Ulaş Tuna Astepe (born 5 May 1988) is a Turkish actor.

Ulaş Tuna Astepe
Born (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Biography

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Ulaş Tuna Astepe was born on 5 May 1988 in İzmit.[1] He finished his elementary and secondary education in İzmit, and then enrolled in Istanbul High School.[2]

In 2008, Astepe worked as a costume assistant on the set of The Ottoman Republic, after which he appeared in several plays and TV series. He portrayed the character of Orhan in the TV series Karadayı, Mustafa in Analar ve Anneler dizisinde, Alaz in Rüya, and Tahir in Sen Anlat Karadeniz.[3]

Astepe also had a role in the plays Bayrak and Babamın Cesetleri directed by Berkun Oya,[4] and the Leaves of Glass which was brought on stage in Turkey by Sami Berat Marçalı.[5]

He has also had roles in a number of short movies including Emre Yeksan's Körfez in which he played the character of Selim.[6]

He currently shares the lead roles with Engin Altan Düzyatan, Yetkin Dikinciler and Pelin Akil in the historical epic drama Barbaroslar.

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Notes
2012–2015 Karadayı Orhan Kara Supporting role
2015 Analar ve Anneler Mustafa Supporting role
2017 Rüya Alaz Noyan Leading role
2018–2019 Sen Anlat Karadeniz Tahir Kaleli Leading role
2021–2022 Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı Hayreddin Barbarossa Leading role[7]
2022– Hayat Bugün[8] Barış Güvener Leading role

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Körfez Selim Leading role

Short film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Üniversiteli Supporting role
2013 Zayiat Mete Supporting role
2013 Meşakkat ve Karısı Supporting role
2015 Balık Havuzu Supporting role
2020 Sarı, Siyam, Kanocular ve Ev Sahibi leading role

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Bayrak
2012 Leaves of Glass Barry
2013 Babamın Cesetleri Doctor

References

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  1. ^ Olkan Özyurt. "Ulaş Tuna Astepe 27 yaşında olgun bir adam". Sabah. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ Bahar, Sonat (24 May 2015). "Hayatım Zeki Demirkubuz'a ilham olurdu". Sabah. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Şiddet konusunda uyuşturuluyoruz". Sabah. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ Ünaldı, Özlem (24 May 2013). "Babamın Cesetleri:Sahnede Sinema Mucizesi". Sanatatak.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ Atabilen, Ezgi (25 February 2012). "Yeni bir Philip Ridley yorumu Cam yapraklar". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Emre Yeksan'ın ilk uzun Metrajlı filmi Körfez'in öekimleri İzmir'de başladı!". Bagımsizisinema.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Ulaş Tuna Astepe ve Engin Altan Düzyatan'dan 'Barbaros' buluşması! Set öncesi ilk fotoğraf". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  8. ^ "Show TV Shares A First Look at 'Hayat Bugün,' Turkish Remake of 'New Amsterdam'".
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