Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu (born 1 March 1994) is a Turkish actor. He came to fame by appearing in the youth series Adı Efsane as Hakan.
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Early life
Üzümoğlu was born on 1st March 1994 in Istanbul. He is a graduate of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, Department of Acting.
Career
TV Series
He made his debut on television with the youth series Adı Efsane as Hakan Şahin.
Web series
In 2020, Üzümoğlu portrayed Mehmed the Conqueror in the Netflix original docuseries Rise of Empires: Ottoman. He had guest role in "Hakan: Muhafız".
Films
He played in Yılmaz Erdoğan's crime film "Kin". He won Altın Portakal Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in LCV (Lütfen Cevap Veriniz). He played in awarded film Karanlık Gece alongside Pınar Deniz.
Theatre
He had previously appeared in various plays. In April 2017, at the 21st Yapı Kredi Afife Theater Awards he was awarded as the "Most Successful Young Generation Artist of the Year". In 2018, he appeared on the stage again with the plays Troas and Kalp. In 2019, he joined the cast of Evlat, a play directed by İbrahim Çiçek. He later appeared as Prince Hamlet in an adaptation of the famous play published for YouTube's Digital Sahne.
Activism
In 2025, Üzümoğlu was detained for supporting the shopping boycott called during the 2025 Turkish protests against the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu.
