Engin Akyürek
Engin Akyürek
Engin Akyürek | |
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| Born | 12 October 1981 Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor best known for his role as Kerim in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?.
Engin Akyürek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1981 Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life and education
Career
"Acting is not just putting on a costume and saying your lines" [2] Engin Akyürek
"I don't believe in luck, or chance. It is important to have talent and substance. Actually, luck, talent, and doing the right thing at the right time is what makes us. But, the most important, distinguishing factor is talent." [3] Engin Akyürek
In 2004, two years after graduating from university, Engin Akyürek took part in the Turkiye’nin Yildizlari (Turkey's Star) TV competition.[1] His first place win in this competition landed him a supporting role in the TV series, Yabanci Damat (2004–2007), produced by Yagmur Taylan and Durul Taylan.[4] His first film debut was Zeki Demirkubuz's Kader (2006). For his portrayal of Cevat in this film, Engin Akyürek received the "Most Promising Actor" award for both the Turkish Cinema Awards[5] and for CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Awards in 2006.[6] Thereafter, he starred in the role of Nizipli Halim in the TV series, Karayilan, a story that took place in Gaziantep (2007–2008), a story that took place during the French Occupation. Akyürek played the male psychotic lover, Mustafa Bulut, in the TV series Bir Bulut Olsam, written by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inanc. Also, he has played the male romantic lead, Kerim Ilgaz, in Fatmagul'ün Suçu Ne? (2010–2012), a TV series about societal issues surrounding a rape victim. The original scenario of Fatmagul'ün Suçu Ne? by Vedat Turkali, is written by Ece Yorenc and Melek Gencoglu for TV Drama and produced by Kerem Catay. He has starred as Tekin in a movie called Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi written and directed by Kerem Deren. The movie takes place in Bozcaada (2014).[7] He came back to the TV screens with Omer character in Kara Para Aşk in 2014 for which he won best actor in Seoul International Drama Awards (2015) and was nominated for the International Emmy Award in Best actor category.[8]
Filmography
Movies
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kader | 2006 | Cevat | Turkish Cinema Award (SIYAD) for “Most Promising Actor” CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Oyunculuk Award in 2006 for "Most Promising Actor" |
| A Small September Affair | 2014 | Tekin Bulut (Tek) | It was released on February 14, 2014. He plays a critically acclaimed character of a naive, innocent man who is not gifted with physical beauty but instead a beautiful heart. |
| Çocuklar Sana Emanet | 2018 | Kerem | An interior architect Kerem had a traumatic car accident and lost his wife in it, so he spent some time with a healer woman and people of a village to recover. |
| Bir Aşk İki Hayat | 2019 | Umut |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yabancı Damat | 2004–2007 | Kadir Sadıkoglu | He plays a baker of a sweet shop engaged to Nazli, the daughter of the shop owner. |
| Karayilan | 2007–2008 | Nizipli Halim | He plays a pure, innocent, loyal, ignorant, but at the same time very funny and tough character fighting for the liberation of Gaziantep City from the occupying French forces during the Turkish Independence War. |
| Bir Bulut Olsam | 2008–2009 | Mustafa Bulut | He plays an epileptic and obsessive lover, who forcefully marries his cousin, abuses and tortures her for not returning his love, although not evil at heart, his bursts of short temper and unrequited love for Narin makes him emotionally unstable and commit acts of violence that hurt him more than the ones he wants to hurt. |
| Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? | 2010–2012 | Kerim Ilgaz | He plays his most popular character to date of a man forced to marry the woman he is falsely accused of raping and eventually falls in love with her. |
| Kara Para Aşk | 2014–2015 | Ömer Demir | He plays the critically acclaimed International Emmy Award nominated character of a confident, handsome and chivalrous policeman. |
| Ölene Kadar | 2017 | Dağhan Soysür | Dağhan is a talented doctor who is studying to get his proficiency and soon to marry Beril, his pregnant girlfriend, even without her father's approval. However, on the day of his wedding he is narcotized and framed for the murder of his wealthy father-in-law. |
| Sefirin Kızı | 2019– | Sancar |
Theatre
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romantika Muzikali | 2007 | Ceto | [9] |
Awards
| Title | Year | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kader | 2006 | Cevat | Turkish Cinema Award (SIYAD) for “Most Promising Actor”[5][10] |
| CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Oyunculuk Award in 2006 for “Most Promising Actor” [6] | |||
| Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? | 2011 | Kerim | “Best Actor to Represent Turkey in Hollywood” Ucankus Ucankus Türkiye'yi Hollywood'da En İyi Temsil Edebilecek Oyuncu (Viewer Surveys/Polls) [11] |
| May 2011 | “Best Male TV Actor” Televizyondizisi En İyi Erkek Oyuncu (Viewer Surveys/Polls) [12] | ||
| Sept 2011 | “Best Looking Actor Under 30” Ayakligazete Ayaklıgazete 30 Yasın Altındaki En Yakısıklı Oyuncu (Viewer Surveys/Polls)”[13] | ||
| June 2011 | “Best Looking Actor on TV ”Habershow Habershow Dizilerin En Yakısıklısı (Viewer Surveys/Polls)[14] | ||
| June 2011 | “Best Actor” Dizifilmbook '(FGSN First Season) Dizifilmbook 'FSN 1.sezon En İyi Oyuncusu*(Viewer Surveys/Polls)[15]* | ||
| March 2012 | “Best Actor in a TV Series in 2011” Has Awards, Kadir Has Universitesi "2011 En Has Erkek Dizi Oyuncusu” (Viewer Surveys/Polls)[16][17][18][19] | ||
| May 2012 | “Best Drama Male Actor in 2011” Ayakligazete, Ayakligazete "2011 En İyi Drama Erkek Oyuncusu” (Viewer Surveys/Polls) [20] | ||
| Kara Para Aşk | May 2014 | Omer | The Best Actor” Award based on the 2014 poll organized by www.televizyondizisi.com awards [21] |
| December 2014 | “ Best Actor of 2014 Drama Dalında En İyi Erkek Oyuncu RaniniTv'den 2014 Yılının En İyileri Listesi raninitv 25 Aralık 2014” | ||
| April 2015 | Stars of the Export in Electrical Electronics and Service Exporters Association Cultural Service Awards [22] | ||
| May 2015 | “Best Actor” of the Year category in " festival Marconi Odülleri ", organized by Bursa University " radio and television branch " in Turkey. The winners this year[23] | ||
| 2015 | The Best Actor” Award based on the 2015 poll organized by www.televizyondizisi.com.awards[24] | ||
| Best actor Prize in Seoul International Drama Awards 2015[25] | |||
| Best Actor Nominee in Golden Butterfly Awards 2015 [26] | |||
| Best Actor Nominee in International Emmy Awards 2015 [27] | |||
| Best Actor in 4. Kristal Fare Ödülleri [28] | |||
| 2016 | Best Actor in Altın Palamut Sinema Televizyon Ödülleri İçin [29] | ||
| Best Actor in Dijital Dünyanın En’leri Ödülleri 2016[30] |