Mahir Günşiray (born 10 August 1960, Istanbul) Cinema, theater actor, and director. The master artist has a career history of almost 55 years. When he was two years old, his mother and father separated. He spent his childhood with his paternal grandmother and grandmother.
Name | Mahir Günşiray |
Date of Birth | 10 August 1960, |
Birth Place | İstanbul, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Graduated |
College | Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, Leeds University (masters) |
Years active | 1965–present |
Currently Dating | Married (Claude Leon) |
Mahir Günşiray Biography
The veteran actor, who stated in interviews that he had a naughty childhood, usually came home with ten weak report cards. The artist, who attended Primary School in Maçka primary school, attended high school in 4 different schools. He attended Işık high school for a year. When he moved to Levent, his father enrolled him in the New Levent high school because it was close to home. The best grade he received in two years from biology was 1. From there, he enrolled at ABC high school, enrolled at the school before being expelled, and went to Fenerbahce High School, where he did not finish.
He eventually left high school after two years of high school and attended a year of the hotel management school. Before his acting career, he worked in a hotel and then DJed and modeled. After that, he entered an insurance company and then engaged in marketing. Mahir Günşiray, son of artist Orhan Günşiray; graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department. He completed his master’s degree at Leeds University, The Workshop Theatre, and completed his proficiency in art at Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Stage and Visual Arts.
Working at Bursa State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre, Theater Studio, Theater a der Ruhr (Germany), Theater Ti, and Tiyatro Oyunevi, the artist also took part in movies and TV series and directed the video movie “Film” by Samuel Beckett (1985). He has been teaching at various universities and private educational institutions since 1987 and is still the director and actor of Theater Oyunevi, of which he is one of the founders.
Movies And TV Series
Series
Year | Title | Role |
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1989 | Kaldirim Sercesi | – |
2003 | Çaylak | Taner |
2005 | Seni Çok Özledim | Günter |
2006 | Kaybolan Yillar | Seref |
2006 | Sagir Oda | Girayhan Kirinli |
2007 | Mahser: Nabucco’nun Zehri | Mehmet |
2008 | Biçak Sirti | Harun |
2009 | Aynadaki Düsman | Haluk Tarhan |
2010-2011 | Hanimin Çiftligi | Ekrem |
2012 | Dila Hanim | Selçuk |
2011-2012 | Iffet | Ali Ihsan |
2014 | Urfaliyam Ezelden | – |
2015 | Çilek Kokusu | Nihat Mazharoglu |
2016 | Kis Günesi | Mazhar |
2017-2018 | Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari | Hazim Egemen |
2019 | Muhtesem Ikili | Yusuf Yildirim |
2021 | Kalp Yarasi | Adnan Sancakzade |
2023 | Shahmaran | – |
Soon | #adaleTT | – |
Movies
Year | Title | Role |
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1965 | Oglum oglum | Mahir |
1980 | Bebek | – |
1992 | Seni seviyorum Rosa | – |
1993 | Sari Tebessüm | Erdal |
1995 | Yer Çekimli Asklar | – |
1996 | Sovalye, Pamuk Prenses ve hain | – |
1996 | Les clients d’Avrenos | Stolberg |
2010 | Takiye: Allah yolunda | Ali Asker |
2012 | Uzun Hikâye | Savci |
2013 | Çanakkale Yolun Sonu | A. Salim |
2013 | Sürgün | Stavro |
2015 | Tuhaf Zamanlar | Haldun |
2015 | Dört duvar arasi kapanmaz ki! | – |
2021 | Baglilik Hasan | Muzaffer |
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Mahir Günşiray Age?
Mahir Günşiray is 62 years old as of 2022.
Mahir Günşiray Height?
Mahir Günşiray is 6’1″ tall.
Mahir Günşiray Weight?
Mahir Günşiray’s weight is 75 kg.
Mahir Günşiray Girlfriend, Relationship & Love Affair?
Mahir Günşiray, who resigned from the state theatres in 1997, married the theatergoer Ayşe Lebriz Berkem in 1988.
Gunshiray, who had a son named Can, later divorced his wife.
He made his second marriage in 1988 to Frenchman Claudia Leon, a decor costume designer, with whom he has a son, born in 1996.