Biography
Uğur Uzunel was born on 12 November 1988 in Kadifekale, İzmir. He started acting on school stages in the second grade, trained at the Bilimsel Tiyatro Atölyesi and finished his acting degree at the Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts. He worked as an actor at the Bornova Municipality City Theatre and co-founded the stage company In’taKt.
His film debut was Kumdan Kale and his first leading film role was Ferahfeza in 2013. On television he played Kürt Mehmet in Ağır Roman Yeni Dünya (2012), then appeared in Şeref Meselesi, Aşk ve Mavi (as İsmet Göreçki, over 78 episodes), Afili Aşk and Magarsus. He became widely known as Esat Bilen in Masumlar Apartmanı (2020 to 2022), led the 2025 series Kardelenler as Çınar Korkmaz and played Hakkı Yeten in Lefter: Bir Ordinaryüs Hikayesi.
In 2026 he joined Kanal D‘s Karakuyu as Harun, Ferda’s brother. Shooting started in October 2026.
