Deniz Akdeniz
Biography
Deniz Akdeniz is an Australian actor from Melbourne who started acting as a child and made his screen debut in the Australian film Puppy in 2005. He played Raff on the Disney series As the Bell Rings from 2007 to 2009, then won wider recognition as the lead in Stuart Beattie's 2010 adaptation of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a performance that earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2010 Inside Film Awards. In 2014 he appeared in I, Frankenstein and The Water Diviner, and he later played Aladdin in season six of Once Upon a Time, ABC's fantasy series. His other credits include Max in The Flight Attendant, HBO Max's comedic thriller, the 2022 co-production Interceptor, and the 2023 films You Hurt My Feelings and Dumb Money. He plays Lev Oz Ozdil on High Potential.
36years old
Turns 37 on May 16in 192 days
- Born Melbourne
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years2010 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020SightlessIMDb rating 5.5
- 2014April RainIMDb rating 2.9
- 2014I, FrankensteinIMDb rating 5.1
- 2013Kristin's Christmas PastIMDb rating 6.3
- 2010Tomorrow, When the War BeganIMDb rating 6.1
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A change of course
Before he became an actor, Akdeniz competed professionally in mixed martial arts and trained in the sport. He also holds a Victorian jiujitsu championship.
First role
Akdeniz got his start in professional acting with a 2007 staging of Angels with Dirty Faces. The Victorian Youth Theatre is where he was spotted.
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Worked with
Deniz Akdeniz shares two films with Chris Pang, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Chris Pang's page
Caitlin Stasey's page
Bill Nighy's page
Aaron Eckhart's page
Judd Nelson's page
Luke Goss's page
Stuart BeattieDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2014
All films by Stuart Beattie
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