Deniz Can Aktaş

Deniz Can Aktaş was born on 28 July 1993 in Istanbul. His family originally comes from İnebolu, in Kastamonu province. He graduated from Piri Reis University with a degree in Ship Machinery and Management Engineering. He began his acting career in 2015 as Seçkin in "Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar," the Turkish adaptation of "Pretty Little Liars." In 2016 he played Burak Erkin in the high-school series "Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır," and in 2017, Ali in "Nerdesin Birader." Later in 2017 he joined the cast of Star TV's "Avlu" (The Yard), playing Alp Öztürk alongside Demet Evgar — a performance well received by critics; the series later became available on Netflix. In 2019 he landed his first leading role in "Aşk Ağlatır" (Show TV). In 2020 he starred in "Menajerimi Ara," a Turkish adaptation of the French series "Call My Agent!," as Barış Havas. In 2021 he made his stage debut, playing Romeo in a new production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." In 2022 he starred in the medical drama "Kasaba Doktoru." He gained wide recognition for the lead role of Halil İbrahim Karasu in "Hudutsuz Sevda" (Boundless Love, Fox TV/NOW TV, 2023–2025). He currently stars as Haydar Ali in the series "Yeraltı" (NOW TV). He has never been officially married and has no children. He was in a long relationship with actress Hafsanur Sancaktutan, his co-star in "Aşk Ağlatır"; media reports indicate the couple split in 2023. In 2026, media rumors linked him romantically to actress Devrim Özkan, his co-star in "Yeraltı" — the pair were photographed together several times in Los Angeles and New York, though neither side has officially confirmed a relationship.