Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actor
Olgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.
Simsek acted in the play
Otogargara (1995) with
Demet Akbag and
Yilmaz Erdogan. He had a small parts in the films
Tersine Dünya (1994) in 1993 and
Loves with Gravity (1995) in 1995 . In 1998, he acted in the film
Karisik Pizza (1998) for which he won the Most Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.
Simsek also had appearances in television series such as
Sihirli Ceket (1996),
7 Numara (2000),
Besik Kertmesi (2002),
Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015), and
Alacakaranlik (2003). In 2004, he starred in the film
Yazi Tura (2004) directed by
Ugur Yücel where he played a disabled soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and the Siyad awards. He is starring in a Turkish comedy show "
Almost Famous (2012)".