Osman Sonant born 1 March 1979 is a Turkish actor He started his career in 1997 at Bahçelievler Municipal Theatre and was trained by Yılmaz Gruda In 1998 he continued his career at Ortaoyuncular Nöbetçi Theatre run by Ferhan Şensoy and the next year he enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory and eventually graduated with a degree in stage arts studies After appearing in various plays movies and TV series in 2009 he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 16th Golden Boll Film Festival for his role in Pandoranın Kutusu Since 2011 He is playing the character of Yavuz in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun In 2015 he had a leading role in Onur Ünlüs Beş Kardeş series portraying the character of Orhan Sonant has also appeared in the psychological thriller TV series Fi and in 2020 had a leading role in the Netflix historical docudrama Rise of Empires Ottoman