OSMAN SOYKUT — IBN ARABI FROM DIRILIŞ: ERTUĞRUL — OZMAN SIRGOOD LIFESTYLE — IBNUL ARABI ERTUGRUL
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OSMAN SOYKUT — IBN ARABI FROM DIRILIŞ: ERTUĞRUL — OZMAN SIRGOOD LIFESTYLE — IBNUL ARABI ERTUGRUL
- American-Turkish actor.
Birth
- He was born on January 1, 1957.
- He was born in Ankara, Turkey.
- He now lives in Los Angeles, California.
- He is an American actor of Turkish and East European heritage.
- Osman Soykut is better known by his stage name Ozman Sirgood.
Education
- He attended Frankfurt International School, TED Ankara College Foundation Schools.
- He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Middle East Technical University.
Career
- 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.
- He made his debut in 2002 with the movie The Hot Chick as The King.
- 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 2014, he was selected to play Ibn Arabi in the historical TV drama Diriliş: Ertuğrul.
- In 2016, he played opposite Christian Bale as Dep. Gov. Mazhar in the epic drama The Promise directed by Terry George.
- His estimated net worth is $5–10M.