Hal Ozsan

Halil Özşan (/ˈoʊzæn/ ;^[2] 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 .^[3]

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.^[4]

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 .

Ozsan was born to Turkish Cypriot parents in Famagusta, Cyprus.^[5] At the age of three, he moved to England with his family and was raised in the London suburb of Havering.^[5] At the age of 11, he gained admission to Brentwood School, receiving a distinction for drama.^[6]

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 .^[3] Ozsan's first film appearance was in the film S1m0ne .^[5] He was the singer-songwriter for the rock band Poets and Pornstars; in 2008, he left the band to return to acting full-time.^[6] His songs have appeared in several films and television shows, including Californication , So You Think You Can Dance , Little Athens and Undead or Alive .^[7] 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.^[8]

On 16 October 2020, Ozsan eloped with makeup artist and hair stylist Ashley Kucich.^[9] Ozsan filed for divorce in 2021.^[10]

In July 2023, Ozsan announced that he was engaged to former fashion model^[11] Sarah Canning, to whom he proposed with the aid of British comedian David Walliams at the Mediterrane Film Festival.^[12] Ozsan and Canning had been dating since 2022.^{[citation needed ]}

They were married on 14 December 2023 in the Marylebone neighborhood of London.^[13]

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