Portrait of Osman Sonant

Osman Sonant

Acting

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.

Born: March 1, 1979

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Filmography

2025
Cooked

as Renzo

2025
2024
Fate

as Nevzat

2022
Hot Skull

as Murat Siyavuş

2020
2020
Either Freedom or Death

as Ali Fuat Cebesoy

2020
Rise of Empires: Ottoman

as Loukas Notaras

2019
Rich and Poor

as Aziz Erdemli

2019
Destiny

as Sadi Yaşar

2017
Stiletto Vendetta

as Kerim Adil Sağlam

2017
Visible Man

as İsfendiyar

2017
Phi

as Sadık Murat Kolhan

2016
Son Takla

as Cemil

2016
91.1

as Zafer

2015
Beş Kardeş

as Orhan Başeğmez

2014
Let's Sin

as Cihan Demir

2013
2011
Yangın Var

as Koşman

2011
Leyla and Mecnun

as Yavuz Hırsız

2010
2010
Türk Malı

as Suphi

2008
Pandora's Box

as Mehmet

2006
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

as Amerikan Çavuş 2