Ekin Koç
Ekin Koç | |
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| Born | İsmet Ekin Koç 21 June 1992 Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
İsmet Ekin Koç (born 21 June 1992) is a Turkish actor and musician.
Koç left Antalya to study Business Administration (English) at the Istanbul Bilgi University and start to study online education sociology.[1][2]
Earlier Life
[edit]His father is Tourism Professional Vehbi Koç and his mother is banker Sefika Koç. Due to his father's job, he completed his primary education by studying at different schools. He completed his high school education at Aldemir Atilla Konuk Anatolian High School in Antalya.[3]
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]His first movie was Senden Bana Kalan, which is the adaptation of the Korean movie A Millionaire's First Love. He played the main role "Özgür Arıca", for which he won an Ayhan Işık Special Award.[1][4] Shortly after, he played the one eyed soldier "Mehmed" in the British movie Ali and Nino, in which Maria Valverde and Adam Bakri were the lead actors. The movie is an adaptation of Kurban Said's novel (1937) and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[5][6]
He starred in the film Bizim İçin: Şampiyon, based life story of jockey Halis Karataş. He is producer and actor of short film App.[7]
He went to Cannes Film Festival with films Okul Tıraşı, Kurak Günler and short film Büyük Uçuş.[8]
Television
[edit]Koç had his first and main role in the fantasy series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim in which he played a young man with invisibility power called Tilki - Kıvanç Gündoğdu.[9] This role was his big breakthrough with his first partner Demet Özdemir.[1][9] He and the cast of the TV series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim performed the song "Sevsek Mi?", which featured on Bora Cengiz's album. Later, he played "Seyfi Yaşar" in the period series Benim Adım Gültepe.[10]
Ekin Koç came to international attention for his role as "Sultan Ahmed I", the 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, which is based on a true story.[11] In 2017, he played in Hayat Sırları as Burak Özer.
He portrayed Ahmed Sencer the Seljuk ruler of Khorasan, in the series Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu. He later appeared in Üç Kuruş with a story about gypsies.
Web series
[edit]He played the character Kaan in the fourth episode of series 7 Yüz in BluTV. He played in crime series "Bozkır". He had guest role of series Succession in HBO.
Filmography
[edit]| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2015 | Senden Bana Kalan | Özgür Arıca | Leading role |
| 2016 | Ali and Nino | Mehmed | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Bizim İçin Şampiyon | Halis Karataş | Leading role |
| 2021 | Brother's Keeper | Selim | |
| 2022 | Burning Days (Kurak Günler) | Murat | |
| 2023 | Make Me Believe (Sen İnandır) | Deniz | |
| Web series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2017 | 7 Yüz | Kaan Aykar | Leading role of episode |
| 2019 | Bozkır | Nuri Pamir Karagöz | Leading role |
| 2019 | Succession | Kadir | Guest |
| TV series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim | Tilki - Kıvanç Gündoğdu | Leading role |
| 2014 | Benim Adım Gültepe | Seyfi Yaşar | |
| 2015–2016 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Sultan Ahmed I | |
| 2017–2018 | Hayat Sırları | Burak Özer | |
| 2020–2021 | Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu | Ahmed Sencer | |
| 2021–2022 | Üç Kuruş | Efe Tekin | |
| 2024 | Taş Kağıt Makas | Umut Tanrıkulu | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "EKİN KOÇ - Official Website". ekinkoc.com.tr. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "TSA Türk Sineması Araştırmaları-Beta".
- ^ "Ekin Koç - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Neslihan Atagül ile Ekin Koç yeni filmlerini anlattı" [Neslihan Atagül and Ekin Koç talk about their new films]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Kazıtılmış saçları ve burma bıyıklarıyla Halit Ergenç!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "'Ali & Nino': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Ekin Koç: Halis Karataş'ın cesareti beni çok etkiledi".
- ^ "Üç Kuruş'un Efe'si Ekin Koç, üç filmle Cannes Film Festivali'nde!". 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Ekin Koç: Mesleğimle ilgili her şeyi deşmek, öğrenmek istiyorum" [Ekin Koç: I want to learn everything about my profession] (in Turkish). ranini.tv. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Ekin Koç röportajda Benim Adım Gültepe'yi anlattı NetGazetesi.Net" (in Turkish). netgazetesi.net. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Global Agency: big launch of Magnificent Century Kosem - Contenido - Prensario Internacional". prensario.net. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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