Metin Akdülger (born 10 April 1988) is a Turkish actor. Akdülger,
who took part in amateur plays and made short films during his youth,
attended acting classes at his school due to his interest in acting
while continuing his education at Koç University. He continued to
take part in amateur theatre plays at the university. He joined the
Craft Theatre team in 2012. His professional theatre career began in
2012 with his role in the play Tape. In 2013, he entered television,
and began starring in the popular TV series Medcezir. In the same
year, he made his cinematic debut with the movie Bensiz, in which he
portrayed a footballer who suffers a stroke. After this experience,
Akdülger returned to theatre by joining the cast of Mary, which went
on stage in 2014 at Didaskali Theatre. In 2015, he starred in the
period series Analar ve Anneler.In 2016, he took part in the play
Kahramanlar Hep Erkek, an adaptation of Duygu Asena's autobiography
Kadının Adı Yok. In the same year, he landed his first leading role
in a TV series by portraying Murad IV in the second season of the
historical show Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. After this series,
Akdülger had a solo performance with the play Baldan Karanlık in
2017, which was well-received by the critics. With his performance in
the play, he received the "Promising Actor of the Year" at the 2nd
Üstün Akmen Theatre Awards. In the same year, he appeared in the
movie Kırık Kalpler Bankası. Akdülger had a leading role in My
Favourite Fabric, which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. He
then continued his career with roles in the crime fiction series
Åžahsiyet in 2018 and the fantasy series Atiye in 2019. In addition to
feature films, Akdülger has played in many short films throughout his
career and has been a judge in many short film competitions. In late
2019, he formed the band Journers with Burak YeÅŸildurak and started
making music.Metin Akdülger was born on 10 April 1988 in Bursa. His
family were Turkish immigrants from Thessaloniki and Skopje, and he
spent his childhood on a farmhouse. He realized that he had an
interest in acting while taking part in small plays in high school and
shooting short films with his friends. But instead of enrolling in
conservatory, he decided to study international relations and
political science "to learn what is happening in the world". He moved
from Bursa to Istanbul to study international relations at Koç
University. When he was in the third year of his studies, he learned
that Yıldız Kenter was teaching at his school and started to attend
her classes. He was Kenter's assistant for a while.The first play he
took part in at the university was an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
He wanted the role of Tybalt in the play, but ended up portraying
Romeo. After taking Kenter's classes, he decided to try method acting,
and in 2012 he took acting lessons from Merve TaÅŸkan. In the same
year he started working with Craft Theatre. His first professional
theatre debut came in 2012, with a role in an adaptation of Stephen
Belber's Tape, which was directed by Tevfik Åžahin. He portrayed the
character of Vince on stage.
who took part in amateur plays and made short films during his youth,
attended acting classes at his school due to his interest in acting
while continuing his education at Koç University. He continued to
take part in amateur theatre plays at the university. He joined the
Craft Theatre team in 2012. His professional theatre career began in
2012 with his role in the play Tape. In 2013, he entered television,
and began starring in the popular TV series Medcezir. In the same
year, he made his cinematic debut with the movie Bensiz, in which he
portrayed a footballer who suffers a stroke. After this experience,
Akdülger returned to theatre by joining the cast of Mary, which went
on stage in 2014 at Didaskali Theatre. In 2015, he starred in the
period series Analar ve Anneler.In 2016, he took part in the play
Kahramanlar Hep Erkek, an adaptation of Duygu Asena's autobiography
Kadının Adı Yok. In the same year, he landed his first leading role
in a TV series by portraying Murad IV in the second season of the
historical show Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. After this series,
Akdülger had a solo performance with the play Baldan Karanlık in
2017, which was well-received by the critics. With his performance in
the play, he received the "Promising Actor of the Year" at the 2nd
Üstün Akmen Theatre Awards. In the same year, he appeared in the
movie Kırık Kalpler Bankası. Akdülger had a leading role in My
Favourite Fabric, which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. He
then continued his career with roles in the crime fiction series
Åžahsiyet in 2018 and the fantasy series Atiye in 2019. In addition to
feature films, Akdülger has played in many short films throughout his
career and has been a judge in many short film competitions. In late
2019, he formed the band Journers with Burak YeÅŸildurak and started
making music.Metin Akdülger was born on 10 April 1988 in Bursa. His
family were Turkish immigrants from Thessaloniki and Skopje, and he
spent his childhood on a farmhouse. He realized that he had an
interest in acting while taking part in small plays in high school and
shooting short films with his friends. But instead of enrolling in
conservatory, he decided to study international relations and
political science "to learn what is happening in the world". He moved
from Bursa to Istanbul to study international relations at Koç
University. When he was in the third year of his studies, he learned
that Yıldız Kenter was teaching at his school and started to attend
her classes. He was Kenter's assistant for a while.The first play he
took part in at the university was an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
He wanted the role of Tybalt in the play, but ended up portraying
Romeo. After taking Kenter's classes, he decided to try method acting,
and in 2012 he took acting lessons from Merve TaÅŸkan. In the same
year he started working with Craft Theatre. His first professional
theatre debut came in 2012, with a role in an adaptation of Stephen
Belber's Tape, which was directed by Tevfik Åžahin. He portrayed the
character of Vince on stage.
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