Denizhan Akbaba
Acting
Biography
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. 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. He was in Bahman Ghobadi's last film The Four Walls (2021). Roger Waters was The Four Walls (2021)'s producer. Akbaba began attracting the attention of directors, who cast him in small roles in a number of television series, such as Içerde (2016) and The Magnificent Century (2011). He gained a lot of attention with the character with autism in the series A Miracle (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. In 2018, Denizhan scored lead feature film role in the coming of age story Girl with No Mouth (2019). Denizhan was also not one of the first names that were considered for this movie. His performance during the subsequent auditions helped him land the part. Additionally, he claimed that playing a character without eyes is intriguing. Not long after, he scored the role as Selim on the critically acclaimed 2019 FOX drama, A Miracle (2019). He did a great job portraying a sick autistic child. The character of the autistic boy, who was much discussed at the time, was something Denizhan worked on with the acting coach. Everyone on set was in awe of him. The producers admired him. Being an autistic persona and acting out crisis situations, he said, was quite exhausting. He made two other movies in the meantime, Ela with Hilmi and Ali and The Four Walls (unreleased). His first medium-length movie, which he co-wrote and directed with his twin, Emirhan Akbaba, was released in 2020. Denizhan played a character in the "Naked" TV series who can see and communicate with people trapped in purgatory. Denizhan was featured in Last Summer (2021), a Netflix film. In 2022, he burst back into screens throughout the world with guest starring role in Who Were We Running From? (2023), a Netflix TV Series. As someone who has gone from small roles in television shows to one of the most respected actors in Turkey, Denizhan has had one of the most diverse careers in cinema. He broke out in Ela with Hilmi and 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.
Known For
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
The Magnificent Century
Mucize Doktor / A Miracle (2019) is a Turkish FOX medical drama (64 episodes) starring Taner Ölmez, adapted from the Korean series Good Doctor. Ali Vefa, a young surgical resident with autism savant syndrome, joins a prestigious Istanbul hospital — facing resistance from colleagues who doubt his abilities. As he proves his genius case by case, he navigates friendships, rivalry and first love while learning what it means to belong.
Mucize Doktor
Eylül lives with her grandmother and earns her living by escort. All she wants is to save enough money, move to Wales and create a new life there. One night she is summoned to a bachelor party of a group...
Naked
Hiding a mysterious past, a mother lives like a nameless fugitive with her daughter as they make hotels their home and see everyone else as a threat.
Who Were We Running From?
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Altın Koza
During summer vacation in a beachside town, 16-year-old Deniz seeks the affection of his childhood crush and navigates a love triangle.
Last Summer
On March 16, 1920, after the Allied Powers invaded Istanbul and disbanded Meclis-i Mebûsan, the Kuvayi Milliye movement, led by Mustafa Kemal Pasha, and the opening adventure of the fully independent assembly to be established in Ankara are described.
Either Freedom or Death
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Aile İşi
A coming-of-age story about Perihan, a girl born without a mouth, who is befriended by a gang of three boys also missing body parts, while on the run from the authorities.
Girl with No Mouth
Kurdish composer Boran is no longer able to see the ocean, obstructed by a new building, and a tragedy befalls him…
The Four Walls
The life of Mete, a successful and wealthy educator, is one that everyone would envy. He has financial security, a good job, and a loving wife. However, these things are not enough for Mete because nothing makes him happy. The pressure from his wife, who wants children, and his sick father, who wants grandchildren, has worn him down. To complete his doctoral thesis, he is forced to move to a remote settlement called Sevgi Evi. Mete, whose sole desire is to focus on his thesis, is in for a big surprise. The great happiness of the children at Sevgi Evi, who have nothing else in their lives, will cause Mete to question and change his own life.
Bir Gün Bir Çocuk
Veteran math teacher Hilmi is preparing the earthquake survivor Ela for her college applications and is mentoring Ali, the doorman's son, who flunked for the second time at school. As they seek refuge from loneliness in each other, they slowly find themselves in an uncanny triangle, where all boundaries dissolve.
Ela and Hilmi with Ali
A woman hits a dog with her car in the middle of damn nowhere. Unhappily she cannot drive off. Her teenage son refuses to get into car if she doesn't euthanize the dog moaning in his agony.
The Animal
A new threat has emerged for the wizarding world. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is shut down by the ministry following James' disappearance. Professor Thomson sets out on an adventure with his student Simon in search of the magic they require after realizing that the spells they use-including Avada Kedavra-are insufficient. Harry experiences trauma about his son's abduction. For the first time, helpless Harry is unsure of what to do. The army of the Dark Knight is being assembled in the meantime by the new foe Tenebris. James is discovered by Merlin and prepared to face Tenebris while everyone else believes he has died. The James Potter series' greatest epic battle starts. Written by Jordan