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Okan Yalabik
Birth at
13 December 1978
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Okan Yalabyk is a Turkish actor. Okan decided to become an actor while still at school. He had the opportunity to perform on the stage of the school theater, and later wanted to receive a genuine acting education. Because of this, he began to study at Istanbul University, where he was taught only by professionals, including actress Yildiz Kenter.
At the beginning of the century, Yalabyk began his professional career on television, performing three roles. He first starred in the series Serseri in
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Okan Yalabyk is a Turkish actor.
Okan decided to become an actor while still at school. He had the opportunity to perform on the stage of the school theater, and later wanted to receive a genuine acting education. Because of this, he began to study at Istanbul University, where he was taught only by professionals, including actress Yildiz Kenter.
At the beginning of the century, Yalabyk began his professional career on television, performing three roles. He first starred in the series Serseri in 2003, in which he had the opportunity to play Omar Yelken – unemployed, but kind and loving man who fell in love with a rich girl and subsequently got her heart.
In 2006, he had the opportunity to play Nejdet in the film “Understand, beloved”. Nejdet is a kind and romantic man who fell in love with a girl, but she fell in love with another. Okan's third role is Pargal Ibrahim Pasha in the television series
"The Magnificent Century" Which brought him incredible success. In 2011, he was awarded the Best Actor Award.
Okan Yalabyk performed roles in several more films, the last of which were
"Hunting season" and "Autumn Pain." In 2011, he was also awarded the title of best actor for the main role of policeman Hassan in the film “Hunting season”.
In 2008 and 2009, Okan Yalabyk received two awards thanks to his participation in plays. In 39 Steps, he managed to perform more than ten characters simultaneously due to the special structure of the work.
Yalabyk’s acting abilities are not limited, he has a great voice. He also participated in the voiceover of cartoons in Turkish.
Kung Fu Panda and "Kung Fu Panda 2", where he happened to duplicate the main character.
Okan has also been involved in other projects. In 2011, he had the opportunity to voice the main character of the video game “Uncharted 3: Drake illusions” on the PlayStation 3 platform.