Şükrü Özyıldız

Şükrü Özyıldız (born 18 February 1988) is a Turkish actor. Early life Özyıldız was born in İzmir. The maternal side of his family is of Rûm descent who immigrated from Rhodes, and his father is from Trabzon.

He studied Business Administration at Ege University before traveling to Portugal as part of the Erasmus program. Since his youth, he has been interested in martial arts and competed in cage fighting in abroad. He later took acting workshops at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Career TV series Özyıldız made his debut with the daily series Derin Sular in 2011 alongside Hilal Altınbilek. He had guest roles in series "Çalıkuşu", "Uçurum".

He played Efe and followed it up by portraying Mete in Kış Güneşi opposite Aslı Enver. He starred in Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar, an adaptation of Pretty Little Liars. With Kerem Bürsin, Burcu Biricik, Yasemin Allen, he played Şeref Meselesi adaptation of Italy series.

Özyıldız has appeared in several television series like Çoban Yıldızı, Benim Hala Umudum Var, and Nefes Nefese. He also starred in the series Akıncı, based on a superhero concept.

In 2023, he starred as intelligence agent Onur Karasu in the romantic comedy drama series Ruhun Duymaz opposite Burcu Özberk.

He is currently playing a role of Commander Flavius in Kuruluş: Orhan Series.

Films and web series He had guest role in Gülse Birsel's comedy series Jet Sosyete. In film, he played in the romantic comedies Her Şey Aşktan alongside Hande Doğandemir and Sevimli Tehlikeli alongside Ayça Ayşin Turan.

He appeared in Yılmaz Erdoğan's period film Ekşi Elmalar and portrayed the famous actor Ayhan Işık in the surreal comedy Arif V 216. In 2022, he starred in the Netflix film Aşk Taktikleri alongside Demet Özdemir.

Theatre He performed in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Kim Korkar Hain Kurttan) alongside Zerrin Tekindor. He also played the Mad Hatter in Alice Müzikali, a major musical adaptation based on Alice in Wonderland which later premiered on Disney+.

Filmography Films

Television

Awards Year Award Category Title Result 2019 Watsons Awards Most Beautiful Smile 2023 Golden Butterfly Awards Best Romantic Comedy Actor Ruhun Duymaz Golden Butterfly Awards Best Couple (with Burcu Özberk) Ruhun Duymaz