Önder Açıkbaş

Born

2 October 1978 (aged 48)

Place of birth

Germany

On Avşar Film

appeared in 2 movies

Önder Açıkbaş was born on 2 October 1978 in Germany; after living there until the age of six, he returned to Turkey with his family. After Hayrullah Kefoğlu High School in Bostancı, Istanbul, he graduated from the theater department of Akademi İstanbul.

He began acting in 1998 with the series İkinci Bahar. His stage experience, which began with the program Bir Demet Tiyatro, extended over time to the films of BKM and BKM Mutfak; Organize İşler and Destere are among the films he appeared in during this period. On television, he played Therapist Bilal in the series Leyla ile Mecnun and Çıngıraklı Hamit Paşa in Harem. He took the role of Gürkan in the later films of the Hep Yek series.

In 2009 he hosted the program Güzel Haberler on NTV together with Müjde Ar; he then did the talk show Önder Harikalar Diyarında on Kanaltürk and prepared the program ÖTV on TV8. He directed the music videos for two songs by Betül Demir and also worked as a theater instructor.

Açıkbaş played Şahin Coşkunses in Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı and Mazlum Kuzey in Mazlum Kuzey, all Avşar Film productions.