Nurettin Sönmez

Turkish actor

Nurettin Sönmez
Born	(1978-11-23) 23 November 1978 (age 45) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Istanbul University Yeditepe University
Occupation(s)	Actor, teacher
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Diriliş: Ertuğrul

Nurettin Sönmez (born November 23, 1978) is a Turkish actor and teacher.^[1] He is best known for his role as "Bamsı Beyrek" in historical series Diriliş: Ertuğrul.^[2]

Early life

Sönmez was born on 23 November 1978 in Istanbul. He is a child of an immigrant family. His mother is an Albanian immigrant. His father, Ümit Sönmez, is a dentist.^[3] Nurettin Sönmez graduated from Istanbul University Mining Engineering Department. He then went to the Dialog Communication Acting School of Can and Arsen Gürzap and graduated from there. Later, he studied theatre at Yeditepe University.

Career

Sönmez started his acting career in 1999 with the Akşam Güneşi series, in which he shared the lead role with Serdar Gökhan, Pelin Batu and Sumru Yavrucuk.

He started to attract attention with the character of Gaddar Ali, which he portrayed in the series Osmanlı'da Derin Devlet, published in 2013. Since 2014 he has become well known with the character of Bamsı Beyrek in the series Diriliş: Ertuğrul and its sequel Kuruluş: Osman.^[4]^[5]

Besides acting, Sönmez is also an instructor about Far East sports, providing training and seminars in Turkey and abroad.^[3]

Filmography

Television

Key
†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Akşam Güneşi	Unknown	Debut role
2011	Mavi Kelebekler	Branka Brekoviç
2012	Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı	Gaddar Ali
2013	Osmanlı'da Derin Devlet	Gaddar Ali
2013	Tatar Ramazan	Ulvi
2014–2019	Diriliş: Ertuğrul	Bamsı Beyrek
2021	J. Fragrances: Defender	Defender	Adds of Defender Perfume^[6]
2019–2021	Kuruluş: Osman	Bamsı Beyrek
2022	Sipahi	Kemal

Film

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Çakallarla Dans 6	Enrico

References

^ "Nurettin Sönmez kimdir? Nurettin Sönmez nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ Agency, Anadolu (15 May 2020). "'Resurrection Ertuğrul' reaches over 21 million viewers in digital media in last 3 months". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Nurettin Sonmez (Bamsi): Bio, Age, Family, Career, Facts & Wiki". 25 March 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.^{[dead link]}
^ "Kuruluş Osman'ın Bamsı'sı Nurettin Sönmez kimdir? Kaç yaşında ve nereli?". Milliyet. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Kuruluş Osman'ın Bamsı'sı Nurettin Sönmez bakın nereli! İşte memleketi". Takvim. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ J. Fragrances presents Defender For Nurettin Sonmez, retrieved 28 April 2022