Eray Özbal is a Turkish actor born in Gaziantep in 1957. He started his education by passing the conservatory exams in 1976, but in a short time he attracted the attention of his teachers and turned to Yeşilçam cinema. He mostly played villain roles in the films of important names of the period such as Orhan Gencebay, Kemal Sunal and Müslüm Gürses.
His portrayal of the character of Armenian assassin Soghomon Tehlirian in the TV series "Blood on the Wall" draws attention. In 2013, it was determined that he was selling drugs and he was taken into custody.
Özbal, who started his acting career with the movie "My Six Lovers" in 1977, took part in productions such as "The Setting Sun" in 1978, "İsyankar" and "The Dirt of Money" in 1979. The year 1980 was a period full of films such as "Separation Is Not Easy", "Bükukük", "Break the Chain of Your Heart", "Slave Love", "I'm Miserable", "Shoot Me Kill" and "Zeytin Gözlüm".
While he took part in the films "Kimbilir / Kibariye" and "Olmaz Olsun" in 1981, in 1983 and 1984 he starred in "Futboliye", "Gecelerin Kadını", "Günahkar", "Yalancı Dünya", "Berduşlar in Sosyetede", "Desperate", "Çılgın Arzular", "Friendly Wound", "Storm Gönüller", He has acted in many productions such as "Lost Girls", "Angry Sun", "Sev Enough", "Crownless Queen" and "Poor People".
In 1985 and 1986, he gave life to his characters in the films "Anadan Separate", "Hidden Yara", "Added Value Şaban", "I Can't Live Without You", "I Couldn't Forget", "Blood on the Wall", "Angel-Faced Murderer", "My Son" and "Poor".
In 1987, "What Would Happen If You Loved?" and "The Earth is Iron, the Sky is Copper", "077 Hızır - Emergency Service" and "Sis" in 1988, "All Doors Were Closed", "The Cherry Blossoms" and "Cotton Nurse" in 1990, "Wolf's Law" and "The Merry Widows" in 1991, "The American" and "The Last Word is Love" in 1993. "Fake Paradise" in 1994, "Pride and Prejudice" in 1995, "Love Under Siege" in 1997, "Journey to the Sun" in 1998, "Children of the Dark City" in 1999, "Blade Runner", "Jelves and Fairies", "Sin" and "Defense" in 2001, "For My Son" in 2003, "Joyful Haller" in 2004, "Cemalim" and "Eylül" in 2005, "Barda" in 2006, "Sonsuz" in 2009, "Samanyolu" in 2010, "I Named Her Feriha" in 2011, "This is the End" in 2012.
He took part in projects such as "Olsun", "Karagül" in 2014, "Ver Kaç" in 2017, "Gelincik" in 2020 and "My Father is a Hero" in 2023. It is expected that he will appear in the production called "Mythology Mafia" in the near future.
Özbal, who is also a screenwriter as well as an actor, wrote the script of the movie "The Last Word of Love" in 1993. He worked as an assistant director in the film "Her Şeye Rağmen" in 1988, and in the films "Davacı", "Değirmen" and "Ses" in 1986, and in the films "Fikrimin İnce Gülü - Sarı Mercedes" and "Su da Yanar" in 1987.
Eray Özbal was born in Gaziantep, Türkiye in 1957.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 52 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Karagül (2013) — Salman Aga
- Milky Way (2009) — Ömer
- September (2005)
- Mythology Mafia (2026)
- Hobos in Society (1984)
- Storm Hearts (1984)
- The Last Word of Love (1993)
- Weasel (2020)
- Wounded (1984)
- Who Knows (1981)
- No Way (1982) — Bilal
- I Couldn't Explain (1983) — Selcuk
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
