Mehmet Günsür

Mehmet Günsür

Born: May 8, 1975
in Istanbul, Turkey
Gunsur was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a nuber of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Gunsur Yuceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.

He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's Past Spring Mimoses with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akin and Musfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Gunsur gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.

Gunsur got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: yusufpiskin

Movies for Mehmet Günsür...

Ashes
Title: Ashes
Character: Kenan
Released: February 9, 2024
Type: Movie
From an intoxicating fantasy to a dangerous affair, a wealthy married woman finds her life irreversibly shattered after picking up an unpublished novel.
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Atatürk 1881 - 1919
Title: Atatürk 1881 - 1919
Character: Ali Rıza Efendi
Released: November 3, 2023
Type: Movie
The life of the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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Title: The Search
Character: Tufan
Released: June 14, 2023
Type: TV
Nisan, an unhappy, sick, lost woman trapped in the hustle of city life, discovers a shady cult in her search for her friend who disappeared after a healing session they attended together. Despite all her doubts, Nisan can't turn a blind eye to the cult's promises, and follows a mysterious man, Tufan, into an adventure full of unknowns.
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Title: The Gift
Character: Erhan
Released: December 27, 2019
Type: TV
A painter in Istanbul embarks on a personal journey as she unearths universal secrets about an Anatolian archaeological site and its link to her past.
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Title: Tonight with İbrahim Selim
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Kanaga
Character: Mardin Tamay
Released: March 4, 2018
Type: TV
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The Lord of the Seagull
Title: The Lord of the Seagull
Character: Şenol
Released: December 22, 2017
Type: Movie
The Lord of the Seagull (MEF) is a man living a calm life on the seashore in Istanbul. There is someone he has been waiting for years. Finally the guest he waits will come out. In white, a woman who shoots on the shore like a tale will change the whole life of the MEF.
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Title: Phi
Character: Himself
Released: March 31, 2017
Type: TV
Can Manay is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate bachelor he beds women but rarely falls in love. And yet, following his first encounter with Duru, he is immediately besotted, to the extent that he buys the house next door to her’s, determined to get closer to her. Until her new neighbour moves in, Duru has lived happily with her musician boyfriend, Deniz. Can’s mind-games ensure that she starts to question their relationship however, though she is not aware of the full extent of Can’s scheming. Meanwhile a cast of characters - Bilge, a student of Can’s; Özge, a journalist working on an exposé of the celebrity psychologist; and of course Deniz - will find their lives changed forever, by Manay’s crazed pursuit of love.
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Title: Phi
Character: Deniz
Released: March 31, 2017
Type: TV
Can Manay is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate bachelor he beds women but rarely falls in love. And yet, following his first encounter with Duru, he is immediately besotted, to the extent that he buys the house next door to her’s, determined to get closer to her. Until her new neighbour moves in, Duru has lived happily with her musician boyfriend, Deniz. Can’s mind-games ensure that she starts to question their relationship however, though she is not aware of the full extent of Can’s scheming. Meanwhile a cast of characters - Bilge, a student of Can’s; Özge, a journalist working on an exposé of the celebrity psychologist; and of course Deniz - will find their lives changed forever, by Manay’s crazed pursuit of love.
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Red Istanbul
Title: Red Istanbul
Character: Yusuf
Released: March 2, 2017
Type: Movie
Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
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Whisper If I Forget
Title: Whisper If I Forget
Character: Tarik
Released: October 29, 2014
Type: Movie
An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.
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Love Likes Coincidences
Title: Love Likes Coincidences
Character: Özgür
Released: February 4, 2011
Type: Movie
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.
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Title: Magnificent Century
Character: Şehzade Mustafa
Released: January 6, 2011
Type: TV
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
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Weddings and Other Disasters
Title: Weddings and Other Disasters
Character: Andrea
Released: April 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Romantically disillusioned woman finds herself organising her sister's wedding. Cue romantic mismatching and shenanigans...
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The Voice
Title: The Voice
Character: Onur
Released: March 5, 2010
Type: Movie
Derya works in a bank's call centers to support her elderly mother. One day her life is suddenly turned upside down as she begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The source of the voice is a mystery and it tells her things and facts no-one else would know. Word gets out, and many in the community start to believe she is receiving messages from the divine. But soon the voice starts to become louder and louder, its tone becomes more and more threatening and Derya’s life starts spiraling into a nightmare.
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Se chiudi gli occhi
Title: Se chiudi gli occhi
Released: November 28, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: Bıçak Sırtı
Character: Mehmet Ertuğrul
Released: September 10, 2007
Type: TV
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Fall Down Dead
Title: Fall Down Dead
Character: Detective Stefan Kercheck
Released: July 20, 2007
Type: Movie
A metropolitan city is in the grip of fear when rolling blackouts bring out a serial killer dubbed The Picasso Killer. One night, in the middle of a blackout, seven strangers become trapped in an office building as the killer hunts for Christie Wallace, the woman that can identify him.
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Title: Beyaz Gelincik
Character: Mustafa Aslanbaş
Released: September 19, 2005
Type: TV
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İstanbul Tales
Title: İstanbul Tales
Character: Rıfkı
Released: April 11, 2005
Type: Movie
Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.
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Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Title: Hayal Kurma Oyunları
Character: Futbolcu
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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He's in the Army Now
Title: He's in the Army Now
Released: March 27, 2003
Type: Movie
When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.
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The Italian
Title: The Italian
Character: Giorgio
Released: July 21, 2002
Type: Movie
August 1991. As post-Communist Albania starts falling apart, Giorgio seeks refuge in Italy.
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The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
Title: The Friends of Jesus: Thomas
Character: Giovanni
Released: April 16, 2001
Type: Movie
When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave Jerusalem quickly, but Thomas refuses to leave Jesus' body behind, as he fears that the tomb may be desecrated.
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Thomas
Title: Thomas
Character: Giovanni
Released: April 16, 2001
Type: Movie
Overwhelmed with anguish and sorrow as chaos surrounds the burial of his Messiah, apostle Thomas' faith is shattered and challenged by a series of mysterious events.
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Judas: Close to Jesus
Title: Judas: Close to Jesus
Character: Giovanni
Released: April 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Pilate and the Roman legate Veturius look on worriedly as Jesus is celebrated as the new messiah in Jerusalem, fearing an uprising. Veturius decides to have Jesus arrested as soon as a suitable opportunity presents itself. Judas is delighted by the reception Jesus is receiving, and quickly wants to win over the influential merchants to the cause which would make him the king and the liberator of the Jews.
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Title: Don Matteo
Character: Mohammed Achir
Released: January 7, 2000
Type: TV
Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.
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Title: Sır Dosyası
Character: Ayhan İnce
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: TV
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Steam: The Turkish Bath
Title: Steam: The Turkish Bath
Character: Mehmet
Released: October 24, 1997
Type: Movie
Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Instanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
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Suyun Öte Yanı
Title: Suyun Öte Yanı
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie