İbrahim Selim explained

İbrahim Selim
Birth Date:5 October 1979
Birth Place:Ankara, Turkey
Occupation:Actor, TV presenter
Years Active:2005–present

İbrahim Selim (born 5 October 1979) is a Turkish stage, film, television and voice actor.

In 2016, for his solo performance of Bunu Ben de Yaparım he received the Most Successful Actor of the Year award at the 20th Afife Theatre Awards. Besides his acting, he is also known for his YouTube programs, podcasts and talk shows.[1] He rose to prominence with his YouTube program STOLK.

Life and career

İbrahim Selim was born in 1979 in Ankara. His family is of Laz descent from Arhavi.[2] After finishing high school, he enrolled in the biology program of Hacettepe University but three years later started to study theatre at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory.[3] Between 2003 and 2004, he went on stage with the play The Gift of the Gorgon at the Ankara State Theatre. After graduating from conservatory he continued to live in Ankara for a while and landed small roles in some of TRT's TV series. He then moved to Istanbul, where he began stage and voice acting and appeared in commercials and TV series.

His solo performance of Bunu Ben de Yaparım at DOT Theatre in 2016 earned him the Most Successful Actor of the Year award at the 20th Afife Theatre Awards.[4] In 2017, he shared the leading role with Zerrin Tekindor, Onur Saylak and Şebnem Bozoklu in an adaptation of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire which went on stage at the Beşiktaş Cultural Center.[5] In the same year he went on stage at İş Sanat in Istanbul to perform in the children's theatre play Fantastik Hikayeler Makinesi.[6] In 2019, he appeared as the King in a musical adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland titled Alice Müzikali.[7]

Aside from his career on stage, Selim has appeared in a number of TV series, including Poyraz Karayel, Şahsiyet and Şubat.[8] His cinematic credits include Kusursuzlar, Sis ve Gece and Rüya. His performance in Kusursuzlar earned him a nomination for the Best Actor award at the 41st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

Selim has also presented YouTube programs, podcasts and talk shows. He became famous through his YouTube program STOLK.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006SınavUğur
2007Sis ve GecePoliceman
2011Canavarlar SofrasıJ
2013KusursuzlarKerim
2015Yok ArtıkDoctor
2016Rüya
2017İşe Yarar Bir Şeyİrfan
2017Çat Kapı AşkPsychologist
2018Ölümlü DünyaCustomer
2018Son Çıkış
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Ne Seninle Ne SensizMustafa
2007Ters YüzBerk
2007Zoraki KocaTaner
2008Vurgun
2009Aynadaki DüşmanZeki
2012Çıplak GerçekZihni
2012–2013Şubat
2013FatihMercan AgaSupporting role
2014Ulan İstanbulEflatunSupporting role
2015Poyraz KarayelSupporting role
2015Güllerin SavaşıSupporting role
2017Hayati ve DiğerleriCelalSupporting role
Musical
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Alice MüzikaliKingSupporting role
Web series
YearTitleRoleNetwork
2011Leyla ile Mecnun
2018ŞahsiyetSefapuhutv
2022UysallarMertNetflix
2022Erşan KuneriMelkan OrsayNetflix
2022Benimle Dünya ArasındaCüneytDisney+
Presenter
YearTitleRoleNetwork
2016StolkPresenterYouTube
2019–İbrahim Selim ile Bu GecePresenter
2020–Boom by İbrahim SelimPresenterBluTV
2023-Kelime OyunuPresenterTeve2

Theatre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: İbrahim Selim: İnanın neyin gazına geldim bilmiyorum Back on Stage . 11 July 2021 . Turkish . Back on State . November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126091452/https://yellowbos.com/ibrahim-selim-inanin-neyin-gazina-geldim-bilmiyorum/ . 26 January 2020.
  2. Web site: InStyle Türkiye: Hayat bir kırmızı halı! Hazırlıklı olun!.
  3. Web site: "Bizler muzır çocuklardık ama 'Ayıp etmedik inşallah'ı da hep cebimizde taşırdık." . 11 July 2021 . Turkish . aykiriakademi.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210032408/http://aykiriakademi.com/sanat/sanat-sahne/ibrahim-selim-soylesi-isil-gerek . 10 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Kazananlar / 2016 Kazananlar ve Adaylar / 2016 . 11 July 2021 . www.afife.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203195448/https://www.afife.org/kazananlar-ve-adaylar/2016/kazananlar . 3 February 2018.
  5. Web site: "Arzu Tramvayı" yıllar sonra perdesini açıyor… . 11 July 2021 . Turkish . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180531174931/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/keyif/arzu-tramvayi-yillar-sonra-perdesini-aciyor-40624451 . 31 May 2018.
  6. Web site: İş Sanat'tan miniklere özel oyun: Fantastik Hikâyeler Makinesi . 11 July 2021 . Turkish . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170113213510/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/kultur-sanat-haberleri/is-sanattan-miniklere-ozeloyun-fantastik-hikayeler-makinesi/ . 13 January 2017.
  7. Web site: 'Alice' Müzikali İstanbul'da . 11 July 2021 . 16 March 2020 . Turkish . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711130518/https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/kultur-sanat/2020/03/16/alice-muzikali-istanbulda . 11 July 2021.
  8. Web site: İBRAHİM SELİM . 11 July 2021 . Turkish . Seslenen Kitap . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026213710/https://seslenenkitap.com/person/ibrahim-selim/ . 26 October 2020.