Ali Atay

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