Sait Genay

Born

20 March 1953 (aged 73)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Sait Genay was born on 20 March 1953 in Istanbul. He graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and began professional theater in 1970; he also worked as a musician.

Between 1988 and 1994 he was part of the Gönül Ülkü-Gazanfer Özcan Theatre company, and then worked as an actor at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatres. In the 2007-2008 season he guested at Duru Tiyatro with the play Aşk Her Yerde.

In cinema, he played Rasim Bey in Her Şey Çok Güzel Olacak and Cemal Gürsel in Devrim Arabaları, and also appeared in the film Uzun Hikâye. On television, he became known for the roles of Eşref in Sahte Prenses and İbrahim Kanat in Sakarya Fırat; he played the characters Dursun in Diğer Yarım, Muhtar Davud in Sahipli, Dede in Gül Masalı and Hayri Darıca in Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz. He has also done voice-over work.

Genay played Selim in Avşar Film's 2012 film Evim Sensin.