Engin Akyürek

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 (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early life and education

Engin Akyürek was born on 12 October 1981 in Ankara, Turkey. His father is a government official and his mother is a homemaker. He has a younger brother.[1]

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
Kader2006CevatTurkish Cinema Award (SIYAD) for “Most Promising Actor”
CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Oyunculuk Award in 2006 for "Most Promising Actor"
A Small September Affair2014Tekin Bulut (Tek)
Çocuklar Sana Emanet2018Kerem
Bir Aşk İki Hayat2019Umut

Television
Title Year Role Notes
Yabancı Damat2004–2007Kadir Sadıkoglu
Karayilan2007–2008Nizipli Halim
Bir Bulut Olsam2008–2009Mustafa Bulut
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?2010–2012Kerim Ilgaz
Kara Para Aşk2014–2015Ömer Demir
Ölene Kadar2017Dağhan Soysür
Sefirin Kızı2019–Sancar Efeoğlu

Theatre
Title Year Role Notes
Romantika Muzikali2007Ceto[9]

Awards
Title Year Role Awards
Kader2006CevatTurkish Cinema Award (SIYAD) for “Most Promising Actor”[5][10]
CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Oyunculuk Award in 2006 for “Most Promising Actor” [6]
Kara Para Aşk December 2014 Omer“ Best Actor of 2014 Drama Dalında En İyi Erkek Oyuncu RaniniTv'den 2014 Yılının En İyileri Listesi raninitv 25 Aralık 2014”
April 2015Stars of the Export in Electrical Electronics and Service Exporters Association Cultural Service Awards [11]
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[12]
2015The Best Actor” Award based on the 2015 poll organized by www.televizyondizisi.com.awards[13]
Best actor Prize in Seoul International Drama Awards 2015[14]
Best Actor Nominee in Golden Butterfly Awards 2015 [15]
Best Actor Nominee in International Emmy Awards 2015 [16]
Best Actor in 4. Kristal Fare Ödülleri [17]
2016Best Actor in Altın Palamut Sinema Televizyon Ödülleri İçin [18]
Best Actor in Dijital Dünyanın En’leri Ödülleri 2016[19]

References
  1. "ENGÝN AKYÜREK KÝMDÝR / 2 - Hürriyet". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. "ENGÝN AKYÜREK KÝMDÝR / 12 - Hürriyet". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. "ENGÝN AKYÜREK KÝMDÝR / 8 - Hürriyet". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. "Dizilerimiz". Erler Film. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. "SİYAD Ödülleri'ne Reha Erdem damgası". Kurumsalhaberler.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  6. "Milliyet İnternet haber, finans, spor, astroloji, sağlık, hava durumu, sinema, televizyon, video, tatil, galeri, emlak, araba, seri ilan, oyun sitesi". Sanat.milliyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  7. "bi kucuk Eylul meselesi". Bikucukeylulmeselesi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  8. "Engin Akyürek and Tuba Büyüküstün's new tv series: Kara Para Aşk". 2014-03-23. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. "21:00 Romantika müzikali". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  10. "Sinema Yazarları Derneği". SİYAD. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  11. ""İhracatın yıldızları ödüllendirildi" | Magazin Haberleri". Haberturk.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  12. "Kara Para Aşk'a bir ödül daha - Haberler". Atv. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  13. "TelevizyonDizisi.com 2015 En İyiler Anketi Sonuçlandı". Televizyon Dizisi. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  14. "Seoul International Drama Awards". Seouldrama.org. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824233427/http://www.pantenealtinkelebekodulleri.com/JoinTheVoting.aspx. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. "'Black Mirror' Star Rafe Spall Among International Emmy Award Nominees". Variety. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  17. "4. Kristal Fare Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu". Bugun.com.tr. 2015-11-16. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  18. http://iafl.meb.k12.tr/tema/icerikler/altin-palamut-sinema-televizyon-odulleri-icin-dev-anket_2562980.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "Dijital Dünyanın Enleri – Türkiye'nin İnternet Dünyası Ödülleri!".
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