Riza Sönmez was born on 26 November 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009), Orhan Pamuk'a Söylemeyin Kars'ta Çektiğim Filmde Kar Romanı da Var (2017) and Eşkıya (1996).