Akın Akınözü

Akın Süreyya Akınözü (born 22 September 1990) is a Turkish actor who has played roles in many Turkish Tv series. He is especially known for playing Miran Aslanbey in the Turkish TV series Hercai. He is the son of the actress Özlem Akınözü.

Early life

Akın Süreyya Akınözü was born on 22 September 1990, in Ankara, Turkey and is the only child of actress Özlem Akınözü and restaurant owner Tamer Akınözü. His maternal grandfather, Süreyya Arın was one of the first TV presenters on TRT (Turkish Radio and Television). His great-uncle Süha Arın is known as "The Father of Turkish Documentaries". Akınözü attended Ankara TED High School and subsequently studied mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he lived for around 6 years before deciding to become an actor.

Career He first appeared in Turkish movie Azrail as Gaffur then did many Turkish Tv series including famous Turkish Tv series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. Akınözü's performance as Miran in Hercai has earned him awards such as: "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series" (24th Golden Lens Awards of the Magazine Journalists Association 2019), and "Best Couple in a TV series" (Ayaklı Newspaper Awards 2020). He was also awarded the Spanish television station Nova Atresmedia's Premio Nova Mas's Best Male Actor in 2019 and Mister Nova 2019. In 2021, he shared the lead roles with Öykü Karayel and Sarp Apak in the Star TV drama "Kaderimin Oyunu". Since then, he has played roles in many famous Turkish Tv series. Currently, he is playing the role of Timur in Turkish Tv series Veliaht.

Filmography TV series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem İvan Ali Supporting role 2016 Arkadaşlar İyidir Yunus Çağlayan Leading role 2017–2018 Aslan Ailem Murat Aslan 2017–2018 Payitaht: Abdülhamid Ömer Supporting role 2019–2021 Hercai Miran Şadoğlu Leading role 2021–2022 Kaderimin Oyunu Cemal Kaya 2022–2023 Tuzak Umut Yörükoğlu / Çınar Yılmaz 2024 Yaban Çiçekleri Kılıç Tütüncü 2025 Yalı Çapkını Cihan Korhan Guest 2025-2026 Veliaht Timur Leading role 2026-present Aşk ve Taht Alâeddin Keykûbad Leading Role Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Azrail Gaffur Supporting role

Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 2019 Premios Nova Mas and Mister Nova Best Actor in a Drama Series 2020Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Best TV Couple (Reyyan & Miran)