Cansel Elçin was born on 20 September 1973, in İzmir, Turkey, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old.

He is known for the hit period series Hatırla Sevgili alongside Beren Saat and Okan Yalabık.

With Özge Özberk, Berk Hakman, he played in period series Kırık Kanatlar and in historical film 120.

His co-stars are Tuba Büyüküstün in Gönülçelen, Fahriye Evcen in Yalancı Bahar, Tülin Özen in Cennetin Çocukları.

[citation needed] Elçin won the Best Male TV Actor Award for his role in Hatırla Sevgili, at Beykent University Faculty of Communations, 2008 Communation Awards; which honors the year's bests as voted by the students.