Burak Deniz

Burak Deniz is a Turkish actor and model loved worldwide as Murat Sarsılmaz in Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, as Barış in Bizim Hikaye and as the title character of Maraşlı. He was born on 17 February 1991 in Istanbul and grew up in İzmit.

Early life

Deniz attended acting workshops in high school, where he was discovered by casting director Gökçe Doruk Erten. He went on to study art history at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.

Early career

He began with the lead role of Onur in Kolej Günlüğü, followed by Sultan (2012) and Kaçak (2013). In 2015 he played Aras in Medcezir, the Turkish remake of The O.C., and Toprak in Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar, inspired by Pretty Little Liars. In 2016 he appeared in Gecenin Kraliçesi with Meryem Uzerli.

Rise to fame

From 2016 to 2017 he starred as Murat, the heir to a fashion empire, opposite Hande Erçel in Aşk Laftan Anlamaz. The romantic comedy became an international phenomenon and won the leading pair several awards. In 2017 he played Barış alongside Hazal Kaya in Bizim Hikaye, the Turkish adaptation of Shameless, and in 2018 made his film debut in Arada.

Recent work

In 2021 he led the action drama Maraşlı opposite Alina Boz. He went on to play Asaf in the Disney+ series The Ignorant Angels (2022), Semih in the Netflix film Kal (2022), Maran in Netflix’s Şahmaran (2023) and Kenan / Doğan in the mystery drama Bambaşka Biri.

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