İbrahim Selim

İbrahim Selim
Born (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationsActor, TV presenter
Years active2005–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.[1] He became famous through his YouTube program STOLK.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 SınavUğur
2007 Sis ve GecePoliceman
2011 Canavarlar SofrasıJ
2013 KusursuzlarKerim
2015 Yok ArtıkDoctor
2016 Rüya
2017 İşe Yarar Bir Şeyİrfan
2017 Çat Kapı AşkPsychologist
2018 Ölümlü DünyaCustomer
2018 Son Çıkış
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Ne Seninle Ne SensizMustafa
2007 Ters YüzBerk
2007 Zoraki KocaTaner
2008 Vurgun
2009 Aynadaki DüşmanZeki
2012 Çıplak GerçekZihni
2012–2013 Şubat
2013 FatihMercan Aga Supporting role
2014 Ulan İstanbulEflatun Supporting role
2015 Poyraz KarayelSupporting role
2015 Güllerin SavaşıSupporting role
2017 Hayati ve DiğerleriCelal Supporting role
Musical
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Alice MüzikaliKingSupporting role
Web series
Year Title Role Network
2011 Leyla ile Mecnun
2018 ŞahsiyetSefa puhutv
2022 UysallarMert Netflix
2022 Erşan KuneriMelkan Orsay Netflix
2022 Benimle Dünya ArasındaCüneyt Disney+
Presenter
Year Title Role Network
2016 StolkPresenter YouTube
2019– İbrahim Selim ile Bu GecePresenter Zorlu PSM / YouTube
2020– Boom by İbrahim SelimPresenter BluTV
2023- Kelime OyunuPresenter Teve2

Theatre

  • Arzu Tramvayı (Mitch) - 2017
  • Çirkin (director) - 2017
  • Fantastik Hikayeler Makinesi - 2017
  • Bunu Ben de Yaparım! (Dave) - 2016
  • Tamamen Doluyuz (voiceover) - 2015
  • Dövüş Gecesi - 2014
  • Makas Oyunları 2 / Köy / Dalgety - 2014
  • Makas Oyunları 1 / Şişman Adam / The Fat Man - 2013
  • Sarı Ay (stepfather) - 2012
  • Öksüzler (Danny) - 2011
  • Malafa - 2010
  • Alışveriş ve S***ş / Shopping and F***ing - 2009
  • Vur / Yağmala / Yeniden / Odýsseia

References

  1. ^ ab"İbrahim Selim: İnanın neyin gazına geldim bilmiyorum | Back on Stage". Back on State (in Turkish). November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^"InStyle Türkiye: Hayat bir kırmızı halı! Hazırlıklı olun!".
  3. ^""Bizler muzır çocuklardık ama 'Ayıp etmedik inşallah'ı da hep cebimizde taşırdık."". aykiriakademi.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^"Kazananlar / 2016 | Kazananlar ve Adaylar / 2016". www.afife.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^""Arzu Tramvayı" yıllar sonra perdesini açıyor…". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^"İş Sanat'tan miniklere özel oyun: Fantastik Hikâyeler Makinesi". Sözcü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^"'Alice' Müzikali İstanbul'da". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ ab"İBRAHİM SELİM". Seslenen Kitap (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.