Deniz Tansel Öngel (born 24 September 1976) is a Turkish actor. Öngel is the child of an immigrant family. His paternal grandmother is from Thessaloniki immigrant, while his maternal grandmother is Egyptian, and his grandfather is Lebanese.
Profile Name: Tansel Öngel
Height: 5′8″
Born: 24 Sept 1976
Birth Place: Kilis, Turkey
Currently Dating: Single
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/deniztanselongel/?hl=en
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 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 the 2010 series Kılıç Günü, directed by Osman Sınav and Raşit Çelikezer.
Öngel further rose to prominence with his portrayal of Alvise Gritti in Muhteşem Yüzyıl for 36 episodes. Between 2012 and 2014, he was among the leading cast of Benim İçin Üzülme, starring alongside Fulya Zenginer, Çağlar Ertuğrul and Öykü Çelik. He later appeared as Mert in the series Yaz’ın Öyküsü, before starring with Nesrin Cavadzade in the movie Son Mektup, which was released in 2015.
Movies And TV Series
Series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Uy Başuma Gelenler | Volkan |
| 2005 | Avrupa Yakası | Demir |
| 2005 | Kısmet | – |
| 2006 | Kaybolan Yıllar | guest appearance |
| 2005 | Güz Yangını | Kerem |
| 2006 | Adak | Zeynel |
| 2007 | Elveda Derken | Kerim |
| 2009 | Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? | Yalçın |
| 2010 | Kılıç Günü | Kılıç Ali |
| 2010 | Geniş Aile | Cihangir |
| 2011 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Alvise Gritti |
| 2012 | Benim İçin Üzülme | Niyazi |
| 2015 | Yaz’ın Öyküsü | Mert |
| 2016 | Kanıt Ateş Üstünde | Kaan |
| 2018 | Kalbimin Sultanı | Namık Paşa |
| 2020 | Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm | – |
| 2020 | Kırmızı Oda | Tarık |
| 2020 | Masumlar Apartmanı | Naci |
| 2021 | Mavera | Mahmud |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kısmet | Kadir |
| 2011 | Dekupe | Serkan |
| 2014 | Mucize | Cemilo |
| 2015 | Son Mektup | Salih Ekrem |
| 2016 | Babamın Kanatları | Resul |
| 2018 | Bizim Köyün Şarkısı | Mehmet |
| 2019 | Kader Postası | – |
| 2020 | Hayalet: 3 Yasam | Nevzat |