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Hal Ozsan : biography

October 26, 1976 –

Halil Özşan, better known as Hal Ozsan (born October 26, 1976), is a British actor and singer-songwriter of Turkish Cypriot descent. He is best known for his roles as Michael Cassidy in the hit ABC Family series Kyle XY, Todd Carr in the WB’s Dawson’s Creek, and Miles Cannon in 90210.

Life

Ozsan was born to Turkish Cypriot parents in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. At the age of 3 he moved to England with his family and was raised in the east London suburb of Havering. At the age of 11 he gained admission to Brentwood School, receiving a distinction for Drama.

He 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; this was followed by a regular appearance in Fallen and Kyle XY. Ozsan’s first film appearance was opposite Al Pacino in a supporting role in the film S1m0ne.

In 2006, Ozsan was a singer-songwriter for the Rock ‘n’ Roll band Poets and Pornstars. His songs have appeared in several films and television shows including Californication, So You Think You Can Dance, Little Athens, and Undead or Alive. In 2008, he left the band to return to acting full time.

Filmography

Actor
Year Film Role Notes
2000 Felicity Long-Haired Guy / Stoner Guy / Student TV series (2 episodes)
2000 Jesse Dawson TV series (1 episode)
2001 Providence Rolando TV series (1 episode)
2001 FreakyLinks Jamie Hallowell TV series (1 episode)
2001 Grounded for Life Jerry TV series (1 episode)
2001 Six Feet Under Man in Flower Shop TV series (1 episode)
2002 Roswell TV series (1 episode)
2002 S1m0ne Hotel Concierge
2003 Fastlane Oliver Jax TV series (1 episode)
2001–2003 Dawson’s Creek Todd Carr TV series (14 episodes)
2003 Dragnet TV series (1 episode)
2004 Helter Skelter Joey Dimarco
2004 The Division TV series (1 episode)
2005 Guy in Row Five Billy
2005 CSI: Miami Brandon Pace TV series (1 episode)
2006 Caffeine (film) Dude
2006 CSI: NY Tony DeLuca TV series (1 episode)
2007 Redline Mike Z
2007 Children of Wax Hakan
2007 Fallen Azazel TV series (4 episodes)
2008 Shark Donny Garland TV series (1 episode)
2008 The Unit Raheem TV series (1 episode)
2008 Californication Ronny Praeger TV series (3 episodes)
2009 Without a Trace Wyatt Brody TV series (1 episode)
2009 Kyle XY Michael Cassidy TV series (10 episodes)
2009 Supernatural Patrick TV series (1 episode)
2010 Head Over Spurs in Love Serge Prozorofsky
2010 Groupie Travis Bellamy
2010 Hawthorne TV series (1 episode)
2010 Melissa & Joey Dylan TV series (1 episode)
2011 The Online Gamer Mark TV series (1 episode)
2010–2011 90210 Miles Cannon TV series (12 episodes)
2011 Suits Jones Debeque TV series (1 episode)
2011 Peach Plum Pear Nils Hutchinson (completed)
2011 For the Love of Money Abe (post-production)
2012 White Collar Gordon Taylor TV series (1 episode)
2012 Bones Jacque Kent TV series (1 episode)
2012 Make It Or Break It Dr. Andrew Walker (TV series 2 episode)
2012 Hollywood Heights Nick Lynch (TV series 2 episode)
2012 The Mentalist Mo Kahn (TV series 1 episode)
2012 Beauty and The Beast Chris Miller (TV series 1 episode)