Furkan Ak

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Furkan Ak

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I am an actor and theatre director working in Turkey and Europe. I hold a BFA in Theatre (Acting) from Yeditepe University, Istanbul (2016, High Honours), and a Master’s in Drama Writing and Directing from RITCS, Brussels (2024, Distinction). I am currently pursuing a PhD at the Royal Conservatory Antwerp.

I have performed inTV and digital series including Deli Gönül (2017), Bartu Ben and Adı: Zehra (2018), and Savaşçı (2021). As a multilingual performer fluent in Turkish and English, with conversational French, I work across languages and cultures on stage and screen.

Alongside acting, I have developed a practice as a director and researcher with a focus on  transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration. Recent works include Rare Sun (Royal Flemish Theatre KVS, Brussels, 2024), a finalist for the Roel Verniers Prize at Het TheaterFestival in Belgium; Body Needs Bass (UWE Festival, Munich, 2023); and Ghostly Matters, an immersive audio walk for the Future Narratives platform. I am currently developing Ghostly Places, a VR performance supported by the Flanders Government Emerging Talent Artistic Research Grant.




Brussels (BE), İstanbul (TR)
Place of birthIstanbul
NationalityTurkish
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), Türkiye
Housing optionsMadrid (ES), Barcelona (ES), Berlin (DE)
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorblack
Hair colorblack-brown
Height (cm)191
LanguagesTurkish(native)EnglishFrenchDutch, FlemishGerman
SportSwimming
DanceContemporary dance
SingingMusicalSong
Special skillsActing coachAudio dramaChoreographyStoryteller
Training

Istanbul Yeditepe University BFA, Acting (2012-2016)
Royal Theatre Institute, MA, Drama Directing-Writing(RITCS, Bruxelles) (2022-2024)

Television
2021
SAVAŞÇI picture
SAVAŞÇI (Drama)
Alper Subaşı (SUP)
Hakan Yazici Limon Film
2018
ADI:ZEHRA picture
ADI:ZEHRA (Drama)
Gökhan (GR)
NTC FOX
2017
Deli Gönül picture
Deli Gönül
Ediz Tunalı (SUP)
Selim Demirdelen 25 FILM FOX
Theater
2024
RARE SUN picture
RARE SUN (Drama)
Director (LR)
Furkan Ak KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg
2023
BODY NEEDS BASS picture
BODY NEEDS BASS (Choreography)
Performer
Furkan Ak
2018 – 2020
ZBAM! picture
ZBAM! (Drama)
Spiritual Hippie (LR)
Sirvan Akan Kara Kabare
Other
Michael Chekchov Europe Training
Internet
2018
Bartu Ben picture
Bartu Ben - 4th (Mini series)
Commercial Dir (GR)
Tolga Karaçelik BKM