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Hal Ozsan
Ozsan in 2017
Born	Halil Özşan (1976-10-26) 26 October 1976 (age 48) Famagusta, Cyprus
Citizenship	United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, producer, singer, songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Spouses	Ashley Kucich ​ ​(m. 2020; div. 2021)​ Sarah Canning ​(m. 2023)​
Website	www.halozsan.com

Halil Özşan (/ˈoʊzæn/; born 26 October 1976) is a Turkish Cypriot-American actor, screenwriter and producer. As an actor, he came to prominence for his role as Todd Carr in Dawson's Creek. He has gone on to appear in various series regular and recurring roles on shows such as Jessica Jones, NCIS: New Orleans, The Blacklist, Graceland, Impastor, 90210, and Kyle XY.

As a screenwriter and producer, he is known for being co-executive producer and co-writer of the Viceland comedy What Would Diplo Do? starring his Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek.

Ozsan fronted the band Poets and Pornstars as a singer-songwriter until 2008, with his music featured in such media as Californication and So You Think You Can Dance.

Early life

Ozsan was born to Turkish Cypriot parents in Famagusta, Cyprus. At the age of three, he moved to England with his family and was raised in the London suburb of Havering. At the age of 11, he gained admission to Brentwood School, receiving a distinction for drama.

Career

Ozsan moved to the United States in the 1990s, where he began working in films and television. His first major recognition for a recurring role was as Todd Carr in Dawson's Creek, followed by a main role in the miniseries Fallen and a recurring role in Kyle XY. Ozsan's first film appearance was in the film S1m0ne. He was the singer-songwriter for the rock band Poets and Pornstars; in 2008, he left the band to return to acting full-time. His songs have appeared in several films and television shows, including Californication, So You Think You Can Dance, Little Athens and Undead or Alive. Many other television shows and films were to follow.

In 2017, he became the co-executive producer and co-writer of the critically acclaimed Viceland comedy series What Would Diplo Do?, reuniting with his Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek.

Personal life

On 16 October 2020, Ozsan eloped with makeup artist and hair stylist Ashley Kucich. Ozsan filed for divorce in 2021.

In July 2023, Ozsan announced that he was engaged to former fashion model Sarah Canning, to whom he proposed with the aid of British comedian David Walliams at the Mediterrane Film Festival. Ozsan and Canning had been dating since 2022.

They were married on 14 December 2023 in the Marylebone neighborhood of London.

Filmography

References

1. "Hal Ozsan". Facebook. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
2. "Hal Ozsan Interview HD" on YouTube
3. ^ NY Daily News (8 March 2011). "'Dawson's Creek': Where are they now?:Hal Ozsan (Todd Carr)". New York. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
4. "What Would Diplo Do? - IMDbPro".
5. ^ Star Kibris. "Al Pacino ile aynı sahneyi paylaştı!". Retrieved 15 June 2011.
6. ^ Hurriyet (March 2010). "Hollywood'da kendine hatırı sayılır bir kariyer yapmış bir Türk aktör Hal Ozsan". Retrieved 15 June 2011.
7. MTV. "Poets & Pornstars". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
8. "What Would Diplo Do?: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes.
9. Ozsan, Hal. "Eloped". Instagram.
10. "HAL OZSAN Vs. ASHLEY CHRISTINE OZSAN". Retrieved 1 July 2023.
11. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid03413Fv1zUFRVpQwCKWQteJmRKQ1XJNj8iSL8LPTkM1AF3HyicbAxUjpYxrg8iuPQGl&id=1083270006
12. Ozsan, Hal (1 July 2023). "When you fall in love with a woman as epic as @scanning the proposal better be just as epic. (A hundred thanks to @dwalliams for being in cahoots and @jillmorganx for being a total genius and @danielamelchior and @saravendeiroo for shooting it!) Today is a very very great day". Instagram. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
13. Ozsan, Hal (15 December 2023). "December 14th, 2023 ♾️". Instagram. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Hal Ozsan at IMDb

• 1976 births
• 20th-century English male actors
• English male film actors
• English male television actors
• English male singer-songwriters
• English singer-songwriters
• Living people
• People educated at Brentwood School, Essex
• People from Famagusta
• English male video game actors
• Cypriot male video game actors
• English male web series actors
• Actors from the London Borough of Havering
• Cypriot emigrants to England
• Cypriot emigrants to the United States
• 21st-century British male singers
• English emigrants to the United States
• Male actors from London