Ekin Koç | |
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Born |
İsmet Ekin Koç 21 June 1992 Antalya, Turkey |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
İsmet Ekin Koç (born 21 June 1992 in Antalya, Turkey) is a Turkish television and cinema actor. Koç is still studying in Business Administration (English) from Istanbul Bilgi University and open education sociology. He graduated theatre at the Academy 35 Buçuk Art Centre from Altan Gördüm and Vahide Perçin.
Ekin Koç had his first and main role in the fantastic TV series "Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim" in which he played a thief with invisible power called Tilki (Fox) . This role was his big breakthrough. He and the cast of the TV series Sana Bir Sır Verecegim performed the song "Sevsek Mi?", which featured on Bora Cengiz 's album. Later, he played "Seyfi Yaşar" in the period TV series "Benim Adım Gültepe".
His first movie was Senden Bana Kalan (adaptation of "A Millionaire's First Love"), in which he played the main role "Özgür Arıca" and for which he won an Ayhan Işık Special Award. Shortly after, he played the one eyed soldier "Mehmed" in the British movie "Ali and Nino", an adaptation of Kurban Said's novel (1937), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He came to international attention for his role as "Sultan Ahmed I", the 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem, which is based on a true story.