Ali Atay

Ali Atay

  • Birthday: 1976-04-20
  • Place of birth: Rize, Türkiye
  • Also know as: Mecnun (Leyla ile Mecnun)

Biography

Dursun Ali Atay (born 20 April 1976) is a Turkish actor, musician and director. He graduated theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He is best known for as Mecnun in hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. He has appeared in more than fifteen films and theatre plays since 1999. In June 2014, the shooting of his new movie, Limonata, began. The movie marked his first experience as a director and scenarist, and actors such as Serkan Keskin and Ertan Saban were cast as the leading roles in it. Atay later got a major role on ATV's Mutlu Ol Yeter, alongside Aslı Enver, Öner Erkan and Ertan Saban. In 2017, he appeared portrayed the character of Commissioner Yusuf on BluTV's first online Turkish series Masum. He shared the leading role with Haluk Bilginer, Nur Sürer and Okan Yalabık. He later appeared as Ali Astubay on Turkey's entry for the 90th Academy Awards, Ayla. He directed the action-comedy movie Ölümlü Dünya, which was released in 2018. Atay then got a role in the movie Turkish'i Dondurma, which is inspired by a true story.

Filmography

40

2009

As Metin

Thou Gild'st the Even

2013

As Cemal

Vay Arkadaş

2010

As Manik

One Way

2022

As

Happy New Year London

2007

As Firuz

Noah Land

2019

As Ömer

Turkish Ice Cream

2019

As Ice Cream Man Mehmet

Artık Çok Geç

2000

As Kemal

He's Convict Now

2005

As Yiğit Çiftgör

Production

Lemonade

2015

As Director

Mortal World

2018

As Director

You've Got Murder

2019

As Director

Mortal World 2

2023

As Director

Ceylin

2023

As Music

Lemonade

2015

As Writer

Mortal World

2018

As Writer

You've Got Murder

2019

As Writer

Mortal World 2

2023

As Writer

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