Life and career
He is of Laz descent from Rize. 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".
In June 2014, the shooting of his awarded movie, Limonata, began. The movie marked his first experience as a director and scenarist, and actors such as Serkan Keskin and Ertan Saban were cast in the leading roles. He directed and wrote the action-comedy films Ölümlü Dünya and "Ölümlü Dünya 2" which was released in 2018 and 2023. He directed and wrote in film "Cinayet Süsü". He wrote as production designer in series "Şeref Bey".
Filmography
Director
- 2015 Limonata
- 2018 Ölümlü Dünya
- 2019 Cinayet Süsü
- 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2
Screenwriter
- 2015 Limonata
- 2018 Ölümlü Dünya
- 2019 Cinayet Süsü
- 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2
Production Designer
- Şeref Bey
