Cenk Uygur

Cenk Kadir Uygur (born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American progressive political commentator, media host, attorney, journalist, and politician. Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks, an American left-wing, sociopolitical, progressive news and commentary program. Before beginning his career as a political commentator, he worked briefly as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York City.

As a young man, Uygur supported social conservative positions but as his views evolved he began to identify as a progressive. Uygur also co-founded the progressive political action committee Justice Democrats along with Zack Exley, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Kyle Kulinski.

Cenk Uygur is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 14 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Conversation (2019), The Young Turks, Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014), Contact (1997), Bitmeyen Şarkı (2010), Money Monster (2016), Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (2024), I'm Still Here (2010). The recorded credits span 1997 to 2024, including 8 movies and 6 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.