Engin Akyürek

Born

12 October 1981 (aged 45)

Place of birth

Ankara

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Engin Akyürek was born on 12 October 1981 in Ankara; his family is from the Tercan district of Erzincan. He graduated from the history department of the Faculty of Language and History-Geography at Ankara University. He received no formal training in acting; he turned to the field by taking part in the television competition Türkiye'nin Yıldızları.

His first experience on screen was the role of Kadir Sadıkoğlu in the series Yabancı Damat, which began in 2004. He moved into cinema with the character Cevat in the film Kader. Mustafa Bulut, whom he portrayed in the series Bir Bulut Olsam, was the first lead role of his career.

He reached wide audiences by playing Kerim Ilgaz in the series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?. For the role of Ömer Demir in Kara Para Aşk, he was named best actor at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2015 and nominated for the International Emmy Awards. In later years he brought to life the characters Dağhan in Ölene Kadar, Sancar Efeoğlu in Sefirin Kızı and Tahir Lekesiz in Adım Farah; in cinema he played Tekin in Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi.

Besides acting, he is also interested in screenwriting and writing books.

Akyürek played Kerem in Avşar Film's 2018 film Çocuklar Sana Emanet.