Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu

Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu (born 1 March 1994) is a Turkish actor. He rose to fame by appearing in Kanal D's series Adı Efsane as Hakan.[1][2]

Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu
Born (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationHacettepe University
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Life and career

Üzümoğlu was born on 1 March 1994 in Istanbul. He is a graduate of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, Department of Acting. He made his debut on television with the series Adı Efsane as Hakan Şahin.[3] He had previously appeared in various plays. In April 2017, at the 21st Yapı Kredi Afife Theater Awards he was awarded as the "Most Successful Young Generation Artist of the Year".[4] In 2018, he appeared on the stage again with the plays Troas and Kalp. In 2019, he joined the cast of Evlat, a play directed by İbrahim Çiçek.[5] In 2020, Üzümoğlu portrayed Mehmed the Conqueror in the Netflix original docuseries Rise of Empires: Ottoman. He later appeared as Prince Hamlet in an adaptation of the famous play published for YouTube's Digital Sahne.[6]

Filmography
TV series
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Adı Efsane Hakan Şahin Leading role
2018 Hakan: Muhafız Emir Supporting role
2020 Rise of Empires: Ottoman Mehmed the Conqueror Leading role
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Kin Leading role

Theatre
Theatre
Year Title Writer Director Role Notes
2016 Troas Dimitris Dimitriadis Alexandra Kazazou Astyanax
2018 Salto Tadeusz Konwicki Alexandra Kazazou
2018 The Normal Heart Larry Kramer İbrahim Çiçek Felix
2019 The Son Florian Zeller İbrahim Çiçek Nicolas
2021 Hamlet William Shakespeare İbrahim Çiçek Prince Hamlet Dijital Sahne

References
  1. "Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu: Adı gibi Efsane". Hürriyet. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. "Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu'na büyük ilgi". Türkiye. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. "Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu". Kanal D. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. "21. Yapı Kredi Afife Tiyatro Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". NTV. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu
  6. "Dijital Sahne - Hamlet | Zorlu Performans Sanatları Merkezi". www.zorlupsm.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06.


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