Deniz Şen Hamzaoğlu was born on November 24, 1979 in Istanbul. Deniz, who grew up as the son of his father, the well-known actor Hayati Hamzaoğlu, completed his primary and secondary education in Yalova and continued his education life in different departments; He enrolled in public administration at Anadolu University, archeology at Istanbul University, and then radio, television and cinema at Selçuk University.
Hamzaoğlu, who was also interested in music during his university years, played guitar and performed in various groups. In 2002, he entered the theater department of Selçuk University Dilek Sabancı Conservatory and after graduation, he completed his master's degree in directing at the same institution and started his academic career.
Hamzaoğlu, who started his career as an actor and assistant director at Konya State Theatre, Antalya State Theater and Antalya City Theatre, settled in Istanbul after leaving Antalya City Theatre. Here he worked as an actor, director and artistic director in many theaters; At the same time, he contributed to the training of young talents by giving acting, diction and directing lessons in the theater departments of Selçuk University and Çukurova University and in various educational institutions.
Today, while he continues his theater work under the spotlight, as both an actor and director, he also takes an active role in television and cinema projects.
Deniz Hamzaoğlu's stage history began in 2002 with the play "Şeyh Bedreddin Destanı", and then he took part in many productions such as "Bir Cinlik Olmak", "Tepegöz", "Minister's Wife", "Zoo Tale". In 2007, he appeared on stage in plays such as "Eskici Dükkânı", "Truck", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Theatre in Tables"; He performed in works such as "White Nights" in 2015, "4:48 Psychosis" and "Pillow Man" in 2016, and "God of Hell" in 2019.
In his directing career, he directed "My Child" in 2003, "Groom Candidates" in 2006, "Oh Those Elders" and "Comedy in the Dark" in 2010, "The Naked King" and "For a New Life" in 2011, "Crime and Punishment" in 2012, "White Nights", "Insiders" and He directed plays such as “Küheylan”, “Ateşbaz” in 2016, “Netocka Nezvanova” in 2017 and “Obsessions” in 2020.
Hamzaoğlu, who is also an active name in the world of cinema and TV series, appeared on the screen for the first time in 1986 with the movie "Yaygara 87". Then "Karadayı" (2012), "Sweet Little Liars" (2015), "Durak" (2015), "Four-Cornered Triangle" (2016), "Life Song" (2016), "Marlon" (2016), "Aile Araında" (2017), "Cingöz Recai: Return of a Legend" (2017), "Nefes Nefese" (2018), “Halka” (2019), “Dealer Meeting” (2020), “Red Room” (2020), “Either Independence or Death” (2020).
In 2021, he continued his presence on the screens with productions such as "Love Tactics", "Fatma", "The Secret of Two of Us".
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 29 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Established: Osman (2019) — Bayindir Bey
- Song of Life (2016) — Kaya
- Karadayi (2012)
- Red Room (2020) — Akif
- Sevdam Karadeniz (2026) — Medet Alazli
- Ring (2019) — Adem
- My Heroic Father (2021) — Tolga
- Children of Heaven (2025) — Removal
- The Godfather (2022) — Yaşar Saruhanlı
- Sweet Little Liars (2015) — Necip Tunali
- Either Independence or Death (2020) — Hüsamettin Bey
- Query (2024)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
