Ünsal Babayigit was born on November 18th, 1977 in Langen, Germany. He
is the son of Emine Kesgin and Kamer Babayigit, he has one older
brother, Ünal Babayigit. His parents moved in the early 1960th to
Germany as workers.
He grew up in Germany and after he finished his high school education
he decided to move to Istanbul and try his luck there. In 2011 he
earned his degree in PR at the Istanbul University, Fakulty of
Communication.
In 2001 he finished successfully the acting school "Theater
Werkstatt" in Germany. Then he moved to Turkey. While struggling to
establish himself in Istanbul, Ünsal took lessons from several acting
coaches. Ünsal's TV career began in 2009, with low credited parts in
the series "Tek Turkey". In 2013 he got his first film role, as a young
Anzak soldier in the first world war.