Çağatay Ulusoy (pronounced [tʃaːˈtaj uˈɫusoj]; born 23 September 1990) is a Turkish actor and model who started his acting career in the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) as Emir Sarrafoğlu. Since then, he has had further lead roles in Medcezir (2013–2015), a remake of the television series The O.C., in the TV series İçerde and from 2018 to 2020 he played the lead role in the first Turkish Netflix series The Protector.
Çağatay Ulusoy | |
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 Ulusoy at Seoul Drama Awards in November 2015 | |
| Born | 23 September 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Awards | Best Model of Turkey (2010) |
| Website | cagatayulusoy |
Ulusoy has been a recipient of several awards, including Golden Butterfly Award, Elle style awards, GQ Man of the Year Turkey, and GQ Middle East Television Star of the year.
Life and career
editUlusoy was born in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] His paternal family is of Turkish descent that immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey,[2] his father immigrated when he was 10 years old.[3][4] He has a younger brother named Atalay.[5] His maternal family is of Bosniak descent.[6] After graduating from high school, Ulusoy first started studying at the Istanbul University's Department of Garden Design and Landscaping.[7] Cagatay Ulusoy was a hyperactive kid. His parents put him in sports at an early age to utilise his energy to maximum. He dreamt of being a basketball player for nine years. He was also good at swimming and diving. As a student, he then started to work as a model at the age of 19. In 2010, he won a modelling contest in Turkey and was named Best Model of Turkey.[8][9] On the same night that he was named Best Model of the Year, he received his first acting job offer for the TV series Adini Feriha Koydum. In 2011 he shot his first movie Anadolu Kartallari, in a supporting role. Earlier in the same year, Ulusoy starred in the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum as the lead playing Emir Sarrafoğlu.[10] While the first two seasons of the series were successful, the third season that aired under another title Emir'in Yolu (Emir's way),[11] was less successful and due to low ratings, it was cancelled after a few episodes in 2012. This was mainly due to the fact that Ulusoy's co-star Hazal Kaya was not in the third season.[12]Adını Feriha Koydum was later sold and aired in various countries such as Ukraine, Pakistan, Iran, Serbia, Peru, India.[13]
On 25 January 2013, 30 Turkish actors, including Çağatay Ulusoy, were taken into custody for a drugs probe by Istanbul's narcotics police.[14][15][16][17] However, in 2018, upon the request of some of the defendant's lawyers, the decision was examined by the 18th High Criminal Court. The court decided to repeal the verdict established for the crime of drug trafficking.[18]
In 2012, Ulusoy shot a short film, Paranoia. From 2013 until 2015, he played the lead role Yaman Koper in Medcezir (Tide in English), loosely based on The O.C. His character, Yaman, was based on Ben McKenzie’s character in The O.C, Ryan Atwood. [19] From 2016 until 2017, Ulusoy played the lead role in the TV series İçerde with his co-star Aras Bulut Iynemli and Bensu Soral (Inside, partially based on the movie The Departed).[20][21]
In 2016 alongside Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, Ulusoy shot the movie Delibal. The same year he became the face of "Colin's" in Turkey and with Victoria's Secret model Taylor Hill acted in the commercial Bize Uyar for the company.[22]
Between 2018 and 2020, Ulusoy played the lead role Hakan in the Netflix series The Protector.[23] The Protector was the first ever Turkish Netflix series.[24]
In March 2021, Ulusoy appeared as garbage collector Mehmet in the Can Ulkay directed Netflix movie Paper Lives.[25] In April 2021, Turkish streaming platform BluTV announced that Ulusoy would return as the lead character Semih Ates in the period piece Yeşilçam.[26]
Filmography
edit| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Recep İvedik 3 | Dancer | Extra |
| 2011 | Anadolu Kartalları | Ahmet Onur | Leading role |
| 2012 | Paranoya | Himself | Short film |
| 2015 | Delibal | Barış Ayaz | Leading role |
| 2021 | Kağıttan Hayatlar | Mehmet | Leading role |
| 2021 | Birdie | Director | Short film |
| TBA | Centilmen | Saygın | Leading role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Arka Sokaklar | Officer | Extra |
| 2011–2012 | Adını Feriha Koydum | Emir Sarrafoğlu | Leading role |
| 2012 | Eve Düşen Yıldırım | Emir Sarrafoğlu | Guest Appearance |
| 2012 | Emir'in Yolu | Emir Sarrafoğlu | Leading role |
| 2013–2015 | Medcezir | Yaman Koper | Leading role |
| 2016–2017 | İçerde | Sarp Yılmaz | Leading role |
| 2018–2020 | The Protector[27] | Hakan Demir / Muhafız | Leading role |
| 2020 | Menajerimi Ara | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2021 | Yeşilçam | Semih Ateş | Leading role |
| 2023 | The Tailor | Peyami | Leading role |
| 2024 | Kübra | Gökhan Şahinoğlu | Leading role |
| 2024 | Gaddar | Dağhan | Leading role |
References
edit- ^ "Cagatay Ulusoy Biography". Sabah. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy'un 16 yaşında Ayvalık tostçusunda garsonlukla başlayan hikayesi" [Çağatay Ulusoy's story began when he was 16 years old and worked as a waiter in an Ayvalık toast restaurant]. www.posta.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Çağatay'ın gelgitleri".
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy'un Hayatı Ve Roportajı". Asslinn. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy: Kadınlar beni seksi mi buluyormuş?". Hürriyet. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy".
- ^ "Cagatay Ulusoy". Listal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Best Model of Turkey". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Benim hayatım bir gecede değişti". Sabah. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Adini Feriha Koydum". Diziler. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Emir'in Yolu". Turkweb.TV. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Adını Feriha koydumda son noktayı koyamadım/ Hazal KAYA- Çağatay ULUSOY/TV Programları/milliyet blog". blog.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Yurtdışında İzlenen 17 Türk Dizisi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Turkish celebrities in custody in drugs probe: report". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ^ "38 People, İncluding Turkish Celebrities, Detained İn Anti-drug Operation". Haberler.com. 25 January 2013.
- ^ sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "Ünlü oyuncudan şok açıklama! Bizim piyasada çoğu insan içiyor, kullanıyor".
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy'un uyuşturucu davasında gelişme Hollywood yerine hapse..." 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy ve Gizem Karaca'nın da bulunduğu uyuşturucu davasında karar". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Ebiri, Bilge. "How Different Is Med Cezir, the Turkish O.C., From the American O.C.?". Vulture. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy's new tv series: İçeride – Inside". Do You Know Turkey. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "İçerde Dizisi Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri". www.showtv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy ve Taylor Hill aynı reklamda". CNN Türk. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "The Protector / Hakan: Muhafız'da şaşırtan vedalar (Spoiler uyarısı)". ntv.com.tr. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Netflix'in dizisi Hakan: Muhafız yabancılardan nasıl tepki aldı?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "The 10 Most-Watched Movies on Netflix in March 2021". newsweek.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Çağatay Ulusoy'un yeni projesi belli oldu... Çağan Irmak'ın çekeceği Yeşilçam dizisinde rol alacak". aksam.com.tr. 3 December 2020. Event occurs at Çağatay Ulusoy'un yeni projesi belli oldu... Çağan Irmak'ın çekeceği Yeşilçam dizisinde rol alacak. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Netflix Announces Cast and Start of Production For Its First Turkish Original Series". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 6 October 2018.