Mehmet Usta
Born (1973-02-20) 20 February 1973
Düzce, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Mehmet Usta (born 20 February 1973) is a Turkish actor.

Life and career

Usta was born in Düzce. His family is from Trabzon and they moved to Istanbul when he was one year old. He finished his primary and secondary education at Aksaray Mahmudiye School, after which he attended Istanbul Davutpaşa High School. He completed his bachelor's degree at the School of Arts and Sciences of Marmara University and earned his master's degree in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Art Sociology with the thesis "Traditional Turkish Theater on the Axis of Modernity and Modernization".[1] He was interested in Far East Martial Arts before enrolling in university. After finishing his education, he started appearing on stage and soon made his debut in cinema and television.[2]

He rose to prominence with his television roles as "Ölü" in hit series Ekmek Teknesi and as "Şoker" in Fox's hit fantasy child series Bez Bebek. He then starred in the TRT 1 hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun as "Kamil", before portraying the character of "Gomodor" in Fox's fantasy child series Dedemin Dolabı. He subsequently starred in period series Bir Yusuf Masalı as "İkram". In 2021, he was cast in a leading role in the action drama TV series Teşkilat as Zayed Fadi.[3]

Filmography

Title Year Role
Teşkilat 2021– Zayed Fadi
Görevimiz Komedi 2016–2017
Bana Bir Soygun Yaz 2012 Hadi
Dedemin Dolabı 2012 Gomodor
Leyla ile Mecnun 2011 Kamil
Dur Yolcu 2008 Çolak Çavuş
Mommo Kızkardeşim 2009 Grocer
Kara Köpekler Havlarken 2009 Anten
Kınalı Kuzular: Son Nefes 2007 Zeynel
Kınalı Kuzular: Beni Sizlerden Ayırmayın 2007 Lieutenant Yusuf
Kınalı Kuzular: Reşit Paşa Vapuru 2007 Bekir çavuş
Kınalı Kuzular: Hasan Ethem 2007 Edirneli Hüseyin
Bez Bebek 2007–2010 Şoker
Erkekler Ağlamaz 2006 İnce Memet
Kınalı Kuzular: Kınalı Hasan 2006 Laz Yunus
The İmam 2005 Deli
Ekmek Teknesi 2002 Ölü
Ruhsar 1997 Selçuk

References

  1. "Teşkilat'ın Zayed'i Mehmet Usta kimdir, kaç yaşında? Mehmet Usta nereli, hangi dizilerde oynadı?". Akşam. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. "Teşkilat Zayed Fadi kimdir, gerçek adı ne? Mehmet Usta hangi dizilerde oynadı?". CNN Türk. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. "Teşkilat dizisi Mehmet Usta kimdir? Teşkilat dizisi Zayed Fadi biyografisi". Mynet. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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