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.