Kaya Akarsu was born on July 1, 1942 in Manisa and died in Istanbul on March 30, 2021, at the age of 78. The artist, who graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, started his professional stage life by joining the Ankara State Theater in 1970. He was appointed to the Istanbul State Theater in 1995, where he won the appreciation of the audience with many plays.
He also took part in cinema and TV series projects, hosted television programs and did voice-over work in various productions.
Among the works that stand out in Akarsu's theater career are "A Bird Flew from the Cage" (1990, Ankara State Theatre), "Inquiry" (1993, Ankara State Theatre), "The Insiders" (1995, Istanbul State Theatre), "My Grandfather is a Hundred Years Old" (1996), "The Shame in the Moonlight" (1997), "King Lear" (2002), "Warning" (2005), It includes productions such as “The Horse” (2011), “Three Sisters” (2013) and “Life Between My Hands” (2015). In 1992, he won the Best Actor Award from the Art Association for his performance "A Bird Flew from the Cage".
He has also appeared in a wide range of films and TV series. “Wren” (1986), “Köroğlu” (1991), “Cumhuriyet” (1998, Istanbul Governor Ali Haydar Bey), “Çarli” (1999), “Sevimli Monsterlar” (2001, voice-over), “Cin ile Fairies” (2001), “Abdülhamid Falling” (2002), “Wren Again” (2005), “Cemile” (2006), “Silent Storm” (2007), “Missing Skirt” (2007), “Inheritance” (2008), “My Mother is an Angel” (2008), “Valley of the Wolves Ambush” (2008‑2009, episodes 42‑61), “Kollama” (2010, Lawyer Semih Uçaroğlu), “Toy Story 3” (2010), "Akasya Durağı" (2012), the Turkish voice of the character Albus Dumbledore in all the films of the "Harry Potter" series (2001-2011), and the voice of Gandalf in the "Hobbit" trilogy. Recently, he has also appeared in television series such as "Arka Sokaklar" (2014, Ali Kemal Yalçın) and "Eşkıya Dünyaya Gündem Olmaz" (2017, Asım).
Kaya Akarsu's funeral was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery on March 30, 2021.
Kaya Akarsu was born on July 1, 1942. Akarsu, who graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, entered the Ankara State Theater in 1970. The artist, who acted in many films and TV series, was appointed to the Istanbul State Theater in 1995. Akarsu, who also hosted some television programs, was also a voice actor.
Akarsu passed away on 30.03.2021.
Productions in which he took part
- Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) — Hoca (Gladio)
- A Bandit Cannot Rule the World (2015) — Asım
- Çalıkuşu (1986) — Yüzbaşı İhsan
- Life Secrets (2017)
- Charlie at Work (2001) — Ateş
- Cumhuriyet (1998) — Haydar Bey
- Cemile (2006)
- Watching (2008) — Semih Uçaroğlu
- As Abdulhamid Falls (2003) — Nazım Pasha
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
