Murat Akkoyunlu is a Turkish actor who was born on May 20, 1973 in Bursa. Akkoyunlu, who started his artistic life at Bursa Tobav Youth Theatre, later improved himself on stages such as Bursa State Theatre, Tevfik Gelenbe Theatre, Theater Ti, Theater Çisenti and Bugay Production Production Theatre. Founded by Gökhan Semiz, E.S.E.K.
He took part in the troupe with the play "Watching Godot" and also performed in the production "Close Relationships of the Third Kind".
In the television world, he brought the character to life in TV series such as "Bizimkiler", "Koltuk Sevdası", "Cesur Kuşku" and "Iki Arada", and in 2005, he made the audience laugh with weekly sketches in Okan Bayülgen's talk show "Television Makinası". Akkoyunlu, who prepared children's programs for TRT, also took part in various roles in sketch programs such as "Güldür Güldür" and "Haneler".
In his cinema career, he took part in productions such as "Short Passages in Dar Alanda", "Dances with Jackals" film series, "Sağ Salim" and "Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan", and in 2011, he dazzled in the music video of Seksenfour's song "S Söyle".
In the field of performing arts, he appeared before the audience with many plays such as "A Father Hamlet", "Six Enduring Leagues Under the Sea", "Slippery Ground", "Number 27", "God Make Me Over", "Close Relationships of the Third Kind II", "My Son Will Become a Man", "Kingdom of Colors", "Carnival of Babies", "An Istanbul Tale", "Dar (Dance Theatre)". His filmography started with the character of Del Piero Hikmet in the production "Dancing with Jackals" (2010), followed by "Dancing with Jackals 2" (2012), "Dancing with Jackals 3: Zero Boredom" (2014), "Dancing with Jackals 4" (2016), "Dancing with Jackals 5" (2018), "Dancing with Jackals 6" (2022). and “Dancing with the Jackals 7” (2024), “Paranormal Cuma” (2024), “Ölümüne Aşk” (2023), “Şevkat Yerimdar” (2017), “Başım Belada” (2023) and projects such as “Zembilli” and “C Team 2” for 2025.
Murat Akkoyunlu was born on May 20, 1973 in Bursa, Türkiye.
He started his theater studies at Bursa Tobav Youth Theatre, and continued at Bursa State Theatre, Tevfik Gelenbe Theatre, Theater Ti, Theater Çisenti, Bugay Yapım Production Theatre, and then E.S.E.K., founded by Gökhan Semiz, in which he participated with the play "Watching Godot". He also worked with the troupe on the play "Close Relationships of the Third Kind".
He played in the TV series "Bizimkiler", "Koltuk Sevdası", "Cesur Kuşku" and "Iki Arada". In 2005, he performed sketches every week in Okan Bayülgen's talk show Television Machine. He made children's programs for TRT. He took part in the movies "Short Passages in a Dar Area", "Dancing with Jackals", "Sağ Salim", "Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan". In 2011, he appeared in the music video of Seksenfour's song Söyle.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 65 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Ours (1989) — Bora
- Güldür Güldür Show (2013) — Cemil
- Şevkat Yerimdar (2017) — Friday After
- Kardeş Payı (2014) — Gıcır Hasan
- Safe and Safe (2012)
- Alef (2020) — Tayfur
- Armchair Love (2001)
- My Love My Love (2001)
- Boynu Bükükler (2014) — Mansur
- Goncakaranfil (2008)
- Works Powers (2012) — Şenol Baytar
- I'm in Trouble (2023) — Outstanding
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
