Osman Sonant
Biography
Osman Sonant (born 1 March 1979) is a Turkish actor. He started his career in 1997 at Bahçelievler Municipal Theatre and was trained by Yılmaz Gruda. In 1998, he continued his career at Ortaoyuncular Nöbetçi Theatre run by Ferhan Şensoy and the next year he enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory and eventually graduated with a degree in stage arts studies. After appearing in various plays, movies and TV series, in 2009 he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 16th Golden Boll Film Festival for his role in Pandora'nın Kutusu. Since 2011, He is playing the character of Yavuz in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. In 2015, he had a leading role in Onur Ünlü's Beş Kardeş series, portraying the character of Orhan. Sonant has also appeared in the psychological thriller TV series Fi and in 2020 had a leading role in the Netflix historical docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman.
Movie Appearances
Bihter: A Forbidden Passion
as Adnan
2023
The House with No Address
as Saygın
2025
The Bank of Broken Hearts
as Ece
2017
Yangın Var
as Koşman
2011
Pandora's Box
as Mehmet
2008
91.1
as Zafer
2016
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
as Amerikan Çavuş 2
2006
Son Takla
as Cemil
2016
Let's Sin
as Cihan Demir
2014
Yolsuzlar Çetesi
2016
Destiny
as Sadi Yaşar
2019
Memleket
2015
Fate
as Nevzat
2024
Cooked
as Renzo
2025
Aşk ve Yemek
as Derviş
2025
Pale Sun
TBA
TV Appearances
Leyla and Mecnun
as Yavuz Hırsız
2011
Visible Man
as İsfendiyar
2017
The Great Seljuks
as Andreas
2020
Phi
as Sadık Murat Kolhan
2017
Türk Malı
as Suphi
2010
Stiletto Vendetta
as Kerim Adil Sağlam
2017
Beş Kardeş
as Orhan Başeğmez
2015
Ben de Özledim
as Self
2013
Rich and Poor
as Aziz Erdemli
2019
El-Gomgoma El-Sakhena
as Murat Siyavuş
2022
Çaylak
as Cezmi
2003
Either Freedom or Death
as Ali Fuat Cebesoy
2020