Deniz Tansel Öngel (born 24 September 1976) is a Turkish actor.
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Life and career
Öngel is the child of an immigrant family. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal grandmother was a Turkish immigrant from Thessaloniki, while his maternal grandmother is of Lebanese descent, and his grandfather is of Egyptian descent . He was born in Kilis, where his parents worked as teachers, and later grew up in Ankara. Öngel graduated from the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory in 2000 with a degree in theatre studies. In the same year, he started working as manager and actor for the Turkish State Theatres in Trabzon and later joined the Istanbul State Theatre.
He made his television debut in 2004 with the series Uy Başımıza Gelenler, starring alongside Hakan Yılmaz and Başak Köklükaya. He had the leading role in series Elveda Derken and the 2010 series Kılıç Günü, directed by Osman Sınav and Raşit Çelikezer. He had guest roles in popular series such as Avrupa Yakası, Kaybolan Yıllar, Geniş Aile.
Öngel further rose to prominence with his portrayal of Alvise Gritti in Muhteşem Yüzyıl for 36 episodes. His period role are in Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu?, Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, Son Mektup, Kalbimin Sultanı, Mavera, Mucize.
Between 2012 and 2014, he was among the leading cast of Benim İçin Üzülme, starring alongside Fulya Zenginer, Barış Arduç, Çağlar Ertuğrul, Selin Şekerci and Öykü Çelik. He later appeared as Mert in the series Yaz'ın Öyküsü alongside Vildan Atasever, Ece Çeşmioğlu. He played in sequel detective series Kanıt: Ateş Üstünde.
Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire : Tennessee Williams - Oyun Atölyesi - 2017
Coriolanus : William Shakespeare - Istanbul State Theatre - 2016
The Great Gatsby : Scott Fitzgerald - Istanbul State Theatre - 2015
Incendies : Wajdi Mouawad - Istanbul State Theatre - 2011
Doğal Zehir : Eric Chappel - Trabzon State Theatre - 2009
The Dumb Waiter : Harold Pinter - Trabzon State Theatre - 2007
Benerci Kendini Niçin Öldürdü : Nâzım Hikmet - Istanbul State Theatre - 2005
All My Sons : Arthur Miller - Trabzon State Theatre - 2004
Little Shop of Horrors : Howard Ashman - Trabzon State Theatre - 2003
Twelfth Night : William Shakespeare - Trabzon State Theatre - 2003
Whose Life Is It Anyway? : Brian Clark - Trabzon State Theatre - 2002
A Midsummer Night's Dream : William Shakespeare - Trabzon State Theatre - 2001
Kurban : Güngör Dilmen - Trabzon State Theatre- 2000
Zengin Mutfağı : Vasıf Öngören - Trabzon State Theatre - 1999
Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz : Aziz Nesin - Trabzon State Theatre - 1999
Filmography
TV series
Hayat Bugün (2022–) : Aras Erdem
Mavera (2021) : Mahmud
Masumlar Apartmanı (2020–2022) : Naci
Kırmızı Oda (2020) - Tarık
Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm (2020)
Kalbimin Sultanı (2018) : Namık Paşa
Kanıt Ateş Üstünde (2016) : Kaan
Yaz'ın Öyküsü (2015) : Mert
Benim İçin Üzülme (2012) : Niyazi
Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011) : Alvise Gritti
Geniş Aile (2010) : Cihangir (guest appearance)
Kılıç Günü (2010) : Kılıç Ali
Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? (2009) : Yalçın
Elveda Derken (2007) : Kerim
Adak (2006) : Zeynel
Güz Yangını (2005) : Kerem
Kaybolan Yıllar (2006) : guest appearance
Kısmet (2005)
Avrupa Yakası (2005) : Demir (guest appearance)
Uy Başuma Gelenler (2004) : Volkan
TV programs
Maske Kimsin Sen? (2022) - presenter
Film
Hayalet: 3 Yasam (2020) - Nevzat
Kader Postası (2019)
Bizim Köyün Şarkısı (2018) - Mehmet
Babamın Kanatları (2016) - Resul
Son Mektup (2015) - Salih Ekrem
Mucize (2014) - Cemilo
Dekupe (2011) - Serkan
Kısmet (2004) - Kadir