Denizhan Akbaba movie list
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. He is best known for playing the title role in Ela ile Hilmi ve Ali (2022).
Denizhan Akbaba was born September 3, 2001 in Istanbul. 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 Dört Duvar (2021). Roger Waters was Dört Duvar (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 Muhtesem Yüzyil (2011). He gained a lot of attention with the character with autism in the series Mucize Doktor (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 2015, Denizhan Akbaba appeared in his first lead feature film role in the drama Bir Gün Bir Çocuk (2016). He portrayed a character in the movie named "Umut," who is the basketball team's captain and has gone through traumatic experiences in the past. For the movie, he worked with the acting coach. For this character, Denizhan was not the first name that sprang to mind. But he got this job thanks to his performance in the audition. He claimed that he agreed to be in this movie because he had always wanted to be in a basketball movie. He got the Young Talent Award when he was fourteen years old. In the years that followed, Denizhan worked on numerous projects.
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, Mucize Doktor (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 Geçen Yaz (2021), a Netflix film.
In 2022, he burst back into screens throughout the world with guest starring role in Biz Kimden Kaçiyorduk Anne? (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 ile Hilmi ve 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.
