Onur Ünsal

Onur Ünsal was born on 16 August 1985 in Izmir. In 2006 he graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory. He began his acting career on stage, performing in "Testosteron" (2010), "Azrail'in Gözyaşları" (2004), and "Hırçın Kız" at the Oyun Atölyesi theatre studio, founded by Haluk Bilginer and Zuhal Olcay, as well as in "Çok Uzak" (2006) at DOT Theatre. Together with Bartu Küçükçağlayan he performed in "Hoop Gitti Kafa" at Krek Theatre. He is one of the co-founders of Istanbul's Moda Sahnesi, opened in October 2013, and he also translated the play "Hamlet," in which he himself performed. He made his film debut with a role in Atıf Yılmaz's "Eğreti Gelin." He appeared in the films "Şaşkın," "Devrim Arabaları" (2009) — for which he won Best Actor at the 14th Sadri Alışık Awards — "Pandora'nın Kutusu" (2008), "New York'ta Beş Minare" (2010, guest role), "Kaybedenler Kulübü" (guest role), and "Jîn" (2013, directed by Reha Erdem, as a wounded soldier). For his role in the play "Erkek Tarafı: Testosteron" he won Best Supporting Actor in Comedy at the 19th Sadri Alışık Awards (2014). He made his television debut in 2006 with the role of Cin Ali in the series "Ezo Gelin," in 2008 took the lead role of Sinan in "Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş," and from 2008 to 2010 played Furkan in "Canım Ailem." He also appeared in the series "İstanbul'un Altınları," "Yakamoz S-245" (Netflix, as Cem), "Kübra" (2024, as Berk), "Masumiyet Müzesi," the Disney+ film "Umami" (as Çekdar), and the Show TV series "Delikanlı" (2026, as Kamer). Since 2008 he has been a member of the music band Büyük Ev Ablukada, performing under the stage name Omçelik.