Tamer Levent

Born

13 October 1950 (aged 76)

Place of birth

Izmir

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Tamer Levent was born on 13 October 1950 in the Karşıyaka district of Izmir and studied at the Izmir Turkish College. The artist entered the Theatre Department of the Ankara State Conservatory in 1971 and graduated from it in 1977. He began his career as an actor within the State Theatres and continued it as a director; he served as deputy director general of the institution and was elected director general in 1994. During this period he launched the project Sanata Evet.

He is counted among the first practitioners of creative drama and drama in education in Turkey. He taught creative acting courses at many universities in Turkey and abroad and led workshops in various countries. The plays he staged were invited to festivals in different countries. He is the founder and first president of TOBAV and of the Theatre Actors Professional Association TOMEB. Bütün Dünya Bir Oyun Sahnesi and Masal Kadınları are among the plays he has written.

In front of the camera, he played Ali Haydar in the series Akşamdan Kalma and appeared in Emin Alper's film Tepenin Ardı. In Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Kış Uykusu he played Suavi, and in Ahlat Ağacı he played Recep. On television he reached wide audiences with the role of Garip Selimer in the series İstanbullu Gelin; he also appeared in the series Cesur ve Güzel, Camdaki Kız and Sakla Beni.

Levent played Hüseyin in Avşar Film's 2013 film Su ve Ateş.