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Turkish actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deniz Tansel Öngel (born 24 September 1976) is a Turkish actor.
Öngel is the child of an immigrant family. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal grandmother was a Turkish immigrant from Thessaloniki , while his maternal grandmother is of Egyptian descent, and his grandfather is of Lebanese descent . He was born in Kilis, where his parents worked as teachers, and later grew up in Ankara.[1] Öngel graduated from the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory in 2000 with a degree in theatre studies. In the same year, he started working as manager and actor for the Turkish State Theatres in Trabzon and later joined the Istanbul State Theatre.[2]
He made his television debut in 2004 with the series Uy Başımıza Gelenler, starring alongside Hakan Yılmaz and Başak Köklükaya. He had the leading role in series Elveda Derken and the 2010 series Kılıç Günü, directed by Osman Sınav and Raşit Çelikezer. He had guest roles in popular series such as Avrupa Yakası, Kaybolan Yıllar, Geniş Aile.[3]
Öngel further rose to prominence with his portrayal of Alvise Gritti in Muhteşem Yüzyıl for 36 episodes. His period role are in Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu?, Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, Son Mektup, Kalbimin Sultanı, Mavera, Mucize.[4]
Between 2012 and 2014, he was among the leading cast of Benim İçin Üzülme, starring alongside Fulya Zenginer, Barış Arduç, Çağlar Ertuğrul, Selin Şekerci and Öykü Çelik.[5] He later appeared as Mert in the series Yaz'ın Öyküsü alongside Vildan Atasever, Ece Çeşmioğlu.[6][7] He played in sequel detective series Kanıt: Ateş Üstünde.
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