Sarp Akkaya
Actor · Born May 13, 1980 (46) · İstanbul, Türkiye
Sarp Akkaya is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor, born on 13 May, 1980 in Istanbul, Turkey. He began acting at the age of twelve along with his twin brother Kaya Akkaya. Their older sister Esra Akkaya is also an actress. Their AKKAdemi theatre opened in 2010. Sarp Akkaya and Kaya Akkaya played in TV series "Bizim Aile (1996)" and "The Magnificent Century (2011)" together. He is best known for his role as Sari Bilal in Game of Silence (2012), as Tefo in Ezel (2009), as Atmaca in The Magnificent Century (2011). He is well known for his work in "Game of Silence (2012)", "Coming Soon (2014)" and "Labyrinth (2011)". He graduated in Theatre from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He has got big angel tattoo in his back. Sarp Akkaya completed his graduation in the State Conservatory Theater Department from the Mimar Sinan University in 2001. He performed in the theater plays "Later" and "Chaos" at the Studio Drama Theater, which was followed by the "Devenin Horgucu Tragic" and "6th Gon" of the Alchera Theater Group. Sarp established Studio Drama Theater Group along with his school friend Onur Bayraktar. Sarp started his acting career at his age of 12 along with his twin brother Kaya Akkaya in "Bizim Aile (1996)" directed by Kartal Tibet in 1995, which was played by actors like Ergun Karkar, Jeyan Mahfi Tossum, Kerim Afsar, Mine Çayiroglu, Ferdi Akarnur, Toprak Sergen, Kaya Akkaya, Civan Canova, Zafer Önen, Devrim Nas, Bülent Sakrak and Hakan Vanli. He was recognized with the role of the fortune, which was portrayed on the line titled "Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007)" in 2007. Sarp Akkaya was one of the founders of "Tiyatradam" in November, 2007 which was established by a group of supervisor and conservatory graduates of Serdar Akar. Sarp founded an educational institution named AKKAdemi Theater in 2010 together with his wife Esra Akkaya and his twin Kaya Akkaya. In 2012, he played the leading role of "Game of Silence (2012)" along with Murat Yildirim, while other roles played by Asli Enver, Berk Hakman and Pelin Akil. In 2015, Sarp Akkaya starred in the television series "Racon (2015)" along with Mehmet Aslantuğ, Hande Doğandemir, Sezin Akbasogullari, Baris Arduç, Seçkin Özdemir, Ekin Türkmen and Tomris Incer. He also appeared in the film "Eksik (2015)" in 2015, directed by Baris Atay along with Ugur Polat, Nur Sürer, Toprak Saglam, Özgür Emre Yıldırım and Sebnem Sönmez. Recently, Sarp has acted in the television series "Broken Pieces" which started airing in 2016 and has appeared in the film "Filth" in 2017.
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Biography from IMDb.
- May 13, 1980 (46)
- İstanbul, Türkiye
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Sarp Akkaya's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Vural Askaya in Bad Boy (2017)
- Tricksteras Müdür Nail in Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
- Heroas Musa in Love Me Instead (2021)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sarp Akkaya's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sarp Akkaya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
42 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Terra Rossa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Grace For Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Takıntılar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Atatürk 1881-1919 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Cost Of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Atatürk II 1881 – 1919 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Atatürk 1881 - 1919 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Melis İşiten ile Zaten Şov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Day Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Arda ile Omuz Omuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
You Me Lenin(2021)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Love Me Instead(2021)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Evlilik Hakkında Her Şey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Errands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Respect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
For The Love of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Miracle in Cell No. 7(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Görevimiz Tatil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Lord of the Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Pit(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Söz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bad Boy(2017)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Evli ve Öfkeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Eksik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Racon: Ailem İçin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Şubat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
El Yazısı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Suskunlar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Labyrinth(2011)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Mavi Kelebekler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Agir Abi(2011)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Magnificent Century(2011)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Ezel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Market: A Tale of Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Gece Gündüz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Şöhret Okulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ah be İstanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Bizim Aile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2020.
Film career
Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2007Screen debut· Valley of the Wolves: Ambush
- 2017First film· Bad Boy
- 2021First top-billed film· Love Me Instead
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Sarp Akkaya's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sarp Akkaya work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sarp Akkaya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mehmet Ada Öztekin shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Mehmet Ada ÖztekinShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Actors
- Dogukan PolatShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dogukan Polat
Composers and editors
- Hasan OzsutShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hasan Ozsut
- Rusen DaghanShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rusen Daghan
- Oguz CelikShared titles: Bad Boy (2017), Labyrinth (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Oguz Celik
Producers
- Cengiz ÇagatayShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Cengiz Çagatay
- Hakan KaramahmutogluShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hakan Karamahmutoglu
- Mine YilmazShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mine Yilmaz
- Saner AyarShared titles: Love Me Instead (2021), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Saner Ayar