Hal Ozsan

Hal Ozsan is a Turkish Cypriot actor, screenwriter and musician who was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, and raised in Havering, London. He trained in drama at Brentwood School, earning a distinction, and moved to America in the 1990s to begin film and television work. His breakthrough came with the recurring part of Todd Carr on Dawson's Creek. He followed that with a lead in the miniseries Fallen and a recurring spot on Kyle XY, and his first film appearance came in S1m0ne. Before returning to acting in 2008, he sang and wrote songs for the rock band Poets and Pornstars, and his songs were used in television shows, including Californication. In 2017 he took on co-writing and co-executive producing duties for the Viceland comedy What Would Diplo Do?, described as critically acclaimed. His script Alpha reached the top 10 of the Black List in 2025 and was sold to Netflix.