Age |
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43 years |
Birth date |
October 12, 1981 |
Zodiac sign |
Libra |
Place of Birth |
Turkey |
Occupation |
Actor |
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Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981 in Ankara) is a Turkish actor best known for his role as Kerim in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?.
Engin Akyürek was born on October 12, 1981 in Ankara, Turkey. His father is a government official and his mother is a homemaker. He has a younger brother. Akyürek graduated from Ankara University in 2002, where he studied history in the school of language, history and geography.
Engin Akyürek
In 2004, two years after graduating from university, Engin Akyürek took part in the “Turkiye’nin Yildizlari” (Turkey's Star) TV competition. 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. 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 and for CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Awards in 2006. Thereafter, he starred in the role of Nizipli Halim in the TV series, Karayilan (TV), 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'un Sucu Ne? (2010–2012), a TV series about societal issues surrounding a rape victim. The original scenario of Fatmagul'un Sucu 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). He came back to the TV screens with Omer character in Kara Para Aşk TV series 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. In 2017, he has starred in TV drama Ölene Kadar as Daghan Soysur, a doctor, who was wrongly accused of murdering his fiancé’s father, and sentenced to life in prison. He costarred with Fahriye Evcen. Ölene Kadar has been produced by Timur Savci and the show was cancelled after 13 episodes because of low ratings. His new movie, Cocuklar Sana Emanet, written and directed by Çagan Irmak, premiered on March 23, 2018. The movie has been selected for Santa Cruz International Film Festival in Argentina in the category of fictional drama.
Height | 6 ft 3 in / 191 cm |
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Weight | 187 lb / 85 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Turkish |
Race / ethnicity | White |