Biography
Özgür Ozan was born on 5 January 1966 in Bolu. He finished Ankara Cumhuriyet Lisesi, played professional basketball until 1985 and then graduated from the acting department of Dokuz Eylül University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. He worked at the İzmir and Bursa State Theatres.
He became known as Selami in Çocuklar Duymasın (2002 to 2004). In 2006 he joined Kanal D‘s Arka Sokaklar as Başkomiser Hüsnü Çoban and stayed for the show’s whole 20-season, 751-episode run until it ended in 2026. He has been married to Neslihan Uğur since 2005 and they have two children.
After Arka Sokaklar he joined TOD’s 10-episode drama Ölüm Bizi Ayırana Dek as İzzet Akay, the wealthy father of Pelin Akil’s Işıl.
