Born October 12, 1981 in Ankara, Turkey. He was born and raised in Ankara. He graduated from Ankara University Department of History.
His
first TV series was Yabanci Damat. It is first Turkish series exported to
Greece. Yabanci damat is first important success for Turkish series export.
It's about love of a Greek man and a Turkish woman. After increasing the number
of his fans by this series he shot his first movie "Kader" in 2006.
With "Cevat" role in this movie, he won the Modern Cinema Actors and
Actresses Association (Casod) "Most Promising Actor", and Cinema
Writers Association (Siyad) "Most Promising Actor" Awards in 2006.
His
next project was TV Series "Karayilan" which was directed by Cem
Akyoldas. This series was about the French occupation in Gaziantep and it had
the second highest budget for TV Series in Turkey.
His
first leading role was in TV Series "Bir Bulut Olsam",which was
written by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inac. His character was
"Mustafa Bulut" who gave the series its name.
In
2011, he played the male romantic lead Kerim in TV series "What is
Fatmagul's Fault?" which was written by Vedat Türkali and directed by
Hilal Saral, Hüseyin Tunç, and Ayhan Özen. His performance in this series
brought him many awards and he became one of the most popular actors in Turkey.
This role also made him one of the most recognized and loved Turkish actors in
the Middle East and Latin America.
In
2014, he played a character named Tekin in a movie called "A Small
September Affair" written and directed by Kerem Deren. In the same year,
he came back to the TV screens with Omer character in "Black Money
Love" TV series written by Eylem Canbolat and Sema Ergenekon and directed
by Ahmet Katiksiz. With this role, he won the Best Actor Award in Seoul
International Drama Awards and nominated for the Best Actor category at the
International Emmy Awards in 2015.
Film and Tv
Series:
Sefirin
Kızı (Sancar, TV Series 2019-2021)
Çocuklar
Sana Emanet (Kerem, Film 2018)
Bir
Aşk İki Hayat (Umut, Film 2018)
Ölene
Kadar (Dağhan Soysür, TV Series 2017)
Kara
Para Aşk (Ömer, TV Series 2014-2015)
Bi
Küçük Eylül Meselesi (Tekin, Film 2014)
Fatmagül'ün
Suçu Ne? (Kerim, TV Series 2010-2011)
Bir
Bulut Olsam (Mustafa Bulut, TV Series 2009)
Kara
Yılan (Nizipli, TV Series 2007)
Kader
(Cevat, Film 2006)
Yabancı
Damat (Kadir Sadıkoğlu, TV Series 2004)
REFERENCE:
Engin Akyürek (imdb.com, 30.12.2020), Engin Akyürek (sinematurk.com,
30.12.2020), Engin Akyürek (diziseti.tv, 30.12.2020), Engin Akyürek
(beyazperde.com, 30.12.2020).
