Biography
Emir Özden was born on October 21, 1996 in Istanbul. After completing his education at Adıgüzel Fine Arts High School Theater Department, he continued his education at Kadir Has University Theater Department. In 2012, he stepped into television with the series Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı.
Filmography
- 2012 — Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman — Supporting actor
- 2013 — Don't let it end like this — Supporting actor
- 2014 — Notepad — Alper — Supporting actor
- 2015 — Poyraz Karayel — Oğuz Ayaz — Supporting actor
- 2016 — Umuda Handcuffs Are Not Shot — Kömür — Supporting actor
- 2017-2018 — Wingless Birds — Emre — Lead actor
- 2020-2022 — Masumlar Apartment — Ege Özdemir — Supporting actor
- 2022-2023 — Judiciary — Tolga Çırmak — Supporting actor
- 2026-present — Gönül Dağı — Ömer — Supporting actor
- Soon - To Whom Does Death Become?
- 2020 — Not Knowing — Hope — Leading Actor
theater plays
- 2014 — Faust — Small Hall — Actor
- 2015 — Castle — Small Hall — Actor
- 2017 — A Clockwork Orange — Small Living Room — Actor
- 2019 — Super Good Day — Christopher Boone — Theaterkare — Actor
- 2023 — Küheylan — Alan Strang — Çolpan İlhan & Sadri Alışık Theater — Actor
Awards and nominations
- 2018 — 6th Ekin Yazın Friends Theater Awards — Young Talent — A Clockwork Orange — Won
- 2018 — 6th New Theater Magazine Labor and Success Awards — Promising Actor — A Clockwork Orange — Nominated
- 2019 — 3rd Superior Akmen Theater Awards — Promising Actor of the Year — Super Good Days — Won
- 2019 — 25th Türkan Kahramankaptan Special Awards — Most Successful Young Actor of the Year — Super Good Days — Won
- 2019 — 24th Sadri Alışık Awards — Outstanding Akmen Young Actor Award — Super Good Days — Won
- 2020 — YEKÜV Vasfi Rıza Zobu Theater Awards — Talented Young Theater Actor — Super Good Days — Won
- 2020 — 31st Ankara International Film Festival — Best Supporting Actor — Not Knowing — Won
- 2020 — 27th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival — Promising Young Actor — Not Knowing — Won
- 2021 — 13th International Çayda Çıra Film Festival — Best Actor Special Jury Award — Not Knowing — Won
- 2022 — 54th Cinema Critics Association Awards — Best Actor Performance — Not Knowing — Nominated
- 2023 — 48th İsmet Küntay Theater Awards — Young Talent of the Year Award — Küheylan — Won
- 2024 — 24th Direklerini Seyirci Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Küheylan — Won
Emir Özden was born on October 21, 1996 in Istanbul. Özden, whose passion and talent for acting began to take shape in his high school years, completed his high school education at Adıgüzel Fine Arts High School Theater Department, and then graduated from Kadir Has University Theater Department, strengthening his academic infrastructure and joining the caravan of "schooled" actors.
The young actor, who stepped into the television world with a short role in the TV series "Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki", showed his first remarkable performance in his career with the TV series "Notebook". Özden, who later gained experience in ambitious productions such as "Poyraz Karayel", made his breakthrough with the character "Kömür" in the TV series "Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz".
This role, in which he portrayed a young man who lives a difficult life and ends up in prison, revealed his dramatic talent. This project was followed by the character Emre, whom he played in the TV series "Kanatsız Kuşlar", and this role helped him consolidate his place in the industry.
The biggest turning point in Emir Özden's career and the project that made him known to the masses was the record-breaking series of TRT 1 screens, "Masumlar Apartmanı" (2020-2022). In the series, he played the role of "Ege", the brother of the character İnci, played by Farah Zeynep Abdullah. He received great acclaim for his performance in which he portrayed a rebellious but emotional young man who is going through the pains of adolescence, angry at his alcoholic father, but deeply attached to his grandfather and older sister.
He became one of the shining young talents among strong names such as Birkan Sokullu, Ezgi Mola and Merve Dizdar.
Immediately after his success in "Masumlar Apartmanı", he joined the cast of Kanal D's internationally successful series "Yargı", which won the International Emmy Award. In the series, he played the character of "Tolga", a young lawyer and loyal assistant of Ceylin, played by Pınar Deniz. Özden, who portrayed a more mature, sympathetic, intelligent and energetic character with his role as Tolga, continued to increase his popularity.
With both his discipline on the theater stage and his natural aura on the screen, Emir Özden is considered one of the most promising young actors of Turkish television and cinema.
Productions in which he took part
- Judgment (2021) — Tolga Çırmak
- Innocent Apartment (2020) — Ege Özdemir
- Gönül Dağı (2020) — Ömer Turan
- Poyraz Karayel (2015) — Oğuz Ayaz
- Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
- Birds Without Wings (2017) — Emre
- Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman Empire: Doomsday (2012)
- Umuda Handcuffs Are Not Shot (2016) — Kömür
- Not Knowing (2019) — Umut
- Notebook (2014) — Alper
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
