Tayfun Sav

Born

7 December 1959 (aged 66)

Place of birth

Ankara

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Tayfun Sav was born on 7 December 1959 in Ankara. In 1979 he graduated from the ballet department of the Ankara State Conservatory; immediately after graduating he joined the roster of the Ankara State Opera and Ballet as a ballet dancer. In 1982 he performed on stage in Istanbul in the musical Büyük Kabare; the same year he made his debut in cinema with the film Elveda Dostum.

While continuing as a ballet artist, he also worked in choreography; he prepared the dances for plays of the Yasemin Yalçın Theatre and the Bakırköy Municipal Theatre as well as for commercials. He worked as a soloist at the Izmir State Opera and Ballet, and from 1996 to 1998 he worked as head ballet teacher at the Mersin State Opera and Ballet. He retired in 2007 from his post as soloist at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.

He began appearing in series in 2000. He played Mithat in Kurtlar Vadisi, Salih Kaygısız in Kavak Yelleri and Milos in Mavi Kelebekler. In cinema he played Terzi Fahri in the film Vavien, and he also appeared in the films New York'ta Beş Minare and Senden Bana Kalan. The series Son Yaz and Gibi are also among his screen work.

Sav appeared in Avşar Film's 2013 film Kızım İçin.