Mehmet Usta

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Düzce, Turkey

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1997–present

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Mehmet Usta (born 20 February 1973) is a Turkish actor.

Life and career

Usta was born in Düzce. His family is from Trabzon and they moved to Istanbul when he was one year old. He finished his primary and secondary education at Aksaray Mahmudiye School, after which he attended Istanbul Davutpaşa High School. He completed his bachelor's degree at the School of Arts and Sciences of Marmara University and earned his master's degree in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Art Sociology with the thesis "Traditional Turkish Theater on the Axis of Modernity and Modernization".{{cite web|url=https://www.aksam.com.tr/televizyon/teskilatin-zayedi-mehmet-usta-kimdir-kac-yasinda-mehmet-usta-nereli-hangi-dizi-ve-filmlerde-oynadi/haber-1155091|title=Teşkilat'ın Zayed'i Mehmet Usta kimdir, kaç yaşında? Mehmet Usta nereli, hangi dizilerde oynadı?|newspaper=Akşam|date=8 March 2021|accessdate=22 March 2021}} He was interested in Far East Martial Arts before enrolling in university. After finishing his education, he started appearing on stage and soon made his debut in cinema and television.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/teskilat-zayed-fadi-kimdir-gercek-adi-ne-mehmet-usta-hangi-dizilerde-oynadi|title=Teşkilat Zayed Fadi kimdir, gerçek adı ne? Mehmet Usta hangi dizilerde oynadı?|work=CNN Türk|date=21 March 2021|accessdate=22 March 2021}}

He rose to prominence with his television roles as "Ölü" in hit series Ekmek Teknesi and as "Şoker" in Fox's hit fantasy child series Bez Bebek. He then starred in the TRT 1 hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun as "Kamil", before portraying the character of "Gomodor" in Fox's fantasy child series Dedemin Dolabı. He subsequently starred in period series Bir Yusuf Masalı as "İkram". In 2021, he was cast in a leading role in the action drama TV series Teşkilat as Zayed Fadi.{{cite web|url=https://www.mynet.com/teskilat-dizisi-mehmet-usta-kimdir-teskilat-dizisi-zayed-fadi-biyografisi-323927-mymagazin|title=Teşkilat dizisi Mehmet Usta kimdir? Teşkilat dizisi Zayed Fadi biyografisi|work=Mynet|date=7 March 2021|accessdate=22 March 2021}}