Ali Atay

Dursun Ali Atay (born 20 April 1976) is a Turkish actor, musician, screenwriter, and director.

Life and career He is of Laz descent from Rize. Atay graduated from the theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He is best known for his role as Mecnun in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. He is the recipient of the Tribeca Best Actor Award. He has appeared in more than fifteen films and theatre plays since 1999.

He played in the surreal art house film "Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi" with Demet Evgar, Damla Sönmez, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, which was released at the Toronto International Film Festival. He later appeared in the film Ayla as Ali Astubay on Turkey's entry for the 90th Academy Awards. Atay then got lead role in the movie Nuh Tepesi.

Atay got a major role in the comedy series 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 played in the series "Son Yaz".

In June 2014, the shooting of his awarded 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 in the leading roles. He directed and wrote the action-comedy films Ölümlü Dünya and "Ölümlü Dünya 2" which was released in 2018 and 2023. He directed and wrote in film "Cinayet Süsü". He wrote as production designer in series "Şeref Bey".

Filmography Director 2015 Limonata 2018 Ölümlü Dünya 2019 Cinayet Süsü 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2

Screenwriter 2015 Limonata 2018 Ölümlü Dünya 2019 Cinayet Süsü 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2

Production Designer Şeref Bey

Film YearMovie RoleNote 2000 Artık Çok Geç Kemal 2004 Kırlangıç Aşık Mağlubi 2005 Çanta İlhan Short Film 2005 O Şimdi Mahkum Yiğit Çiftgör 2007 İyi Seneler Londra Firuz 2009 40 Metin 2010 Vay Arkadaş Manik 2013 Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi Cemal 2017 Ayla Ali 2018 Nuh Tepesi Ömer 2019 Türk İşi Dondurma Mehmet

Web series

Year Series Role 2011–2023Leyla ile Mecnun Mecnun Çınar 2017 Masum Yusuf 2024-2025 Anonim Many Roles

TV series

Year Series Role 1998–2001 İkinci Bahar Ersin 2000 Yedi Numara Guest role 2003 Şapkadan Babam Çıktı Maksut 2004 Çınaraltı Serhan 2004 Çeşm-i Bülbül Veli 2006 Cemile Demir 2008 Eşref Saati Sebati 2009 Yapma Diyorum Aşık Mağlubi 2010 Kılıç Günü Cenk Kızıltan 2013–2014 Ben de Özledim Ali Atay 2015 Mutlu Ol Yeter Can 2021 Son Yaz Selim Kara

Songs

Covers Song Note Sevdalılar Beni anlar Doktor Bu Kıza Kadar duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant Gökte Yıldız Ay misun duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant Elindedir Bağlama duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant Beni Affet Sen de mi Leyla ? Ben de Özledim duet with Serkan Keskin and Cengiz Bozkurt İtirazım Var duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant Batsın Bu Dünya duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant Kalenin Bedenleri duet with Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Cengiz BozkurtBu Gala Daşlı Gala duet with Cengiz Bozkurt, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Osman Sonant