Şükrü Özyıldız (born 18 February 1988) is a Turkish actor.[1] He is best known for playing Onur Karasu in the series Ruhun Duymaz.

Şükrü Özyıldız
Özyıldız in Nefes Nefese TV series
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36)
İzmir, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable workRuhun Duymaz

Early life

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Özyıldız was born in İzmir. The maternal side of his family is of Rûm descent who immigrated from Rhodes.[2][3] His father is of Turkish descent from Trabzon.[4] After completing his studies from Department of Ship Mechanics Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and studying in Istanbul for a year, he studied at Ege University and went to Portugal under the Erasmus program.

Özyıldız has been interested in martial arts since he was a youngster and has participated in cage fights in Portugal. After participating in a workshop on acting, he realized he liked the experience and decided to study acting at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center.

Career

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Tv Series

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Özyıldız made his debut with the daily series Derin Sular in 2011 alongside Hilal Altınbilek, Deniz Baysal.[5] He had guest roles in popular 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, Nefes Nefese.[6][7] His was also a part of the series Akıncı based on animation.[8]

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

Web Series

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He had guest role in Gülse Birsel's comedy series "Jet Sosyete".

Films

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With Kış Güneşi's co-star Başak Parlak, he played "Neva" based on autobiographical novel. He played in romantic comedies "Her Şey Aşktan" alongside Hande Doğandemir and "Sevimli Tehlikeli" alongside Ayça Ayşin Turan.

He played in Yılmaz Erdoğan's period film Ekşi Elmalar alongside Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Şükran Ovalı. With Buğra Gülsoy, Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, he played in Cebimdeki Yabancı adapted from Italy film.

He portrayed famous actor Ayhan Işık in third film of surreal comedy series Arif V 216. With Demet Özdemir, He played rom-com series Aşk Taktikleri.[9][10]

Theatre

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He performed in (Kim Korkar Hain Kurttan)Who's Afraid of traitor wolf alongside Zerrin Tekindor. With Serenay Sarıkaya, he performed as Hatter in "Alice Müzikali", a musical adaption based on Alice in Wonderland and published in Disney.[11]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role
2013 Neva Ilgın
2015 Sevimli Tehlikeli Zarok
2016 Her Şey Aşktan Burak
2016 Ekşi Elmalar Özgür
2018 Cebimdeki Yabancı Sinan
2018 Arif V 216 Ayhan Işık
2022 Aşk Taktikleri Kerem
2023 Aşk Taktikleri 2 Kerem
2023 Alice Müzikali Hatter

Television

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Year Title Role
2011 Derin Sular Toprak
2012 Uçurum Attorney Tolga
2013 Çalıkuşu Murat
2013–2014 Benim Hala Umudum Var Ozan
2014 Ulan İstanbul Emir
2014 Şeref Meselesi
2015 Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar Eren
2016 Kış Güneşi Efe / Mete
2017 Çoban Yıldızı Seyit
2018 Nefes Nefese Yusuf Alıcan
2021 Akıncı Fatih / Akıncı
2022 Masumlar Apartmanı Himself
2023 Ruhun Duymaz Onur Karasu

Web series

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Year Title Role
2019 Jet Sosyete Levent

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result Reference
2019 Watsons Awards Most Beautiful Smile Won
2023 61 Altın Ödülleri Best Romantic Comedy Actor of the Year Ruhun Duymaz TBA
Best Couple of the Year (With Burcu Özberk) TBA
Golden Butterfly Awards Best Romantic Comedy Actor TBA
Best Couple (With Burcu Özberk) TBA

References

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  1. ^ "ŞÜKRÜ ÖZYILDIZ (HAKAN GENCE 2013)". Hürriyet. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ^ "Yooo, tersim pistir!". 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Yooo, tersim pistir!". 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ "ŞÜKRÜ ÖZYILDIZ".
  5. ^ "Hilal Altınbilek kimdir? Hilal Altınbilek kaç yaşında?". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Şükrü Özyıldız'ın yaşı kaç yeni sevgilisi ile arasındaki yaş farkı". internethaber.com (in Turkish). 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Şükrü Özyıldız kimdir? Kaç yaşında ve nerede doğdu? İşte ünlü oyuncu hakkında merak edilenler…". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 2 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Akıncı – Dizi kadrosu".
  9. ^ "ŞÜKRÜ ÖZYILDIZ KİMDİR? | Şükrü Özyıldız kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli? Şükrü Özyıldız'ın oynadığı film ve diziler".
  10. ^ "Arif V 216'nın merakla beklenen karakterleri belli oldu (Nostalji göndermesi)".
  11. ^ "Kapalı Gişe Sahnelenen Alice Müzikali Disney+'ta Yayınlandı!". 15 March 2023.
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