Denizhan Akbaba

Denizhan Akbaba

actor, producer, writer

Denizhan Akbaba was born on Sep 03, 2001 in Turkey. Denizhan Akbaba's big-screen debut came with Heatstroke directed by Evelyn Purcell in 2013, strarring . Denizhan Akbaba is known for Either Freedom or Death directed by Yasin Uslu, Melis Sezen stars as Nazan Hanim and Birkan Sokullu as Topkapili Cambaz Mehmet Bey. Denizhan Akbaba has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Denizhan Akbaba achieved is Adana Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Denizhan Akbaba plays is Who Were We Running From? - Season 1 which will be released on Mar 24, 2023.

He started his film career at the age of 8. He has appeared in theatre, film, and television. Few young actors have the career and experience that Denizhan has. He is best known for playing the title role in Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022).Denizhan Akbaba was born September 3, 2001 in Istanbul, Turkey. He started performing in the theatre at the age of 12. For three years, he performed in plays. He underwent numerous tours as a result. He played at the Dortmund Theater, and that was his best performance. From the crowd, he received a perfect score. He played in this particular theatrical play for the first time as a child actor. At the age of fifteen, he won Young Talent Award. He was in Bahman Ghobadi's last film Dört duvar (2021). Denizhan was most forced in the drowning scene. Denizhan had an accident on the set and split his eyebrow. Akbaba began attracting the attention of directors, who cast him in small roles in a number of television series, such as Içerde (2016) and Muhtesem Yüzyil (2011)He gained a lot of attention with the character with autism in the series Mucize Doktor (2019), in which he played. His performance in Girl with No Mouth (2019) brought him "7. Golden Sycamore Special Jury" award alongside with many other awards from other organizations. Growing up in and around the entertainment world it was not long before Denizhan's talent was spotted and he was encouraged to try acting professionally. Denizhan was featured in C'était l'été dernier (2021), a Netflix film.In 2015, Denizhan Akbaba appeared in his first lead feature film role in the drama Bir Gün Bir Çocuk (2016). He portrayed a character in the movie named "Umut," who is the basketball team's captain and has gone through traumatic experiences in the past. For the movie, he worked with the acting coach.In 2018, Denizhan scored lead feature film role in the coming of age story Girl with No Mouth (2019). Not long after, he scored the role as Selim on the critically acclaimed 2019 FOX drama, Mucize Doktor (2019). He did a great job portraying a sick autistic child. He made two other movies in the meantime, Ela with Hilmi and Ali and The Four Walls (unreleased). In 2022, he burst back into screens throughout the world with guest starring role in Whom Were We Running From? (2022), a Netflix TV Series.He broke out in Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022) leading role as Ali, the doorman's son, who flunked for the second time at school. Denizhan's role as Ali received significant critical acclaim, and he was nominated for the International Istanbul Film Festival for Best Actor, and the Golden Boll Award for Best Actor.

  • Birthday

    Sep 03, 2001
  • Place of Birth

    Istanbul, Turkey

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Adana Film Festival
2022
Most Promising Actor
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film
Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022)
2022
Best Actor
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film
Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022)
Istanbul International Film Festival
2022
National Competition
Winner - Special Mention
Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022)
2022
National Competition
Winner - Special Mention
Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022)
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