayka).[6]
  • Special Jury Award at the 10th ÇASOD (Contemporary Cinema Actors Association) Actor Awards (for one of the roles in Ümit Ünal's film Dokuz; awarded together with Serra Yılmaz, Cezmi Baskın, Ali Poyrazoğlu, Fikret Kuşkan, Rafa Radomisli and Esin Pervane).[7]

References

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