Ozman Sirgood is an established actor who works in film and television projects on both sides of the Atlantic. A celebrity in his native Turkey, Ozman makes his home in Los Angeles, California. Ozman's career spans 17 years and three continents. Ozman was born as Osman Soykut in Ankara, Turkey. His heritage includes
Dagestani Avar roots on his mother's side and
Crimean Tatar from his father. He attended
Frankfurt International School,
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools and holds a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from the
Middle East Technical University. He moved to
California in 1984 and began his acting career in 1989. In 2001, he began receiving training from
Milton Katselas at the
Beverly Hills Playhouse, continuing until Milton's death in 2008. Ozman found quick success as an actor in Los Angeles and played in a number of productions including
Charmed,
Alias,
The Bold And The Beautiful,
The Hot Chick,
Art School Confidential and others. Discovered for the Turkish market in 2007, Ozman went to
Istanbul with a lead role in the TV drama
Iki Yabanci. Quickly gaining a reputation as a skilled actor, he continued with bigger roles in
Pars Narkoteror and
Adanalı. In 2009, he was cast as the suave and deadly Aron Feller in the long-running TV action drama
Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu which he played for three seasons. In 2014, he was selected to play
İbn-i Arabi in the historical TV drama
Diriliş: Ertuğrul, another very successful role. In 2016, he played opposite
Christian Bale as Dep. Gov. Mazhar in the epic drama
The Promise directed by
Terry George. ==Filmography==