Deniz Atam

Deniz Atam — Biography

Deniz Atam was born on 1 August 1982 in Istanbul. He first appeared on stage in 1999 and trained in acting, dramaturgy, playwriting, and stage and costume design at the Foundation for Social Research, the Foundation for State Theatre, Opera and Ballet Employees, and the Nazım Hikmet Culture Centre; alongside acting in numerous private theatres, he has also worked as a stage and lighting designer, director and producer.

He made his screen debut in 2003 in the series Parmak İzi, followed by Yalancı Yarim (2006), Kınalı Kuzular and Sevgili Dünürüm (2007), Son Bahar (2008), and Arka Sokaklar and Aşk Bir Hayal (2009). In 2010 he appeared in Akasya Durağı, Deli Saraylı, Güz Gülleri and Şefkat Tepe, followed by Hayat Devam Ediyor in 2011 and Bizim Okul in 2013. In 2017 he played the character Dursun in the Kanal D series Adı Efsane.

Beyond acting, he has written a column and served as editor-in-chief at the magazine Tiyatral İstanbul, and as managing editor at Tiyatro Gazetesi; he is a member of the Actors' Union, the Cinema Actors' Professional Association and the Theatre Actors' Association. More recently he co-starred with Beyti Engin in the two-person play Pusulasız, written and directed by Özen Yula, which premiered at the International Erbil Theatre Festival.