Ozan Güven is a Turkish actor, winner of the SİYAD Award in the Best Young Actor category and the Turkish Special Film Award ÇASOD. He is best known for his role in the cult project "The Magnificent Age", where he played the Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Rustem Pasha.
The creative biography of Ozan began in the late 1990s of the last century. The actor has more than two dozen roles in film projects. Basically, he starred in Turkish films, about which the general audience knows practically nothing.
In Turkey, Guven is one of the most famous film and television actors. He has a huge army of fans, most of whom are the fair sex. No wonder. After all, the actor has a charismatic appearance that attracts the attention of women.
Popularity not only at home in Turkey, but also in the world came to the actor after playing one of the main roles in the TV series "The Magnificent Century". The series has been shown in many countries. It has received high marks from viewers and film critics around the world.
Biography facts
The future Turkish film actor was born in Germany in the spring of 1975. His family of Turkish origin lived in Bulgaria, where their ancestors, who migrated from the Ottoman Empire, once settled. Even before the birth of their son, his parents emigrated to Germany.
Guven returned to his historical homeland at the age of ten. Already in Turkey he went to school, and then entered the Izmir Municipal Conservatory, where he studied acting and drama.
Later, Ozan continued his education at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in the department of contemporary dance.
Guven speaks excellently several languages: German, English and Turkish.
After graduation, Ozan was accepted into the troupe of a small theater in Istanbul, where he worked for several years before being drafted into the Turkish army.
The army service helped the young man feel like a real man. Ozan often recalled these years and more than once said that it was the army that helped him learn discipline, develop a strong character and the ability to cope with difficulties. These qualities helped him in the acting profession, especially on the set of the series "The Magnificent Century".
Today Ozan not only acts in films, but also does business. He has a network of famous shoe stores located in Istanbul.
Film career
Guven played his first role in the film "Balalaika". His work in the film brought him not only wide fame and first admirers, but also the SİYAD award as the best young actor in Turkey. The film premiered in 2000. Immediately after the release of the picture on the screens, the young actor began to receive new invitations from directors.
Among his works, the most famous were roles in projects: "Space Element", "AROG", "Brave Ottomans", "The Way of the Dragon", "Mother's Wound".
World fame came to Guven after showing the cult series "The Magnificent Century", where he played the Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Rustem Pasha. The series has been released since 2011. In total, four seasons of the project were filmed. The plot of the picture is based on real events that occurred during the reign of Sultan Suleiman I.
Currently, Ozan continues to actively work in the cinema. He also began acting in commercials, began to try himself as a director and sometimes dubs characters for animated films.
Personal life
Ozan got married in 2003. His chosen one was the director Turkan Derya, with whom the young actor began to meet while still working in the theater.
In 2004, the couple had a son. After several years of marriage, they filed for divorce due to constant disagreements. Ozan left his wife and son an apartment and all their savings.
Ozan is currently not married.
